Media Article
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.
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
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.
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.
Tapping Into the Brain to Help a Paralyzed Man Speak
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.