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Tech

An AI algorithm designed for child welfare could have the potential for discrimination and now the Justice Department is looking into it

By Sally Ho, Garance Burke and The Associated Press
January 31, 2023
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Kanye West’s Parler purchase gives the rapper a place to be ‘controversial’—but who’s listening?

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October 17, 2022
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Tech

Instagram admits it has been feeding us too many mediocre videos we don’t want to see

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July 29, 2022
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When it comes to regulating A.I., rules are good. Enforcement is better.

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July 12, 2022
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Tech

YouTube video streaming now using A.I. that mastered chess and Go

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February 11, 2022
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Tech

DeepMind debuts massive language A.I. that approaches human-level reading comprehension

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December 8, 2021
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Real Estate

Zillow’s house-flipping unit was vastly overpaying in some cities

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November 3, 2021
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Tech

Two new quantum computing breakthroughs reveal the technology’s commercial potential

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September 22, 2021
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Tech

Researchers are peering inside computer brains. What they’ve found will surprise you

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March 4, 2021
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman.
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Which A.I. planet do you live on?

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October 6, 2020
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Could “Mindful A.I.” be the key to successful A.I.?

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September 22, 2020
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Tech

Microsoft Quantum Algorithm Boosts Medical Imaging

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July 15, 2019
Partnership on AI releases study about A.I. and criminal justice.
Tech

Law Enforcement Shouldn’t Rely Entirely on A.I. to Decide Whether to Detain Suspects, Report Says

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April 26, 2019
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Tech

Two Bronx Natives Want To Help Bodegas, Not Make Them Obsolete

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September 15, 2017
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Tech

Facebook Is Changing Its News Feed Algorithm Again

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June 30, 2017

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