Originally shared by Traci Loudin
How algorithms could help us detect and limit the spread of fake news stories like these fake maps.
https://medium.com/@timoreilly/how-i-detect-fake-news-ebe455d9d4a7#.8rmbhhqs0
Nov
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Nov
26
Arthur C.
Originally shared by HACKADAY
Arthur C. Clarke said that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Even though we know that something isn’t “magic”, it’s nice to see how close we can get. [Dofl] and his friends, big fans of the magic in Harry Potter,…
http://hackaday.com/2016/11/26/a-smart-wand-for-all-us-muggles
Nov
26
Via Sarah Rios. Opinion piece. Interesting.
Via Sarah Rios. Opinion piece. Interesting.
Speaking for myself, going back to work after six months (I was laid off at the end of May) has been good for me, and not just economically; it means I have a larger mission in the context of a larger group of people than was the case when I was at home writing novels, and it gets me out of the house and makes me sit at a properly adjusted desk instead of lying on the couch damaging my bad shoulder.
Still, all of those benefits would be achievable without a job, if my economic security was assured, and in part they’re beneficial because the work I’m doing is mentally challenging and obviously useful. If I had to do more routine, less meaningful work in order to simply survive, I would resent it deeply.
Originally shared by Panah Rad
What if jobs are not the solution but the problem?
interesting read
https://aeon.co/essays/what-if-jobs-are-not-the-solution-but-the-problem
Nov
26
Cultured meat is something that a lot of people are working on.
Cultured meat is something that a lot of people are working on. (It’s parallel to much better funded medical research on growing new organs, so a breakthrough in one field is likely to help the other.)
Nov
26
“Fake news” (and, even more so, misleading or slanted news) can be difficult to identify, even for a human.
“Fake news” (and, even more so, misleading or slanted news) can be difficult to identify, even for a human. There are some promising advances in using AI to weed out the most egregious examples, but we’re still some distance from a full solution.
Story prompt: a “soft botnet” consisting of millions of new mobile internet users in developing countries is spreading fake news for hire. How do the heroes use AI and other techniques to foil them?
http://qz.com/843110/can-artificial-intelligence-solve-facebooks-fake-news-problem/
Nov
26
Wasn’t there an issue a while back where one of the camera companies designed their product in such a way that it…
Wasn’t there an issue a while back where one of the camera companies designed their product in such a way that it only did a good job of photographing white faces – since that’s what it was tested on?
Originally shared by Gideon Rosenblatt
Machined Prejudice
Technology bias can amplify the worst of human nature. How do we keep it out of artificial intelligence?
We’re now seeing more and more cases of institutional and individual human bias creeping into search engines, social media and other technological systems. How this bias infiltrates our tools in is an old story, of course, but we’re starting to see new types of bias that say a lot about the way we build and use artificial intelligence.
Technology bias is a problem that few of us think much about, but which has the potential to be incredibly important as more and more of our economy — and society — come under the control of artificially intelligent systems.
#technology #bias #MachineLearning #culture
Nov
25
‘Dynamic Skin’ translates the human metabolism into wearable tech…
Originally shared by Jennifer Ouellette
‘Dynamic Skin’ translates the human metabolism into wearable tech http://www.lostateminor.com/2016/11/25/dynamic-skin-translates-human-metabolism-wearable-tech/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2016/11/25/dynamic-skin-translates-human-metabolism-wearable-tech/
Nov
25
I’ve been thinking about trying Facebook ads.
I’ve been thinking about trying Facebook ads. This makes me think that the time is not right yet for me (none of my series are long enough), but when I do it will be a good resource.
Originally shared by Joanna Penn
Much of the information out there on Facebook Ads is from people spending a lot of money and from people making a lot of money.
We all love to hear the outlier stories, but sometimes it’s more encouraging to hear from those nearer the beginning of the journey. In this article, David Penny shares how he was able to get his historical fiction novels moving by using Facebook Ads. #bookmarketing
Nov
24
If you thought there was a lot of hacking in this election, just wait.
If you thought there was a lot of hacking in this election, just wait.
Originally shared by Singularity Hub
Advances in encryption and quantum computing are at odds with each other.
Nov
24
Follow-up to the old blood/young blood post from a few days back.
Follow-up to the old blood/young blood post from a few days back.
Originally shared by Daniel Lemire
Surprising new study: There are “aging” factors in old blood but no “rejuvenating” factors in young blood http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms13363