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Tag: Algorithms
Latest Twitter tweak to test what happens when users downvote replies
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Twitter, long known for its slow and careful evolution of its core product, the tweet, is rolling out a worldwide test that would allow users to downvote replies, the feature that could significantly change how the service works. The concept of downvoting posts and comments has been a […]
OpenAI says its making progress on “The Alignment Problem”
How to keep A. I. from running amok is a key concern as the technology gets more powerful. Read More
At Google Cloud, A. I. ethics requires ‘Iced Tea’ and ‘Lemonaid’
“Foundational” algorithms are the key to many A. I. use cases, but watch out for ethical pitfalls, warns top Google Cloud executive. Read More
Successful A. I. projects depend on more than tech
Day two at Fortune’s Brainstorm A. I. conference saw discussions of White House policy, robots and finance. Read More
Bill proposes algorithm-free option on Big Tech platforms, may portend bigger steps
Enlarge / The dome of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Phil Roeder) A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives introduced a bill that would force social media platforms to allow people to use the site without algorithms that filter or prioritize the content that users […]
After tagging people for 10 years, Facebook to stop most uses of facial recognition
Enlarge / With an image of himself on a screen in the background, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 23, 2019, in Washington, DC. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Facebook introduced facial recognition in 2010, allowing users to automatically […]
Algorithms shouldn’t be protected by Section 230, Facebook whistleblower tells Senate
Enlarge / Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on October 5, 2021. Haugen left Facebook in May and provided internal company documents about Facebook to journalists and others, alleging that Facebook consistently chooses profit over safety. (credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified […]
A new formula may help black patients’ access to kidney care
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) For decades, doctors and hospitals saw kidney patients differently based on their race. A standard equation for estimating kidney function applied a correction for Black patients that made their health appear rosier, inhibiting access to transplants and other treatments. On Thursday, a task force assembled by two leading kidney care societies […]
California Senate passes warehouse workers bill, taking aim at Amazon
Enlarge / Modern warehouse work sometimes unfolds within million-square-foot buildings, which some labor organizers say can make bathroom breaks “logistically impossible.” (credit: Jane Barlow | Getty Images) Warehouse workers in California are one step closer to being able to pee in peace. Yesterday, the state Senate voted 26-11 to pass AB 701, a bill aimed […]