People shouldn’t pay such a high price for calling out AI harms
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai grilled over company’s deleted chat logs at antitrust trial
Google CEO Sundar Pichai was grilled Monday about the company’s attempts to keep internal chat logs private during his widely anticipated appearance on the witness stand at the landmark federal...
Meta unveils paid ad-free option for Facebook, Instagram users in Europe
Facebook and Instagram users in Europe are getting the option to pay for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy...
Unlocking supply chain resiliency
Tracking a Big Mac hamburger’s journey from ranch to fast-food restaurant isn’t easy. Today’s highly segmented beef supply chain consists of a wide array of ranches, feedlots, packers, processors, distribution...
New York Times tech workers to strike over return-to-office rules: report
Tech workers at the New York Times plan to strike for half a day on Monday, accusing the publisher of attempting to unilaterally force them back to the office, Bloomberg News reported Monday. The...
Joe Biden’s Sweeping New Executive Order Aims to Drag the US Government into the Age of ChatGPT
Kaushik also welcomes the way Biden’s order demands changes to immigration policy to make it easier for AI talent to come to the US. A plan to allow immigrant workers...
We need to focus on the AI harms that already exist
This is an excerpt from Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines by Joy Buolamwini, published on October 31 by Random House. It...
Generative AI Is Playing a Surprising Role in Israel-Hamas Disinformation
“Given the creativity humans have showcased throughout history to make up (false) stories and the freedom that humans already have to create and spread misinformation across the world, it is...
New techniques efficiently accelerate sparse tensors for massive AI models
Researchers from MIT and NVIDIA have developed two techniques that accelerate the processing of sparse tensors, a type of data structure that’s used for high-performance computing tasks. The complementary techniques...
Accelerating AI tasks while preserving data security
With the proliferation of computationally intensive machine-learning applications, such as chatbots that perform real-time language translation, device manufacturers often incorporate specialized hardware components to rapidly move and process the massive...
The brain may learn about the world the same way some computational models do
To make our way through the world, our brain must develop an intuitive understanding of the physical world around us, which we then use to interpret sensory information coming into...
Tech firm pitches replacing ‘ugly’ 32-foot NYC 5G cell phone towers with nicer poles that blend in
A techie firm is pitching Mayor Eric Adams a new design to replace a planned network of hulking 5G cell phone antenna towers that has drawn opposition from parts of the...
How to tell if your boss is spying on you
Did you know that your boss can watch what you’re up to when you’re working, especially if you’re using the company’s equipment or networks. That’s their legal right, but they...
How does my private information appear on ‘people-search’ sites
We live in a time when we are constantly worried about our safety and privacy while searching the internet. Particularly knowing that we have entered our contact and financial information on multiple...
Joy Buolamwini: “We’re giving AI companies a free pass”
Joy Buolamwini, the renowned AI researcher and activist, appears on the Zoom screen from home in Boston, wearing her signature thick-rimmed glasses. As an MIT grad, she seems genuinely interested...
