“Earlier this year, Facebook denied criticisms that its Trending feature was surfacing news stories that were biased against conservatives.”
Read: Facebook fires human editors, algorithm immediately posts fake news
“The University of Chicago sent a dizzying letter to its freshman class last week, pledging its allegiance to two principles: academic freedom and freedom of expression. The letter expressed this commitment by denouncing “so-called trigger warnings” and “intellectual ‘safe spaces.”
Read: I’m a black UChicago graduate. Safe spaces got me through college.
“The University of Chicago sent a dizzying letter to its freshman class last week, pledging its allegiance to two principles: academic freedom and freedom of expression. The letter expressed this commitment by denouncing “so-called trigger warnings” and “intellectual ‘safe spaces.”
Read: I’m a black UChicago graduate. Safe spaces got me through college.
“Facebook will no longer employ humans to write descriptions for items in its Trending section, which attracted controversy over allegations of political bias in May.”
Read: Facebook is trying to get rid of bias in Trending news by getting rid of humans
“Facebook is open sourcing a set of computer vision software tools that can identify both the variety and the shape of objects within photos.”
Read: Facebook is giving away the software it uses to understand objects in photos
“Artificial intelligence is improving rapidly, and a lot of people are worried that it will lead to massive job losses. In the past, technology mostly displaced workers doing routine tasks or manual labor.”
Read: Here’s the best argument that computers could replace doctors, teachers, and even nannies
“In an interview with Variety, first lady Michelle Obama weighs in on diversity in Hollywood, going into particular detail about why she thinks it’s important that television and film represent people of all different backgrounds — to combat stereotypes and ignorance:
My mom says it all the”
“In an interview with Variety, first lady Michelle Obama weighs in on diversity in Hollywood, going into particular detail about why she thinks it’s important that television and film represent people of all different backgrounds — to combat stereotypes and ignorance:
My mom says it all the”
“Late-night TV is experiencing, in Larry Wilmore’s own words, an Unblackening. Comedy Central announced Monday that, with just 12 weeks to go before the presidential election, the network is canceling The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore, with the final episode of the show airing Thursday.”
Read: Larry Wilmore’s ‘Nightly Show’ Cancellation And Late-Night’s ‘Unblackening’
“Struggling to reduce its high murder rate, the city of Chicago has become an incubator for experimental policing techniques. Community policing, stop and frisk, “interruption” tactics — the city has tried many strategies.”
Read: Chicago’s predictive policing tool just failed a major test