Artificial intelligence is enforcing existing gender biases when it comes to recruitment, according to a new report. But it may have one saving grace.
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Gender bias in recruitment: How AI hiring tools are hindering women’s careers
Flawed AI Makes Robots Racist, Sexist
New work led by several universities, including Johns Hopkins, shows that neural networks built from biased Internet data teach robots to enact toxic stereotypes
Focus: U.S. cities are backing off banning facial recognition as crime rises
Facial recognition is making a comeback in the United States as bans to thwart the technology and curb racial bias in policing come under threat amid a surge in crime and increased lobbying from developers.
IRS plan to scan your face prompts anger in Congress, confusion among taxpayers
Starting this summer, you’ll need to provide a video of your face to access the agency’s website. It’s a major expansion of the use of facial recognition software by the government.
How AI can identify people even in anonymized datasets
Weekly social interactions form unique signatures that make people stand out
Robots rise to meet the challenge of caring for old people
Robotics technology is improving, but its routine use in the home, hospital and care settings could be a long way off.
MAN WITH ALS TWEETS USING BRAIN IMPLANT THAT TRANSLATES THOUGHTS INTO TEXT
Group Backed by Top Companies Moves to Combat A.I. Bias in Hiring
Medical Records Data Offers Doctors Hope of Better Patient Care
Healthcare professionals are beginning to tap the treasure trove of information locked in electronic health records to treat people in real time
Walmart is using fully driverless trucks to ramp up its online grocery business
Walmart and Silicon Valley start-up Gatik said that, since August, they’ve operated two autonomous box trucks, without a safety driver, on a 7-mile loop daily for 12 hours.