The Grey Hoodie Project: Big Tobacco, Big Tech, and the threat on academic integrity · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2009.13676/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTThe Grey Hoodie Project: Big Tobacco, Big Tech, and the threat on academic integrity — mentioned by blackbear_https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30650198urn:hackerpapers:mention:2009.13676:30650198Sat, 12 Mar 2022 09:28:23 GMT<p>Related (no affiliation): http://arxiv.org/abs/2009.13676 Abstact: &gt; As governmental bodies rely on academics’ expert advice to shape policy regarding Artificial Intelligence, it is important that these academics not have conflicts of interests that may cloud or bias their judgement. Our work explores how Big Tech can actively distort the academic landscape to suit its needs. By comparing the well-studied actions of another industry (Big Tobacco) to the current actions of Big Tech we see similar strategies employed by both industries. These strategies enable either industry to sway and…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2009.13676/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CY