Tag: Technology

Biggest tech threat? An unaware America

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Biggest tech threat? An unaware America
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in a December interview with a small group of columnists in New York that one of the largest threats facing America was cyber warfare. A handful of House members suggested in a September letter to Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats that “deepfakes” — videos that...

Amazon’s sexist A.I. reveals broader weaknesses of technology

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Amazon’s sexist A.I. reveals broader weaknesses of technology
Technology’s only as good as its imperfect human programmers. That’s been the general rule of thumb for climate-change modeling. That’s been the talked-about challenge for artificial intelligence development for years. And now, given a new report from Reuters that revealed how Amazon’s employment recruitment A.I. disregarded and dismissed qualified candidates based solely on sex —...