Machine Learning: Beware the Bias
Human biases can pollute the “objectivity” of machine learning algorithms, writes Julie Wittes Schlack, SVP of product innovation at C Space. Source: Machine Learning: Beware the Bias | DigitalNext – AdAge
AI picks up racial and gender biases when learning from what humans write
Artificial intelligence picks up racial and gender biases when learning language from text, researchers say. Without any supervision, a machine learning algorithm learns to associate female names more with family words than career words, and…
Amazon is opening a grocery store with no cashiers and no checkout lines
This could spell the end of long lines at the store—and millions of cashier jobs. Source: Amazon is opening a grocery store with no cashiers and no checkout lines
How Long Before We Can Build ‘Westworld’ Host Robots for Real?
Humanoid robots are increasingly lifelike but it’ll be a while before they can hold conversations, bleed, and of course, fuck. Source: How Long Before We Can Build ‘Westworld’ Host Robots for Real? | Motherboard
People Want Driverless Cars with Utilitarian Ethics, Unless They’re a Passenger
We want autonomous cars to be as safe for everyone as possible, as long as they’re safest for us first Source: People Want Driverless Cars with Utilitarian Ethics, Unless They’re a Passenger – IEEE Spectrum
Dallas Police Want to Suppress Bomb Robot Evidence That’s ‘Embarrassing’
An update to the “Dallas police death robot” that I was was obsessed with a few months ago…. Dallas police have asked the Texas attorney general to prevent the “mandatory” release of documents relating to…
The human role in a bot-dominated future
Imagine a world where bots are ubiquitous… a world where nearly every online interaction takes place with a Siri, Alexa, Cortana or some soon-to-be-named.. Source: The human role in a bot-dominated future | TechCrunch
Death robots: Where next after Dallas?
After US police used a robot to help kill a gunman in Dallas, questions are being asked about where the strategy will lead. Source: Death robots: Where next after Dallas? – BBC News
When Can Police Use a ‘Bomb Robot’ to Kill a Suspect?
Dallas shooting raises new questions. “The situation definitely raises interesting questions,” said Peter Asaro, an assistant professor at the New School for Public Engagement in New York City and a co-founder of the International Committee…
The Dallas Shooting and the Advent of Killer Police Robots
Dallas Police Chief David Brown says officers used a device equipped with a bomb to kill a suspect, a perhaps unprecedented move that raises new questions about use of lethal force. Source: The Dallas Shooting…