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- MIT Technology Review
- 2021
The company Datagen serves as an example of a business which sells synthetic human faces (based on real scans) to other companies to use as training data for AI.
- MIT Technology Review
- 2021
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- MIT Technology Review
- 2021
These creepy fake humans herald a new age in AI
The company Datagen serves as an example of a business which sells synthetic human faces (based on real scans) to other companies to use as training data for AI.
Does it seem likely that synthetic human data has the power to combat bias, or could it just introduce more bias? Does this represent putting too much trust in machines?
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- Wired
- 2015
Often, gender bias is consciously or subconsciously embedded into the performance of virtual voice assistants, without considering some science surrounding linguistics or gender.
- Wired
- 2015
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- Wired
- 2015
Siri and Cortana Sound Like Ladies Because of Sexism
Often, gender bias is consciously or subconsciously embedded into the performance of virtual voice assistants, without considering some science surrounding linguistics or gender.
What are the consequences of not addressing such gender bias as virtual voice assistants become more and more “human”? How has the profit motive played a role in this type of gender bias?
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- Vice
- 2021
In New Orleans, a city known for its history of racist policing, grassroots activists turned to precedent from other states to ban police use of surveillance and facial recognition technology through both public and private cameras.
- Vice
- 2021
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- Vice
- 2021
How Musicians and Sex Workers Beat Facial Recognition in New Orleans
In New Orleans, a city known for its history of racist policing, grassroots activists turned to precedent from other states to ban police use of surveillance and facial recognition technology through both public and private cameras.
What responsibility do firms like Palantir have to make sure that their technology is used for undeniable good? Can cities like Oakland or New Orleans become the norm in terms of privacy from facial recognition while such firms exist?
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- The Guardian
- 2021
Amazon’s Ring devices are creating a private network of video surveillance that can be accessed by governments and other public entities without a warrant.
- The Guardian
- 2021
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- The Guardian
- 2021
Amazon’s Ring is the largest civilian surveillance network the US has ever seen
Amazon’s Ring devices are creating a private network of video surveillance that can be accessed by governments and other public entities without a warrant.
How might home security devices impact citizenship? What are the risks of a ubiquitous deployment of home surveillance systems? How does this narrative demonstrate the compounding of human and machine biases?
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- The Atlantic
- 2019
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announces that hackers have stolen license-plate images and traveler’s ID photos from a subcontractor, which provides deeper insight to the dangers of big data held by government.
- The Atlantic
- 2019
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- The Atlantic
- 2019
This is Exactly What Privacy Experts Said Would Happen
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announces that hackers have stolen license-plate images and traveler’s ID photos from a subcontractor, which provides deeper insight to the dangers of big data held by government.
Should we hold the government accountable for leaks in data protection? How should the affected individuals be compensated? Does the possibility of catching those accused of a certain crime or overstaying a visa justify the breach of privacy and surveillance of unsuspecting and unsuspicious people?
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- The New York Times
- 2019
Stanford team develops a neutral “Switzerland-like” alternative for systems that use human language to control computers, smartphones and internet devices in homes and offices. Known as Almond, they hope to make this software free to use on devices with specific focuses on protecting user privacy and enabling greater understanding of natural language.
- The New York Times
- 2019
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- The New York Times
- 2019
Stanford Team Aims at Alexa and Siri With a Privacy-Minded Alternative
Stanford team develops a neutral “Switzerland-like” alternative for systems that use human language to control computers, smartphones and internet devices in homes and offices. Known as Almond, they hope to make this software free to use on devices with specific focuses on protecting user privacy and enabling greater understanding of natural language.
Had you heard of Almond before reading this narrative? If not, why do you think this was the case? Why might people be more willing to use the less private, corporate voice assistants than a more obscure, decentralized assistant?