|| Algorithmic Bias || Video || Medium (5-10 min)
MIT grad student Joy Buolamwini was working with facial analysis software when she noticed a problem: the software didn't detect her face -- because the people who coded the algorithm hadn't taught it to identify a broad range of skin tones and facial structures.
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Start-ups say that they can eliminate biases and create more skilled and diverse workplaces, but data science will probably still need human supervision.
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Few politicians have teams to spot false statements about them online, or to fight back before it spreads.
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Researchers are creating tools to find A.I.-generated fake videos before they become impossible to detect. Some experts fear it is a losing battle.
|| Misinformation || Video || Medium (5-10 min)
Much of the world uses Google Maps as their primary geographic reference tool. But what happens when multiple nations claim ownership of a disputed territory?
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
A filing cabinet broken into in 1972 as part of the Watergate burglary sits beside a computer server that Russian hackers breached during the 2016 presidential campaign at the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters in Washington.
|| Internet/Privacy || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
How tech and appliance makers are targeting the kitchen with smart home devices in order to deepen ties with customers.
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
A New Jersey man was accused of shoplifting and trying to hit an officer with a car. He is the third known Black man to be wrongfully arrested based on face recognition
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
A Google research scientist explains why she thinks the police shouldn’t use facial recognition software.
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Algorithms falsely identified African-American and Asian faces 10 to 100 times more than Caucasian faces, researchers for the National Institute of Standards and Technology found.