Kamala Harris says artificial intelligence is kind of a fancy thing
Eh-me? Kamala Harris’ latest ‘word salad’ blunder sees VP attempting to explain artificial intelligence – with VERY confusing results
- Harris was criticized for her remarks during a roundtable discussion on AI on Wednesday
- “AI is quite a fancy thing. First, it’s two letters,” she explained
- It came a day after Harris gave a memorable explanation about transportation
Vice President Kamala Harris is being ridiculed for her last awkward expression after she gave a muddled explanation about artificial intelligence.
“AI is quite a fancy thing. First of all, it’s two letters. It means “artificial intelligence,” Harris told a roundtable meeting of labor and civil rights leaders in Washington DC on Wednesday.
She continued: ‘It’s about machine learning, and so the machine is being taught – and part of the issue here is what information goes into the machine that will then determine – and we can then predict, if we think about what information goes into, what will then be produced in terms of decisions and opinions that can be made through that process.”
The comments drew criticism from conservatives on Twitter, especially after a clip of the event was posted by the Republican The National Committee’s @RNCResearch account, which has been quick to fire on Harris’ blunders.
“Why is she addressing us like we’re 5 years old?” one user asked.
“AI is quite a fancy thing. First of all, it’s two letters. It means “artificial intelligence,” Harris told a roundtable meeting of labor and civil rights leaders in Washington DC on Wednesday
It came a day after the VP faced similar criticism over her simplified explanation of transportation at an event alongside transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday.
“This issue of transportation is really about making sure people have the ability to get where they need to go,” she told a gathering of disability rights advocates. “It’s that simple.”
Harris has recently had a string of similar blunders, and last Friday she clumsily spat out a “word salad” when she tried to define “culture” at the Essence Festival in New Orleans.
“Culture is — it’s a reflection of our moment and our times. Right?’ the vice president mused.
“And current culture is how we express how we feel about the moment, and we should always find moments to express how we feel about the moment,” Harris continued.
That is a reflection of joy. Because, you know,” she said, pausing and then bursting into laughter, “it’s coming tomorrow morning.”
She then added, “We need to find ways to also express how we feel about the moment in terms of language alone and a connection to how people experience life. And that’s how I feel about it too.’
Harris also gained attention for a rambling speech she gave on abortion in February.
“So I think it’s really important, as you’ve heard from so many incredible leaders for us at any point in time and certainly this moment, to see the moment in time where we exist and are present, and to to be able to put it in context, to understand where we are in history and in the moment, as it relates not only to the past but also to the future,” she said at the time.
As President Joe Biden, 80, gets into trouble for verbal stumbles and blunders, Harris has been accused of talking almost nonsensically at times, using cascading clauses that make her sentences difficult to decipher.
The Daily Show compared her unfavorable to Selina Meyer, Veep’s fictional character on the HBO show, who had a penchant for using platitudes and circular statements.
In real life, other vice presidents were also heavily ridiculed for their verbal blunders, as Republican Dan Quayle memorably discovered during the George HW Bush administration.
Biden has already committed to keeping Harris on the 2024 ticket, though she faces approval ratings that are generally lower than his.
The end of June, according to FiveThirtyEight.comHarris had a disapproval rating of 51.3, with only 39.2 percent of Americans saying they approved of her.