The bank explained that the mishap happened due to a "purely accidental" glitch in a fully automatic algorithm generating passphrases for special offers for clients. It has vowed to review how the mechanism works to avoid similar incidents in the...
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By combining a compressive sensing algorithm with a digital holographic microscope, Prof. Shih-Chi Chen of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and his research...
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New research raises questions about hiring algorithms and the tech companies who develop and use them: How unbiased is the automated screening process? How are the algorithms built? And by whom, toward what end, and with what data?
New York City has released its long-awaited report on government algorithms, but not everyone is happy with the result.
“This is a sad precedent.”
In 2017, the city passed a local law to national fanfare. The legislation, Local Law 49,...
Could the same computer algorithms that teach autonomous cars to drive safely help identify nearby asteroids or discover life in the universe? NASA scientists are trying to figure that out by partnering with pioneers in artificial intelligence...
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The search giant will use its algorithms to tell you the news.
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Artificial intelligence can be used to predict molecular wave functions and the electronic properties of molecules. This innovative AI method could be used to speed-up the design of drug molecules or new materials.
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MIT has developed an algorithm which helps self-driving cars predict human drivers' personalities, deciding if they're selfless or selfish. Here's why they think it could help reduce accidents.
The way its algorithm determines credit lines makes the risk of bias more acute.
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The Rise Of Tech Totalitarianism
Authored by James Kirkpatrick,
The Wall Street Journal just published a shocking expose, How Google Interferes With Its Search Algorithms and Changes Your Results, [by Kirsten Grind, Sam Schechner,...
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A team of researchers at the MIT Media Lab has devised an algorithm that promises to vastly improve the simultaneous tracking of any number of magnets. This has significant implications for prostheses, augmented reality, robotics, and other...
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Scientists have developed a new machine learning algorithm (AI) that could transform the way we monitor major infrastructure - such as dams and bridges.
How Google Interferes With Its Search Algorithms And Changes Your Results, Bombshell WSJ Report
Authored by Jerri-Lynn Scofield via NakedCapitalism.com,
The WSJ published a comprehensive investigation Friday, How Google Interferes...
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Better coding, not just laws and regulations, is the solution for tech’s failure to address the needs of actual humans
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
WSJ publishes results documenting how Google tweaks its search algorithms and adjusts your search results, to privilege large over small, and muddled middle perspectives.
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Said Jimmy Wales, quoted in "Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales launches Twitter and Facebook rival/Wikipedia co-founder says WT:Social is effort to combat ‘clickbait’" (Financial Times).While Facebook and Twitter’s algorithms ensure that the...
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Studies show that gender bias in the venture capital (VC) industry hurts both female founders and has negative financial consequences for VC firms. Darden Professors Morela Hernandez and Roshni Raveendhran show how algorithm-aided, data-driven...
Faulty algorithms, skewed data, and spotty collaboration can put your company’s security measures at risk. Here’s how to identify problems before disaster strikes.
Biases exist everywhere. But it’s not easy to detect them in the...
Scientists have used MODIS satellite imagery to understand long-term ocean movements from sea ice dynamics. The engineers used image-processing algorithms to remove clouds, sharpen details, and separate individual floes. Image analysis algorithms...
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Finding Nemo in your snorkeling pictures could be easier with this algorithm on hand. Sea-Thru is an A.I. program that removes the haze and color casts caused by taking photographs underwater.
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