App Claims It Can Detect ‘Trustworthiness’
Experts say an algorithm can’t determine whether you can be trusted by analyzing your face or voice. But that’s not stopping this company from trying.
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Uber drivers union asks EU court to overrule ‘robo-firing’ by algorithm
Former Uber drivers have filed a legal challenge against the company in Europe, arguing that its “robo-firing” practices contravene GDPR. […]
FTC Issues New Guidance on Artificial Intelligence Technology
In the latest piece to come out of the FTC’s new focus on emerging technologies, the FTC Bureau of Consumer […]
UK Government Agrees to Stop Using ‘Visa Streaming’ Algorithm
The Home Office of the UK has announced that it will halt the use of its “Visa Streaming” algorithm. This […]
NIST study finds that masks defeat most facial recognition algorithms
A National Institutes of Science and Technology found that 89 commercial facial recognition algorithms were defeated by masks. The study […]
Uber Drivers Sue to Gain Access to its Secret Algorithms
Uber’s power lies In information asymmetry. This EU court case could help end it. Four United Kingdom Uber drivers launched […]
Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm
In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan […]
FTC Cautions Against Biased Outcomes in Use of AI and Algorithms
As the healthcare and financial impacts of COVID-19 continue to evolve with the global pandemic, the use of AI technology […]
Time to re-evaluate AI algorithms right from the design stage
The inherent bias that all-too-often springs from AI algorithms is well-documented. With AI bias and errant outcomes surging, a call […]
Speech recognition algorithms may also have racial bias
As it turns out, algorithms that are trained on data that’s already subject to human biases can readily recapitulate them, […]
This Filter Makes Your Photos Invisible to Facial Recognition
Digital cloaking, and how you can reclaim a modicum of digital privacy. A.I. researchers are starting to think about how […]
How Explainable AI Is Helping Algorithms Avoid Bias
Artificial intelligence is biased. Human beings are biased. In fact, everyone and everything that makes choices is biased, insofar as […]