The general intelligence project has racist roots affecting societal inequalities.

Evidence

General intelligence is not something that can be measured, but the force of such a promise has been used to justify racial, gender, and class inequality for more than a century. — Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna, The AI Con- How to Fight Big Tech’s…, 109

Categorization

• XREF: This ties into critiques of AI ethics and equity, especially how perceptions of intelligence can justify harm. — connects to: Industry deflected blame for poisoning onto the intelligence of minority parents — Harriet A. Washington, A Terrible Thing to Waste, 325
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna, The AI Con- How to Fight Big Tech’s…, 109

Broader Connections

• Industry deflected blame for poisoning onto the intelligence of minority parents #exemplifies (0.75) — Harriet A. Washington, A Terrible Thing to Waste, 325