Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Campaigners say Face Pay, launched in over 240 stations, is ‘dangerous step’ in efforts to control population
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Student proves Twitter algorithm ‘bias’ toward lighter, slimmer, younger faces
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Company pays $3,500 to Bogdan Kulynych who demonstrated flaw in image cropping software
Rise of the racist robots – how AI is learning all our worst impulses
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
When we feed machines data that reflects our prejudices, they mimic them – from antisemitic chatbots to racially biased software. Does a horrifying future await people forced to live at the mercy of algorithms?
Facebook bans 'deepfake' videos in run-up to US election
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Facebook has announced a new policy banning AI-manipulated “deepfake” videos that are likely to mislead viewers, but the policy explicitly covers only misinformation produced using AI, meaning “shallow fakes” – videos made using conventional editing tools – though frequently j
Disputed territories: where Google Maps draws the line
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Outrage followed the (misleading) news that Google had removed label for Palestine from its map service – but borders are rarely as simple as cartographers might like.
Revealed: how facial recognition has invaded shops – and your privacy
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Retailers and hotels are increasingly using facial recognition technology to track your face in order to minimise losses and increase sales, give VIPs preferred treatment and more, giving rise to privacy concerns.