Can We No Longer Believe Anything We See?
By Tiffany Hsu and Steven Lee Myers Published on April 8, 2023 Seeing has not been believing for a very long time. Photos have been faked and manipulated for nearly as long as photography has existed. Now, not even reality is required for photographs to look authentic — just artificial intelligence responding to a prompt. Even experts […]
A Front Company and a Fake Identity: How the U.S. Came to Use Spyware It Was Trying to Kill.
By New York Times Published April 02, 2023 The Biden administration has been trying to choke off use of hacking tools made by the Israeli firm NSO. It turns out that not every part of the government has gotten the message. Read More
Panera rolls out hand-scanning technology that has raised privacy concerns
Juliana Kim Published on March 28, 2023 This palm reader will not be able to tell your fortune, but it will figure out if you are part of Panera’s loyalty program. Over the next few months, the bakery-café chain will roll out scanners that can access customers’ credit card and loyalty account using […]
Space Debris Spotted Over Northern California
By The Associated Press and Storyful March 19, 2023 Observers in Sacramento were mesmerized by streaks of light that brightened the night sky on Friday. The flaming debris was retired communications equipment that the International Space Station discarded in February 2020. Read More
‘We are a little bit scared’: OpenAI CEO warns of risks of artificial intelligence
Edward Helmore Published on Fri 17 Mar 2023 Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company that developed the controversial consumer-facing artificial intelligence application ChatGPT, has warned that the technology comes with real dangers as it reshapes society. Altman, 37, stressed that regulators and society need to be involved with the technology to guard against […]
An A.I. Start-Up Boomed, but Now It Faces a Slowing Economy and New Rules
Using A.I. tools in hiring is one of the most promising and contentious uses of the technology. The experience of a company called Eightfold AI shows the challenges. Read More
Will UK’s online safety bill protect children from adult material?
By Dan Milmo Published on 10 Mar 2023 The online safety bill is due to become law this year and it imposes a duty of care on tech companies to protect children from harmful content. However, there are calls from campaigners and peers to toughen the legislation’s provisions regarding pornography. Here is what the […]
Influencer Parents and The Kids Who Had Their Childhood Made Into Content
BY FORTESA LATIFI MARCH 10, 2023 Search Claire’s name online and this is some of what you will find: photos of her as a child, merchandise with her face on it available for sale, and a YouTube channel with millions of subscribers and hundreds of videos featuring Claire and members of her family. In […]
Exploring the Responsibility of Investors in Addressing Tech Addiction with the PRI
By: PRI March 6, 2023 What is tech addiction and why should investors be paying attention to the issue? In this episode, we are joined by Di Rifai, Founder and Chair of the non-profit Creating Future Us, who works with investors to champion sustainable use of technology in business and by Carlota Garcia-Manas, […]