The complex ethics of Google’s controversial Project Nightingale
By: Siliconrepublic Dec 04, 2019 The US’s second-largest health system, Ascension, has agreed to allow Google access to tens of millions of patient records. The partnership, called Project Nightingale, aims to improve how information is used for patient care. Specifically, Ascension and Google are trying to build tools, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, “to make health […]
SpaceX’s Satellite Constellation Could Hide Killer Asteroids
By: Futurism December 04, 2019 SpaceX’s Starlink satellites could cost us more than a clear view of the stars. Astronomers have told Axios they fear the mega-constellation of tiny satellites could make it harder to spot asteroids near Earth — and that could mean they might not see one on a collision course with our planet in time […]
China is using blood from minorities for genetic research
By: Futurism December 04, 2019 China is running a disturbing genetic experiment on its persecuted Muslim Uigher population: trying to digitally reconstruct their faces based on genetic code. China has rounded up at least a million Uighurs and other minorities and placed them in detention camps. And now, The New York Times reports that the country is using […]