The company thinks its robot research will lead to all-around better AI.

Facebook finally unveils secret robotics projects

Zucc Bots

Facebook has lifted the curtain on its robotics research, sharing details on three projects in a newly published blog post.

Facebook Finally Unveils Secret Robotics Projects

And they include a six-legged robot that teaches itself to walk.

The company just can't seem to win when it comes to policing extremist content.

Facebook’s AI may be helping terrorists get away with murder

AI Accomplice

The AIs used by Facebook and other social media companies to filter out extremist content may also be deleting valuable evidence of criminal activity.

Facebook’s AI May Be Helping Terrorists Get Away With Murder

The tech is deleting videos that could be valuable evidence for prosecutors.

And it shows how "the whole infrastructure is fundamentally flawed."

Facebook cheers on charming local business Al-Qaeda's "great year"

Algorithmic Hate

Facebook is not only failing to detect Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups on its platform, it's algorithmically generating content for them.

Facebook Cheers on Charming Local Business Al-Qaeda’s “Great Year”

A social network so friendly it can't discern between a business and a terrorist cell.

"There is no precedent for his ability to monitor, organize and even censor the conversations of two billion people."

Facebook co-founder: "It's time to break up Facebook"

Break 'em Up

In a New York Times op-ed, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes argues that Facebook needs to be broken up and regulated.

Facebook Co-Founder: “It’s Time to Break Up Facebook”

"I don’t blame Mark for his quest for domination. Yet he has created a leviathan."

The company got caught storing “hundreds of millions” of account passwords in plain text in March.

Outsourced workers are training AIs with your private FB posts

Outsourcing Privacy

"Millions of Facebook Inc photos, status updates and other content posted since 2014" have been combed over by hundreds of outsourced workers in Hyderabad.

Outsourced Workers Are Training AIs With Your Private FB Posts

For years, millions of private Facebook posts were hand-labeled by third-party contractors.

"We've always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology."

Facebook is still really terrible at banning extremist accounts

Banning Mr. Jones

InfoWars came back online not even a day after Facebook announced the ban with a page titled "Infowars is back."

InfoWars Made a New Facebook Page One Hour After Ban

Facebook is losing a game of whack-a-mole.

"All I have to do is simulate what conversation the voodoo doll is having, and I know the conversation you just had without having to listen to the microphone."

Ex-Googler: company has "voodoo doll, avatar-like version of you"

Beyond Spying

Former Google employee Tristan Harris says that your smartphone isn't listening in on you. It doesn't have to because Google already knows everything.

Ex-Googler: Company Has “Voodoo Doll, Avatar-Like Version of You”

Instead of spying through your microphone, Google simulates the conversations you're likely to have.

"Data seems to end up in the hands of the wrong people more and more."

Apps to help quit smoking are selling your data

No-Factor Authentication

Health-focused apps can sell sensitive personal information to whomever they please, and a new study shows that many do so without telling users.

Apps to Help Quit Smoking Are Selling Your Data

The dark secret: it's perfectly legal.

Sometimes an exasperated groan says it best.

Facebook's new dating feature prompted audible groans

Matchmaker Zuck

Facebook probably didn't get the reaction it expected when it unveiled updates to its dating service: instead of clapping, the crowd sighed and groaned.

Facebook’s New Dating Feature Prompted Audible Groans

Facebook execs made a big announcement onstage. Audience members cringed.

The conversation around responsibly handling the dead's data is still in its early stages.

In 50 years, dead people will make up most of Facebook's users

Facebook Memories

A new study says that based on Facebook's current numbers, dead people's accounts will outnumber the living in about 50 years.

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