“As facial recognition tools play a bigger role in fighting crime, inbuilt racial biases raise troubling questions about the systems that create them 04.00 EST Last modified on Monday 4 December 2017 11.01 EST “You good?” a man asked two narcotics detectives late in the summer of 2015.”
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“OAKLAND, Calif. — Last month I spoke at a gathering of African-American technology professionals. I’m a transactional lawyer at a tech company and my husband is an engineer, so the industry is at the center of our lives.”
“I’m James Bridle. I’m a writer and artist concerned with technology and culture. I usually write on my own blog, but frankly I don’t want what I’m talking about here anywhere near my own site.”
“I’m James Bridle. I’m a writer and artist concerned with technology and culture. I usually write on my own blog, but frankly I don’t want what I’m talking about here anywhere near my own site.”
“For a few hours this morning, if you searched “Geary Danley,” the name that was erroneously identified by some as the shooter who killed more than 58 people in Las Vegas Sunday night, Google would present you with not one, but two 4chan threads.”
“Kate Crawford, speaking at the AI Now conference at MIT this week.”
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“Earlier this month, the 97-year-old nonprofit advocacy organization launched a partnership with AI Now, a New York-based research initiative that studies the social consequences of artificial intelligence.”
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“Whether it’s done consciously or subconsciously, racial discrimination continues to have a serious, measurable impact on the choices our society makes about criminal justice, law enforcement, hiring and financial lending.”
“Weapons of Math Destruction has been Longlisted for the National Book Award! We live in the age of the algorithm.”
“We’re very excited to announce the launch of our case study series on computational propaganda in 9 different countries. The Computational Propaganda Research Project at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, has researched the use of social media for public opinion manipulation.”