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Facebook Needs Humans *And* Algorithms To Filter Hate Speech
Meta

Facebook Needs Humans *And* Algorithms To Filter Hate Speech

For now, AI is too blunt a tool to identify hate speech well. But it's too big a task for humans alone.

By Victor Tangermann

Recently-acquired Facebook documents reveal what it would take to get kicked off facebook for hates peech or propaganda.
Future Society

Here’s What It Takes to Get Kicked off Facebook (Hint: It’s A Lot)

How does your racist aunt (or InfoWars) get away with posting so much loosely veiled propaganda?

By Dan Robitzski

Hundreds of AI experts just signed a pledge vowing to never develop lethal autonomous weapons and calling for their global ban.
Artificial Intelligence

Top AI Experts Vow They Won’t Help Create Lethal Autonomous Weapons

"AI weapons that autonomously decide to kill people are as disgusting and destabilizing as bioweapons."

By Kristin Houser

Microsoft President Calls For Government Rules For Facial Recognition Technology
Facial recognition

Microsoft President Calls For Government Rules For Facial Recognition Technology

It's the most recent voice in a growing chorus around Silicon Valley that sees the harm facial recognition could have.

By Victor Tangermann

The EU just fined Google $5 billion for violating antitrust laws designed to prevent market leaders from stifling competition.
Future Society

EU Fines Google $5 Billion for Stifling Android’s Competition

That's about 40 percent of Google's net profit from 2017.

By Kristin Houser

The next movie you watch could have been performed, edited, and recommended by artificial intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Is Automating Hollywood. Now, Art Can Thrive.

They will do more of the mundane tasks so humans don't have to.

By Dan Robitzski

Electric Cars Are Too Important For Elon Musk to Put at Risk
Elon Musk

Electric Cars Are Too Important For Elon Musk to Put at Risk

Musk’s online shenanigans are making Tesla's value fall. Bad news for someone who wants to save the world.

By Dan Robitzski

This Startup Is Combining AR and VR by Putting Real Objects Into Virtual Worlds
Virtual Reality

This Startup Is Combining AR and VR by Putting Real Objects Into Virtual Worlds

By Nia Brown

Creating Genetically Modified Babies Is “Morally Permissible,” Says Ethics Committee
Genetics

Creating Genetically Modified Babies Is “Morally Permissible,” Says Ethics Committee

We may be moving closer to a future of designer babies.

By Kristin Houser

Manufacturer Confirms Installing Remote-Access Software on U.S. Voting Machines
Future Society

Manufacturer Confirms Installing Remote-Access Software on U.S. Voting Machines

“The only way to make this worse would be to leave unguarded ballot boxes in Moscow and Beijing."

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX and Boeing Delays Could Cost NASA Access to the ISS
Boeing

SpaceX and Boeing Delays Could Cost NASA Access to the ISS

A new report suggests NASA better start working on a backup plan.

By Kristin Houser

The FDA Just Approved a Drug to Keep Us a Little Safer From Another Pandemic
Health & Medicine

The FDA Just Approved a Drug to Keep Us a Little Safer From Another Pandemic

If smallpox breaks out, now we have a quick way to fight it.

By Kristin Houser

It’s Amazon Prime Day. Don’t Buy Anything.
Future Society

It’s Amazon Prime Day. Don’t Buy Anything.

Or: should I compromise my morals for an inexpensive mattress?

By Sarah Marquart

Uber and Lyft Still Allow Racist Behavior, but Not as Much as Taxi Services
Future Society

Uber and Lyft Still Allow Racist Behavior, but Not as Much as Taxi Services

Taxi drivers are 73% more likely to cancel on black riders than white ones.

By Kristin Houser

The UK Just Confirmed the Location of Its First Spaceport
Off-World

The UK Just Confirmed the Location of Its First Spaceport

The Scotland-based site could help the nation lead the small satellite market.

By Kristin Houser

We Knew Russian Hackers Infiltrated Americans’ Inboxes. Now We Know How.
Hacking

We Knew Russian Hackers Infiltrated Americans’ Inboxes. Now We Know How.

It really wasn't that hard.

By Kristin Houser

Qbits for Cubists: Robots Made These Incredible Works of Fine Art
Artificial Intelligence

Qbits for Cubists: Robots Made These Incredible Works of Fine Art

Here are the winners of the 2018 RobotArt competition.

By Dan Robitzski

Hinge Is Using a New Algorithm to Identify Your “Most Compatible” Mate
Artificial Intelligence

Hinge Is Using a New Algorithm to Identify Your “Most Compatible” Mate

You can now let a Nobel Prize-winning algorithm suggest your perfect match.

By Kristin Houser

We May Have Reached a Turning Point in the Opioid Crisis, Report Implies
Health & Medicine

We May Have Reached a Turning Point in the Opioid Crisis, Report Implies

A major health insurer released a report about opioids, and it has some encouraging news.

By Kristin Houser

Have a Problem With Your Internet Provider? The FCC Doesn’t Want to Hear About It
FCC

Have a Problem With Your Internet Provider? The FCC Doesn’t Want to Hear About It

Consumers may now have to pay for the FCC's help.

By Kristin Houser