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Lucky Luciano

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18. Robert Mercer - Before Renaissance, a computational linguist.
Sat May 6, 2017, 09:44 PM
May 2017

He used his brilliant computer skills to interpret words for speech recognition. Then was recruited to Renaissance where he is now co-CEO with Peter Brown whose wife headed the FDA for Obama (They are tied for third place at Renaissance behind Jim Simons and Henry Laufer who are big Democratic donors). Mercer is a (only?) major investor in Cambridge Analytica - which uses computational algorithms to personally target susceptible people on a case by case basis en masse based there personality traits discovered online - knowing these traits, their algorithms would know how to deliver each individual the words that might just push them in the preferred directions of Mercer and his ilk. So Mercer has been doing what Lakoff has been suggesting on a grand scale using powerful machine learning technology.

Reframing the Conversation dlk May 2017 #1
Yup. And reframing is not a complex concept. After all, Republicons understand it. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #3
It's more than 'reframing.' elleng May 2017 #5
Yup. You are correct. But reframing has been a theme of his that Democrats haven't been hearing. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #7
Right, and that's the theme that's stood out. elleng May 2017 #8
I've been following Lakoff for years. He has great insight. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #2
And how! So have I, Bernardo. calimary May 2017 #17
That's really discouraging, that only 'some' Indivisibles knew who he was, elleng May 2017 #26
Hey, that's just part of it. I went to the L.A. Women's March - which was Jan 21st. calimary May 2017 #28
We here really do have an unusually involved and aware 'demographic' here at DU, elleng May 2017 #29
He's got an excellent idea about reframing "regulations' as 'protections." pnwmom May 2017 #4
Yes, that's one of his important points. elleng May 2017 #6
Scott Adams Nasruddin May 2017 #9
Do you have a link? elleng May 2017 #10
Excellent points. Duppers May 2017 #11
Have listened to him several times on NPR dhol82 May 2017 #12
I think I just got a couple of book titles to pick up: Thinking Points offered at no cost here JDC May 2017 #13
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow May 2017 #14
And we have to look at Frank Luntz dhol82 May 2017 #15
Right. Good comparison. elleng May 2017 #16
Robert Mercer - Before Renaissance, a computational linguist. Lucky Luciano May 2017 #18
Thanks for the post! JoeOtterbein May 2017 #19
Lakoff tried to get us to listen during the BushCheney admin. Kick Rec Bookmark Hekate May 2017 #20
He spoke to Dems at a party event some years ago, elleng May 2017 #21
Thanks elleng! kentuck May 2017 #22
Thanks again, kentuck. elleng May 2017 #23
Ari Melber Had Him On His Sunday Evening Show Last Week Me. May 2017 #24
Really helpful. wildeyed May 2017 #25
No way will a bigoted racist sexual predator change my brian. Lint Head May 2017 #27
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