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President Donald J. Trump‘s administration is canceling a $2.3 million contract to provide virtual reality (VR) diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training for members of the U.S. military. The program allegedly uses a VR avatar, with a “trained individual” behind it, to simulate difficult conversations and differences of opinion military personnel might encounter—ostensibly to teach de-escalation strategies.
“It is an opportunity to have a difficult conversation when it comes to DEIA [DEI]. There is an avatar, and behind that avatar, there is a trained individual who is going to have a conversation, and he or she will be able to either elevate the difficulty of the conversation or back down and understand,” Hugo…
