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Microsoft Researcher Details The Real-World Dangers Of Algorithm Bias
However quickly artificial intelligence evolves, however steadfastly it becomes embedded in our lives — in health, law enforcement, sex, etc. — it can’t outpace the biases of its creators, humans. Microsoft Researcher Kate Crawford delivered an incredible keynote speech, titled “The Trouble with Bias” at Spain’s Neural Information Processing System Conference on Tuesday.
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Jeff Bezos Is Now Allegedly Worth $US100 Billion
Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, Washington Post owner and Blue Origin founder, had a pretty good year per Bloomberg, which estimated this week that Black Friday sales on Amazon had put him over the $US100 ($131) billion personal wealth mark.
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12 Useful Web Tools You Didn’t Know About
Google isn’t the only company creating useful apps for the web. There are plenty of great online resources not made in Mountain view, provided you know where to look. Here are 12 of our favourite online apps and websites that are worth collecting in your browser’s bookmarks, ready to go at a moment’s notice, to…
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US Air Force Tweets Santa Isn’t Real
2017 has been what some might call a “real doozy” of a year, but it’s still got some brutal surprises up its sleeve. On Wednesday, the United States Air Force publicly denied the existence of Santa Claus, who in exactly two months was ostensibly scheduled to deliver presents to the children of the world.