Tech CEO tackles digital ethics, AI and automation
As artificial intelligence and automation continues to develop, organizations all over the world are going to have to start thinking […]
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How to exploit data at the time of the GDPR
Personal data, including big data, is a valuable asset for businesses, but how to maximise its exploitation at the age […]
Survey raises questions about transparency over use and storage of smart meter data
Most smart meter customers do not recall being given any information about how their energy supplier stores consumption data from […]
UK police hold more than 20 million facial recognition images
Criticism mounts over government delays in bringing the “privacy intruding” surveillance technology under legal control. Source: Police hold more than […]
Machines Learn a Biased View of Women
Algorithms showed a tendency to associate women with shopping and men with shooting. Source: Machines Learn a Biased View of […]
This AI System Can Diagnose Depression From Instagram Photos
Researchers created a machine-learning algorithm that was able to identify clinical depression with 70 percent accuracy, while human general practitioners […]
How can we stop algorithms telling lies?
Algorithms can dictate whether you get a mortgage or how much you pay for insurance. But sometimes they’re wrong – […]
The Ethics of Using AI in Advertising
As an industry, advertising has long been obsessed with understanding human behavior. The ability of artificial intelligence (AI) systems to transform […]
Importance of AI, data in law enforcement suggests growing tension with privacy
Security experts believe machine learning and artificial intelligence are critical in combating crime, but the associated need for data access […]
Why are we giving away our most sensitive health data to Google?
A ruling that transferring 1.6m patient records to Google’s DeepMind broke the law is welcome. But public debate on the […]
‘Five Eyes’ wants technology firms to share encrypted data with security agencies
Officials from the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will meet next month to discuss plans to press […]
The Guardian view on digital giants: they farm us for the data
An astonishing project is under way to build a “digital time machine” that will show us in fine detail the […]