{"id":1765132178639,"date":"2026-10-10T12:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T17:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/digitalsalvage\/photos\/default-realitys-quiet-pull\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T12:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T17:48:09","slug":"default-realitys-quiet-pull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/digitalsalvage\/photos\/default-realitys-quiet-pull\/","title":{"rendered":"Default Reality&#8217;s Quiet Pull"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the-chill-of-northern-light.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:20px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You might think AI bias is just a bug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many see it as a simple mistake. A glitch in the code, or bad data. Something to fix and move past. 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