New laws should strengthen security across Internet of Things
New laws may soon be passed to improve the security of IoT gadgets, in the wake of an increasing number […]
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Apple Face-Recognition Blamed for False Arrest
A New York student sued Apple Inc. for $1 billion, claiming the company’s facial-recognition software falsely linked him to a […]
European Commission Weighs in on the Side of Privacy in WHOIS
The European Commission (EC) has finally weighed in on the recommendations of ICANN’s Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP). The EPDP […]
ICO Blog Post on AI and Solely Automated Decision-Making
The ICO has published a blog post on the role of “meaningful” human reviews in AI systems to prevent them […]
Pilot promised for new EU ethical guidelines for AI
Businesses in Europe exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) will be given a chance this summer to pilot the […]
EU pushes to link tracking databases
Lawmakers are set to approve plans for an enormous new database that will collect biometric data on almost all non-EU […]
How To Avoid Bias In Data Collection
Data collection is the most crucial part of machine learning models as the working of the model will completely depend […]
Amazon staff listen to customers’ Alexa recordings
Staff review audio in effort to help AI-powered voice assistant respond to commands. When Amazon customers speak to Alexa, the […]
A new US bill would force companies to check their algorithms for bias
US lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require large companies to audit machine learning-powered systems — like facial recognition […]
European Commission Releases Final Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI
On April 8, 2019, the European Commission High-Level Expert Group (the “HLEG”) on Artificial Intelligence released the final version of […]
WTF is differential privacy?
Differential privacy allows companies to share aggregate data about user habits while protecting individual privacy. It’s a process used to […]
Your social media activity and your credit score
Banks and credit agencies have started coming up with creative ways of assessing risk of “unbanked” or “credit invisible” people. […]