AI is getting better at performing mass categorization of photos and text. A developer can scrape a bunch of photos from, say, Facebook -- either directly, likely violating the terms of service, or through offering an app by which people ...
I participate in a regular poll by the Christian Science Monitor on Internet policy topics. This week's question was about the recent data breaches at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management:
As you can see, most people said yes. I count myself ...
Speaking of algorithmic bias, autocorrect is convinced I wanted to talk about algorithmic boas instead. (Thanks for the artisanal uncorrection, @mdaviswilson!)
A terrific short essay about computer-driven algorithmic boas vs. “artisanal” human bias, by a scholar who’s done pathbreaking work revealing both.
I don’t agree with the conclusion that tech-embedded bias is more tractable, but this well anchors the tech-optimist view. twitter.com/m_sendhil/stat…
