Your political leanings go a long way to determine whether you think it’s a good or bad idea to take down misinformation.
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One person’s content moderation is another’s censorship when it comes to Democrats’ and Republicans’ views on handling misinformation.
Vice President Kamala Harris held a meeting with civil rights leaders and consumer protection experts about the societal impact of AI on July 12, 2023.
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If safety is the heart of the Biden administration’s executive order on AI, then civil rights is its soul.
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Chatbots are proving to be productive and useful but they can be unreliable and make mistakes.
The Biden administration rolled out an executive order on AI that contains a mix of rules, guidelines and priorities.
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In the absence of comprehensive AI regulation from Congress, the executive branch is building on its previous efforts to address AI harms.
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Governments have the ability to challenge misuse of the technology, but don’t have a great track record.
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Some see Elon Musk as an idiot savant; others think of him simply as an idiot. How did an unelected citizen come to wield such power?
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President Joe Biden has issued an executive order to regulate AI. The directives could help avoid AI doom – but they miss some key points.
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Algorithms have been blamed for dividing society. What if they could support social cohesion instead?
If AIs are going to play a role in society, they’ll need to understand the law.
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If a business is run by an AI and it causes you harm, could you sue the AI?
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Could the data centres that power the internet be moved to the bottom of the ocean? It’s not as crazy as it sounds
Away from the fighting, information warfare is proving to be an active front in the Ukraine war.
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The use of deepfake videos seems to undermine people’s trust in all types of media.
Content moderators like these workers make decisions about online communities based on company dictates.
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In the days of online bulletin board systems, community members decided what was acceptable. Reviving that approach to content moderation offers Big Tech a path to legitimacy as public spaces.
Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system launches interceptor missiles to shoot down incoming missiles and rockets.
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If Israel’s Iron Dome is the best air defense system in the world, how did so many Hamas missiles get through? An aerospace engineer explains it’s a game of numbers.
Hiring algorithms could filter candidates before interviews even take place.
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Effective implementation of existing law can protect us from the risks posed by AI algorithms.
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The electronic monitoring and surveillance of employees is on the rise as growing numbers of people switch to hybrid and at-home work.
Excavators found part of a structure formed by two overlapping logs.
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Experts speculated that very early humans worked wood, but previously didn’t have the evidence.
Formerly cutting-edge technology.
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History suggests that there’s risk of overplaying one’s hand when new technology is lurking.
WeChat aims to be everything to everyone but remain mostly in the background.
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The design philosophy of the everything app WeChat may seem paradoxical, being simultaneously pervasive and inconspicuous. But this idea of “everythingness” goes back to ancient Taoist philosophy.
Robot vacuum cleaners are already a feature in some homes.
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Robotics and AI look set to transform how we carry out domestic work, including caring for other people.
This message probably popped up on your phone on Oct. 4, 2023.
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If an alert from the federal government popped up on your phone, did you notice it? Did you know who it was from? Did you trust it?