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Can algorithms be racist? Trump’s housing department says no
Can algorithms be racist? Trump’s housing department says no
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is circulating new rules that would make it nearly impossible for banks – or landlords or homeowners insurance companies – to be sued when their algorithms result in people of color being disproportionately denied housing. The rule would overturn 50 years of precedent, upheld by the Supreme […]
·revealnews.org·
Can algorithms be racist? Trump’s housing department says no
The missing pieces: teaching the legal side of web development
The missing pieces: teaching the legal side of web development
We are creating architects who have never heard of building codes, drivers who have never heard of the Highway Code, and doctors who have never heard of the Hippocratic oath.
·webdevlaw.uk·
The missing pieces: teaching the legal side of web development
Onward! Another #GoogleWalkout Goodbye
Onward! Another #GoogleWalkout Goodbye
In April, two of the organizers of the Google Walkout, Meredith Whittaker and Claire Stapleton, came forward with the stories of the…
·link.medium.com·
Onward! Another #GoogleWalkout Goodbye
How to Thwart Facial Recognition
How to Thwart Facial Recognition
Give the camera someone else’s face — or obscure your own. Strive for asymmetry. Make your head unheadlike.
·nytimes.com·
How to Thwart Facial Recognition
Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Uses Gilroy Mass Shooting to Promote His App
Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Uses Gilroy Mass Shooting to Promote His App
When a gunman opened fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California, on Sunday evening, killing at least three people, including a 6-year-old boy, and wounding 12 others, Dilbert creator Scott Adams apparently saw a juicy marketing opportunity for his blockchain app.
·gizmodo.com·
Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Uses Gilroy Mass Shooting to Promote His App
Both Democrats and Republicans blast facial-recognition technology in a rare bipartisan moment
Both Democrats and Republicans blast facial-recognition technology in a rare bipartisan moment
A hearing on Wednesday suggested that opposition to facial recognition technology could be the rare issue progressives and conversatives in Congress. Several members voiced worries about the technology being used here as it is currently is in China, where it contributes to the surveillance state’s systems of public monitoring and social control.
·washingtonpost.com·
Both Democrats and Republicans blast facial-recognition technology in a rare bipartisan moment
I Quit My Job to Protest My Company’s Work on Building Killer Robots
I Quit My Job to Protest My Company’s Work on Building Killer Robots
When I joined the artificial intelligence company Clarifai in early 2017, you could practically taste the promise in the air. My colleagues were brilliant, dedicated, and committed to making the world a better place.We founded Clarifai 4 Good where we helped students and charities, and we donated our software to researchers around the world whose projects had a socially beneficial goal. We were determined to be the one AI company that took our social responsibility seriously.I never could have predicted that two years later, I would have to quit this job on moral grounds. And I certainly ne...
·aclu.org·
I Quit My Job to Protest My Company’s Work on Building Killer Robots
Australia to 'lift veil' on Facebook, Google algorithms to protect...
Australia to 'lift veil' on Facebook, Google algorithms to protect...
Australia said it would establish the world's first dedicated office to police Facebook Inc and Google as part of reforms designed to rein in the U.S. technology giants, potentially setting a pre...
·reuters.com·
Australia to 'lift veil' on Facebook, Google algorithms to protect...
Drag Queen vs. David Duke: Whose Tweets Are More 'Toxic'?
Drag Queen vs. David Duke: Whose Tweets Are More 'Toxic'?
Opinion: Researchers used Google's AI tool to rank the harmfulness of tweets by white nationalists and drag queens. The results were discouraging.
·wired.com·
Drag Queen vs. David Duke: Whose Tweets Are More 'Toxic'?
Lydia Nicholas on Twitter
Lydia Nicholas on Twitter
I hear people say health data is 'special'; folks nowadays anything is health data. Scrolling & posting reveals mental illness, gait and steps your changing activity levels balance & frailty, shopping = diet, there's isolation, addiction, periods & pregnancy... all 'health' info https://t.co/PGc09Em1Gz— Lydia Nicholas (@LydNicholas) July 23, 2019
·twitter.com·
Lydia Nicholas on Twitter
Concern over police use of Ring doorbells as crime fighting tool
Concern over police use of Ring doorbells as crime fighting tool
Some cities are partnering with Amazon to distribute its Ring cameras at a discount to deter crime, but privacy advocates warn more surveillance will unfairly impact minorities.
·nbcnews.com·
Concern over police use of Ring doorbells as crime fighting tool