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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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
What Are the Ethics of Tainted Funds?
|| General Ethics || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
A conversation with Lawrence Lessig about Jeffrey Epstein, MIT, and reputation laundering.
China Uses DNA to Map Faces, With Help From the West
|| Health and Medical Applications || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Beijing’s pursuit of control over a Muslim ethnic group pushes the rules of science and raises questions about consent.
Why It's Time to Take Electrified Medicine Seriously
|| Health and Medical Applications || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
The remarkable convergence of advances in bioengineering and neurology has resulted in a fast-developing way to treat chronic diseases, known as bioelectronic medicine, which allow scientists to identify specific nerves and implant devices that can be activated when needed to
CRISPR Gene Editing Is Being Tested in Human Patients, and the Results Could Revolutionize Health Care
|| Health and Medical Applications || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Editas Medicine and Allergan announce a more acceptable form of gene editing, one that would change genetic defects in cells that don’t get passed onto the next generation.