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Abeba Birhane on Twitter
Abeba Birhane on Twitter
The barrier of meaning between AI and human-level intelligence still stands today. #Mitchell— Abeba Birhane (@Abebab) November 20, 2021
·twitter.com·
Abeba Birhane on Twitter
Ellen K. Pao on Twitter
Ellen K. Pao on Twitter
It's alive: "Disability in the new workplace: What companies need to know and do" is out. Read it to learn about the harmful ableist myths that are part of our norms and interactions. And importantly, what you and your company can do to dismantle them. https://t.co/86qbAhwzd8 https://t.co/rOKtruTgZ9— Ellen K. Pao (@ekp) November 16, 2021
·twitter.com·
Ellen K. Pao on Twitter
Biometrics: When your face reveals your vaccination status … and more
Biometrics: When your face reveals your vaccination status … and more
The time to consider the implications of the widespread use of biometrics is now. Biometric data collection can be highly invasive, and it’s important to ensure it’s being used responsibly and proportionately. Read more at Monash Lens.
·lens.monash.edu·
Biometrics: When your face reveals your vaccination status … and more
Joe Bak-Coleman on Twitter
Joe Bak-Coleman on Twitter
A citizen interested in watching their government's response to misinformation cannot do so without @YouTube suggesting videos promoting dangerous health misinformation.— Joe Bak-Coleman (@jbakcoleman) November 17, 2021
·twitter.com·
Joe Bak-Coleman on Twitter
After Facebook Leaks, Here Is What Should Come Next
After Facebook Leaks, Here Is What Should Come Next
Every year or so, a new Facebook scandal emerges. These blowups follow a fairly standard pattern, at least in the U.S. First, new information is revealed that the company misled users about an element of the platform—data sharing and data privacy, extremist content, ad revenue, responses to abuse—...
·eff.org·
After Facebook Leaks, Here Is What Should Come Next
Aisha utvisas till fel land
Aisha utvisas till fel land
22-åriga flyktingen Aisha Sharif ska utvisas till Tanzania fast hon är från Somalia. Det har Migrationsverket bestämt. Beslutet är grundat på ett språktest – ett test som starkt ifrågasätts.
·mitti.se·
Aisha utvisas till fel land
Omar skickas till fel land
Omar skickas till fel land
Papperslös från det krigshärjade Somalia. Nu hotas han av utvisning till ett annat land, Kenya. Orsaken är en undermålig analys av språkföretaget Sprakab.
·svt.se·
Omar skickas till fel land
V_To_The_K on Twitter
V_To_The_K on Twitter
Hacker life. pic.twitter.com/CYAtg7AO2H— V_To_The_K (@V_to_the_K) November 10, 2021
·twitter.com·
V_To_The_K on Twitter
Facebook’s America-centrism Is Now Plain for All to See
Facebook’s America-centrism Is Now Plain for All to See
Do the countries of the world want companies like Facebook to do more moderation, or do we wish to think carefully about new models of content moderation altogether, that do not depend on more Facebook? It’s worth considering e-courts as an another adjudicatory mechanism, for example. Now is the time for out-of-the-box ideas. Facebook’s US-centrism is plain for all to see.
·cigionline.org·
Facebook’s America-centrism Is Now Plain for All to See
The rise of predatory scams -- and how to prevent them
The rise of predatory scams -- and how to prevent them
Questionable phone calls, concerning emails, heart-rending stories from a sudden new friend in need of endless financial support: elder abuse can take many forms, says lawyer Jane Walsh. And as technology becomes more sophisticated, susceptibility to tricks and scams will increase -- no matter a person's age or intellect. Walsh spotlights the rise of this predatory crime, why it goes undetected and how you can protect your loved ones' kindness, dignity and self-respect from being manipulated.
·ted.com·
The rise of predatory scams -- and how to prevent them
Carissa Véliz on Twitter
Carissa Véliz on Twitter
Perfect analogy for the age of #algorithms. The dad is #AI. The kids are us. And we are not doing much better than them. #AIEthics pic.twitter.com/sVUkb5Um5m— Carissa Véliz (@CarissaVeliz) November 7, 2021
·twitter.com·
Carissa Véliz on Twitter
Avoiding Data Disasters
Avoiding Data Disasters
Things can go disastrously wrong on data science and machine learning projects when we undervalue data work, use data in contexts that it wasn’t gathered for, or ignore the crucial role that humans play in the data science pipeline.
·fast.ai·
Avoiding Data Disasters
Why printers add secret tracking dots
Why printers add secret tracking dots
They’re almost invisible but contain a hidden code – and now their presence on a leaked document has sparked speculation about their usefulness to FBI investigators.
·bbc.com·
Why printers add secret tracking dots
Facebook Says AI Will Clean Up the Platform. Its Own Engineers Have Doubts.
Facebook Says AI Will Clean Up the Platform. Its Own Engineers Have Doubts.
AI has only minimal success in removing hate speech, violent images and other problem content, according to internal company reports. It can’t consistently identify first-person shooting videos, racist rants or gruesome car crashes.
·wsj.com·
Facebook Says AI Will Clean Up the Platform. Its Own Engineers Have Doubts.
An Update On Our Use of Face Recognition | Meta
An Update On Our Use of Face Recognition | Meta
We’re shutting down the Face Recognition system on Facebook, so people who’ve opted in will no longer be automatically be recognized in photos and videos.
·about-fb-com.cdn.ampproject.org·
An Update On Our Use of Face Recognition | Meta
Kylie Robison on Twitter
Kylie Robison on Twitter
📌 Hi! I cover software developers for the enterprise desk at @BITech. If you've got a tip, you can contact me via email at krobison@insider.com, Signal and Telegram at 347.829.5826, or Keybase @kyliebytes.https://t.co/u8ICr5eANs— Kylie Robison (@kyliebytes) October 25, 2021
·twitter.com·
Kylie Robison on Twitter
People Aren’t Meant to Talk This Much
People Aren’t Meant to Talk This Much
Breaking up social-media companies is one way to fix them. Shutting their users up is a better one.
·theatlantic.com·
People Aren’t Meant to Talk This Much
shoshana wodinsky (she/her) on Twitter
shoshana wodinsky (she/her) on Twitter
good news pals! we're doing a live comb-thru of the hundreds (and hundreds) of facebook docs that were leaked to the press, and giving you guys open access to those docs when we can: https://t.co/PMiUhbn7zw— shoshana wodinsky (she/her) (@swodinsky) October 26, 2021
·twitter.com·
shoshana wodinsky (she/her) on Twitter