Ulez fines scandal: Italian police ‘illegally accessed’ thousands of EU drivers’ data
By The Guardian Published on February 8, 2024 Italy’s data protection body is investigating claims – denied by TfL – that police shared names and addresses with firm collecting penalties from drivers The names and addresses of thousands of EU drivers were unlawfully accessed by Italian police and shared with the company that […]
Sainsbury’s does not rule out job cuts as it reveals plans to use more robots
By The Guardian Published on February 7, 2024 Increased use of automated tills, warehouse robots and AI forecasting tools part of £1bn cost-cutting drive Sainsbury’s is to use more automated tills and warehouse robots as well as AI forecasting tools to ensure it has the right stock in stores as part of a £1bn […]
Tech Leaders Say AI Will Change What It Means to Have a Job
By The Wall Street Journal Published on October 18, 2023 LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—Artificial intelligence will likely lead to seismic changes to the workforce, eliminating many professions and requiring a societal rethink of how people spend their time, prominent tech leaders said Tuesday. Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference on […]
Schools are using surveillance tech to catch students vaping, snaring some with harsh punishments
By AP News Published on January 26, 2024 When Aaliyah Iglesias was caught vaping at a Texas high school, she didn’t realize how much could be taken from her. Suddenly, the rest of her high school experience was threatened: being student council president, her role as debate team captain and walking at graduation. Even […]
Man Says Sunglass Hut Used Facial Recognition to Falsely Jail Him, Where He Got Sexually Assaulted
By The Byte Published on January 25, 2024 “The attack left him with permanent injuries that he has to live with every day of his life.” A 61-year-old man says he was savagely beaten and gang raped in jail after facial recognition led to his false arrest for a robbery in Houston, Texas, […]
Microsoft Debates What to Do With A.I. Lab in China
By The New York Times Published on January 04, 2024 Amid U.S.-China tensions, the company has faced questions over whether operating an advanced research lab in Beijing is politically tenable. Read More
This Tech Exec Quit His Job to Fight Generative AI’s Original Sin
By Wired Published on January 17, 2024 Ed Newton-Rex says generative AI has an ethics problem. He ought to know, because he used to be part of the fast-growing industry. Newton-Rex was TikTok’s head AI designer and then an executive at Stability AI until he quit in disgust in November over the company’s […]
New York City Passed an AI Hiring Law. So Far, Few Companies Are Following It.
By The Wall Street Journal Published on January 22, 2024 It has been six months since New York City began enforcing the nation’s first law requiring companies to disclose how algorithms influence their hiring decisions. So far, disclosures are rare. The law requires employers that use software to assist with hiring and promotion […]
Ring will no longer allow police to request doorbell camera footage from users
By AP News Published on January 25, 2024 Amazon-owned Ring will stop allowing police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users, marking an end to a feature that has drawn criticism from privacy advocates. In a blog post on Wednesday, Ring said it will sunset the “Request for Assistance” tool, which allows […]