Enlarge / Chairman Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) (right) speaks with Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing April 27, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the effect social media companies’ algorithms and design choices have on users and discourse. […]
Tag: Algorithms
The sun is setting on A.I.’s Wild West
The EU’s new A.I. regulatory proposal and the FTC’s stark warning signal the era of freewheeling “self-regulation” is over Read More
Why corporate use of A.I. flatlined in 2020
Companies did not spend more time and money on their A.I. projects in 2020, likely due to COVID-19. Read More
Pay attention to India’s future of A.I.
Though the U.S. and China get much of the spotlight, it would be wise to pay attention to the second-most populous country in the world: India. Read More
No-code A.I. is coming. Is your company ready?
A lot of A.I. software companies are increasingly putting the power to build specific A.I. algorithms in their customers’ hands. It’s a powerful development—but also possibly dangerous. Read More
Humans are plagued by hidden biases. A.I. can help.
Startup Text IQ has built a system to reveal unconscious bias in workplace performance reviews Read More
Not all A.I. surveillance is a bad thing
Some places that could use a bit more surveillance. The world’s oceans, for instance. Read More
A.I. is getting more powerful, faster, and cheaper—and that’s starting to freak executives out
A new KPMG report shows a sizable number of leaders across sectors think the pace of A.I. adoption is too swift, and they want the government to step in and regulate Read More
It only looks simple: the complex human decisions behind an “easy” A.I. use case
Chanel chose to use synthetic data and on-device processing to avoid ethical and legal pitfalls Read More
Your data is a weapon that can help change corporate behavior
One expert suggests people collectively withhold or even “poison” their data to push for change Read More