“Mimi Onuoha on Twitter”
“Algorithmic violence: the (often difficult to see) violence that an algorithm or automated decision-making system inflicts on people. See more here:”
13
Feb
11
Feb
“Facial recognition software is biased towards white men, researcher finds”
“New research out of MIT’s Media Lab is underscoring what other experts have reported or at least suspected before: facial recognition technology is subject to biases based on the data sets provided and the conditions in which algorithms are created.”
Read: Facial recognition software is biased towards white men, researcher finds
11
Feb
“Facial recognition software is biased towards white men, researcher finds”
“New research out of MIT’s Media Lab is underscoring what other experts have reported or at least suspected before: facial recognition technology is subject to biases based on the data sets provided and the conditions in which algorithms are created.”
Read: Facial recognition software is biased towards white men, researcher finds
07
Feb
“A New Leader in the Push for Diversity of Thought on Campus”
“Professor Debra Mashek is leaving a tenured job at Harvey Mudd College to lead Heterodox Academy.”
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07
Feb
“A New Leader in the Push for Diversity of Thought on Campus”
“Professor Debra Mashek is leaving a tenured job at Harvey Mudd College to lead Heterodox Academy.”
Read: A New Leader in the Push for Diversity of Thought on Campus
05
Feb
“The transformation of the Super Bowl ad experience”
“In an era of increasing media fragmentation, you could describe the Super Bowl as the only annual media event where a substantial portion of the U.S.”
02
Feb
“‘Fiction is outperforming reality’: how YouTube’s algorithm distorts truth”
“An ex-YouTube insider reveals how its recommendation algorithm promotes divisive clips and conspiracy videos. Did they harm Hillary Clinton’s bid for the presidency? It was one of January’s most viral videos. Logan Paul, a YouTube celebrity, stumbles across a dead man hanging from a tree.”
Read: ‘Fiction is outperforming reality’: how YouTube’s algorithm distorts truth
27
Jan
“The white genocide episode you’ve been waiting for”
“Everyone is always warning you not to get lost in the weeds. But not Vox’s Ezra Klein, Sarah Kliff, and Matthew Yglesias. They love the weeds. That’s where all the policy is. This is the podcast for people who follow politics because they love thinking about health care, economics, and zoning.”
26
Jan
“Exclusive: ICE is about to start tracking license plates across the US”
“The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has officially gained agency-wide access to a nationwide license plate recognition database, according to a contract finalized earlier this month.”
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26
Jan
“Exclusive: ICE is about to start tracking license plates across the US”
“The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has officially gained agency-wide access to a nationwide license plate recognition database, according to a contract finalized earlier this month.”
Read: Exclusive: ICE is about to start tracking license plates across the US