Source: mashable.com As we prepare to turn the calendar from one decade to the next, Big Tech looms larger than ever. And that’s not necessarily a good thing. The first names that leapt to mind were all tech leaders. And looking through the replies, I was hardly alone. So my next question was, naturally, which Read More
Tag: Mark Zuckerberg
Source: thehill.com The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a unanimous ruling against Cambridge Analytica on Friday, saying the company engaged in “deceptive practices” by harvesting personal data from millions of Facebook users leading up to the 2016 election. In its official opinion, approved by FTC commissioners in a 5-0 vote, the agency determined that Cambridge Analytica Read More
Source – .theguardian.com If 2017 was the year artificial intelligence rose to prominence, 2018 is when we’re seeing it go mainstream. Whichever area you work in, it’s likely AI will become increasingly prevalent in your everyday activity. Wherever you are in the world – whether you are an expert in AI, someone whose job increasingly uses Read More
Source – cnbc.com Despite Facebook’s aggressive stance on improving identification and removal of inappropriate content, the company admitted its artificial intelligence has a hard time finding hate speech. In a blog post, the company said Tuesday it removed 2.5 million pieces of hate speech content during the first quarter of the year. However, only 38 percent of the problematic items Read More