This dangerous security bug affects nearly all hospitals in North America
|| Security || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Vulnerabilities affect Swisslog's pneumatic tube system which is used to deliver medication to patients
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How Germany Hopes to Get the Edge in Driverless Technology
|| Transportation Applications || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
A new law allows autonomous vehicles in everyday use and provides legal consistency lacking in the United States.
AI system developed to diagnose heart problems
|| Health and Medical Applications || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
A new artificial intelligence system can diagnose heart issues with greater precision than people.
Bourdain Documentary’s Use of A.I. to Mimic Voice Draws Questions
|| AI General Intelligence || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
The documentary “Roadrunner” by Morgan Neville uses 45 seconds of a voice that sounds like Bourdain, generated with artificial intelligence. Is it ethical?
After Backlash, Predictive Policing Adapts to a Changed World
|| Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Software developers and city governments are rethinking how and when to use algorithms that promise to curb crime
Faces Are the Next Target for Fraudsters
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Hackers are pioneering new ways of tricking facial-recognition systems, from cutting the eyes out of photos to making a portrait ‘nod’ with artificial intelligence
Fired by Bot at Amazon: ‘It’s You Against the Machine’
|| Future of Work || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Contract drivers say algorithms terminate them by email—even when they have done nothing wrong.
Fired by Bot at Amazon: ‘It’s You Against the Machine’
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Contract drivers say algorithms terminate them by email—even when they have done nothing wrong.
Use of artificial intelligence by the police: MEPs oppose mass surveillance
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
A.I. Drone May Have Acted on Its Own in Attacking Fighters, U.N. Says
|| Robotics Applications || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
A United Nations report suggested that a drone, used against militia fighters in Libya’s civil war, may have selected a target autonomously.
Vulnerabilities in billions of Wi-Fi devices let hackers bypass firewalls
|| Security || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
FragAttacks let hackers inject malicious code or commands into encrypted Wi-Fi traffic.
Amazon will block police indefinitely from using its facial-recognition software
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Nearly a year ago, Amazon said it would stop providing its facial-recognition software, Rekognition, to police for a year. Now it appears that ban won’t be ending any time soon — if ever.
Facebook Algorithm Shows Gender Bias in Job Ads, Study Finds
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Researchers found the platform’s algorithms promoted roles to certain users; company pledges to continue work in removing bias from recommendations
Who Is Making Sure the A.I. Machines Aren’t Racist?
|| Diversity Equity and Inclusion || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
When Google forced out two well-known artificial intelligence experts, a long-simmering research controversy burst into the open.
CVS, Walgreens Look for Big Data Reward From Covid-19 Vaccinations
|| Collection and Storage of Data || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Chains plan to use information they collect on vaccine recipients to promote stores, tailor marketing.
CVS, Walgreens Look for Big Data Reward From Covid-19 Vaccinations
|| Health and Medical Applications || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Chains plan to use information they collect on vaccine recipients to promote stores, tailor marketing
EU report warns that AI makes autonomous vehicles ‘highly vulnerable’ to attack
Researcher hacks over 35 tech firms in novel supply chain attack
|| Ethical Hacking/Role of Designers || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
A researcher managed to breach over 35 major companies' internal systems, including Microsoft, Apple, PayPal, Shopify, Netflix, Yelp, Tesla, and Uber, in a novel software supply chain attack.
Quantum Computing Scientists Call for Ethical Guidelines
|| Health and Medical Applications || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
A group of quantum computing experts are raising ethical concerns about the technology’s potential to accelerate human DNA manipulation.
Fake collaboration apps are stealing data as staff struggle with home-working security
|| Security || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Cyber criminals know that working from home can provide them with an easier way into corporate networks - resulting in a rise in attacks targeting remote devices.