This article from MIT discusses a new paper from University of Waterloo (Ontario), in which researchers suggest that there may be a way to trim down on the number of examples needed to jump-start an AI model. Typically, AI models have to be fed thousands of images to get it to recognize any particular thing. …
This article from The New Yorker dives into the longstanding content moderation troubles at Facebook. At heart is the difficulty of balancing a platform that values “free speech,” on the one hand, with policing and stopping the spread of hateful content on the other. The article’s author Andrew Marantz critiques Facebook at failing to adequately …
Google is planning to offer new services to tech companies regarding AI ethics, despite having a spotty past itself on such issues. Some services are specific, such as detecting racial biases in computing vision technology (e.g., that is involved in facial recognition software), but they also plan to offer general advice on developing ethical frameworks. …
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