“How search engines are making us more racist”
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“Are search engines making us more racist? According to Safiya Umoja Noble, a professor of communication at the University of Southern California, the answer is almost certainly yes.”
04
Apr
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04
Apr
“How search engines are making us more racist”
“Are search engines making us more racist? According to Safiya Umoja Noble, a professor of communication at the University of Southern California, the answer is almost certainly yes.”
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
07
Dec
“Child welfare technology proved unreliable, DCFS chief tells Tribune”
“The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is ending a high-profile program that used computer data mining to identify children at risk for serious injury or death after the agency’s top official called the technology unreliable.”
Read: Child welfare technology proved unreliable, DCFS chief tells Tribune
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Oct
24
Oct
“Facebook apologizes after wrong translation sees Palestinian man arrested for posting ‘good morning’”
“Facebook has apologized after a Palestinian man was arrested by Israeli police for a post saying “good morning” that its automatic-translation service erroneously translated as “attack them” in Hebrew and “hurt them” in English, reports Israeli newspaper Haaretz.”
03
Oct
“Google and Facebook Failed Us”
“The world’s most powerful information gatekeepers neglected their duties in Las Vegas. Again. In the crucial early hours after the Las Vegas mass shooting, it happened again: Hoaxes, completely unverified rumors, failed witch hunts, and blatant falsehoods spread across the internet.”
29
May
“‘A white mask worked better’: why algorithms are not colour blind”
“When Joy Buolamwini found that a robot recognised her face better when she wore a white mask, she knew a problem needed fixing When Joy Buolamwini found that a robot recognised her face better when she wore a white mask, she knew a problem needed fixing Joy Buolamwini is a gradu”
Read: ‘A white mask worked better’: why algorithms are not colour blind
22
May
“Revealed: Google tried to block media coverage of gender discrimination case”
“Company tried to dismiss a lawsuit filed by US labor department, claiming that a government attorney may have violated ethics rules in speaking to the Guardian Company tried to dismiss a lawsuit filed by US labor department, claiming that a government attorney may have violated et”
Read: Revealed: Google tried to block media coverage of gender discrimination case