AI is inadvertently fueling the ability to cause harm. Here’s how companies can protect each other, and their customers.
By: Linkedin February 14, 2019 What prompted Rep. Adam Schiff to send these letters was the spread of anti-vaccination propaganda on Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. Schiff’s concern is not an idle one: by April 2019 the incidence of measles in the United States was at its second highest since the disease was thought to […]
‘Can you post a meme?’: Facebook changes ad rules after Bloomberg exploits loophole
By: The Guardian Feb 14, 2020 Facebook decided on Friday to allow a type of paid political message that had sidestepped many of the social network’s rules governing political ads, in a reversal that highlights difficulties tech companies and regulators have in keeping up with the changing nature of paid political messages. Facebook’s policy change comes […]
Man vs Machine: The Importance of Human Capital
By: Linkedin Feb 13, 2020 In this age of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), workers may worry machines will take over their jobs. But by leveraging the very traits that make us human, we can ensure our continued relevance in the workplace of tomorrow. THE GROWING TREND OF AUTOMATION AND DIGITALISATION Automation and digitalisation are […]
Equifax: US charges four Chinese military officers over huge hack
By: BBC News Feb 11, 2020 More than 147 million Americans were affected in 2017 when hackers stole sensitive personal data including names and addresses. Some UK and Canadian customers were also affected. China has denied the allegations and insisted it does not engage in cyber-theft. Announcing the indictments on Monday, Attorney General William Barr […]
Strange Russian Spacecraft Shadowing U.S. Spy Satellite, General Says
By: Time February 10, 2020 A pair of Russian satellites are tailing a multibillion-dollar U.S. spy satellite hundreds of miles above the Earth’s surface, a top U.S. military commander tells TIME, underscoring a growing threat to America’s dominance in space-based espionage and a potentially costly new chapter in Washington’s decades-long competition with Moscow. Gen. John […]
Welfare surveillance system violates human rights, Dutch court rules
By: The Guardian Feb 05, 2020 A Dutch court has ordered the immediate halt of an automated surveillance system for detecting welfare fraud because it violates human rights, in a judgment likely to resonate well beyond the Netherlands. The case was seen as an important legal challenge to the controversial but growing use by governments around […]
They know us better than we know ourselves: how Amazon tracked my last two years of reading
By: The Guardian Feb 03, 2020 When I requested my personal information from Amazon this month under California’s new privacy law, I received mostly what I expected: my order history, shipping information and customer support chat logs. But tucked into the dozens of files were also two Excel spreadsheets, more than 20,000 lines each, with titles, time […]
‘Completely unsustainable’: How streaming and other data demands take a toll on the environment
By: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Jan 02, 2020 For those of us binge-watching TV shows, installing new smartphone apps or sharing family photos on social media over the holidays, it may seem like an abstract predicament. The gigabytes of data we’re using — although invisible — come at a significant cost to the environment. Some experts say it rivals that of […]
Artificial intelligence-created medicine to be used on humans for first time
By: BBC News Jan 30, 2020 It was created by British start-up Exscientia and Japanese pharmaceutical firm Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma. The drug will be used to treat patients who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Typically, drug development takes about five years to get to trial, but the AI drug took just 12 months. Exscienta chief executive […]