Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year At Uber
|| Diversity Equity and Inclusion || Blog Post || Medium (5-10 min)
Susan Fowler's blog post about her experience at Uber, outlining the sexism she experienced while on the team.
Medium (5-10 min)
An Algorithm that Grants Freedom, or Takes it Away
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Across the United States and Europe, software is making probation decisions and predicting whether teens will commit crime. Opponents want more human oversight.
We Teach A.I. Systems Everything, Including Our Biases
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Researchers say computer systems are learning from lots and lots of digitized books and news articles that could bake old attitudes into new technology.
How I'm fighting bias in algorithms
|| Algorithmic Bias || Video || Medium (5-10 min)
MIT grad student Joy Buolamwini was working with facial analysis software when she noticed a problem: the software didn't detect her face -- because the people who coded the algorithm hadn't taught it to identify a broad range of skin tones and facial structures.
Can an Algorithm Hire Better Than a Human?
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Start-ups say that they can eliminate biases and create more skilled and diverse workplaces, but data science will probably still need human supervision.
2020 Campaigns Throw Their Hands Up on Disinformation
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Few politicians have teams to spot false statements about them online, or to fight back before it spreads.
Internet Companies Prepare to Fight the ‘Deepfake’ Future
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Researchers are creating tools to find A.I.-generated fake videos before they become impossible to detect. Some experts fear it is a losing battle.
How Google Maps Changes Borders Based on Your Location
|| Misinformation || Video || Medium (5-10 min)
Much of the world uses Google Maps as their primary geographic reference tool. But what happens when multiple nations claim ownership of a disputed territory?
The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S.
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
A filing cabinet broken into in 1972 as part of the Watergate burglary sits beside a computer server that Russian hackers breached during the 2016 presidential campaign at the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters in Washington.
To Invade Homes, Tech Is Trying to Get in Your Kitchen
|| Internet/Privacy || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
How tech and appliance makers are targeting the kitchen with smart home devices in order to deepen ties with customers.