Underage Workers Are Training AI
Appen declined to give an attributable comment. “If we suspect a user has violated the User Agreement, Toloka will perform an identity check and request a photo ID and a...
Social Media Sleuths, Armed With AI, Are Identifying Dead Bodies
For all of the challenges presented by volunteer online communities, the reality is that they exist in a vacuum left by the authorities. In 2021, 106,699 Americans died of an...
Google DeepMind’s AI Weather Forecaster Handily Beats a Global Standard
In September, researchers at Google’s DeepMind AI unit in London were paying unusual attention to the weather across the pond. Hurricane Lee was at least 10 days out from landfall—eons...
The SAG Deal Sends a Clear Message About AI and Workers
On Monday, the leadership of the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists held a members-only webinar to discuss the contract the union tentatively agreed upon last week...
The US Wants China to Start Talking About AI Weapons
The military potential of AI has, however, emerged as a key sticking point in an increasingly tangled relationship between China and the US. Many policymakers view the technology as a...
Netflix Killed ‘The OA.’ Now Its Creators Are Back With a Show About Tech’s Ubiquity
“So many people watched the show, like it was sort of in the upper range of their midrange shows, which was for Netflix, huge numbers,” Marling says. “It used to...
Fei-Fei Li Started an AI Revolution By Seeing Like an Algorithm
Early in the pandemic, an agent—literary, not software—suggested Fei-Fei Li write a book. The approach made sense. She has made an indelible mark on the field of artificial intelligence by...
Tech Disrupted Hollywood. AI Almost Destroyed It
Streaming invigorated the film and TV industry and sent established studios scrambling. That was before AI sparked one of the biggest work stoppages in Hollywood history. Source
Obamacare Call Center Staff Strike Over Steep Health Care Costs and Scarce Bathroom Breaks
Katherine Charles’ work days are relentless. She’s one of thousands of call center workers who help Americans find suitable health insurance as part of the Affordable Care Act, or ACA....
