|| 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.
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Algorithms are, in part, our opinions embedded in code. They reflect human biases and prejudices that lead to machine learning mistakes and misinterpretations.
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Amazon.com Inc's AMZN.O machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new recruiting engine did not like women.
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University say nearly half of all accounts tweeting about the coronavirus appear to be bot accounts.
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Analysts are tracking false rumours about COVID-19 in hopes of curbing their spread.
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
A team led by researchers at NYU Tandon discover that credibility indicators flagging spurious headlines can reduce intention to share non-true news, though demographics and political affiliation influence their effectiveness.
|| 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.
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Facebook has announced a new policy banning AI-manipulated “deepfake” videos that are likely to mislead viewers, but the policy explicitly covers only misinformation produced using AI, meaning “shallow fakes” – videos made using conventional editing tools – though frequently j
|| 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.
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
US airlines have changed their websites to keep China happy, hours before a deadline for them to do so expired.