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Palantir’s God’s-Eye View of Afghanistan
The company’s software can sift through enormous amounts of data, and those metrics can be used to make life-or-death decisions.…
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Facebook Can’t Fix What It Won’t Admit To
I told Zuckerberg that right now my News Feed is basically … Trump, Trump, Trump, married, Trump, baby, Trump. I…
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AI-Powered Text From This Program Could Fool the Government
In October 2019, Idaho proposed changing its Medicaid program. The state needed approval from the federal government, which solicited public…
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An Algorithm Is Helping a Community Detect Lead Pipes
More than six years after residents of Flint, Michigan, suffered widespread lead poisoning from their drinking water, hundreds of millions…
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The Local Politics of Airbnb’s Ban on DC Rentals
On January 9—three days after supporters of President Trump started a riot at the US Capitol—Sean Evans decided it was…
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The Parler Bans Open a New Front in the ‘Free Speech’ Wars
In letters sent to Parler about their decisions, Amazon, Apple, and Google all cited the social media company’s lack of…
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Job Screening Service Halts Facial Analysis of Applicants
Job hunters may now need to impress not just prospective bosses but artificial intelligence algorithms too—as employers screen candidates by…
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Google’s New Union Is Already Addressing Political Issues
On January 4, a group of workers at Google parent company Alphabet said they had formed a union to influence…
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A Startup Will Nix Algorithms Built on Ill-Gotten Facial Data
Late last year, San Francisco face-recognition startup Everalbum won a $2 million contract with the Air Force to provide “AI-driven…
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The Tweets That Got Trump Banned Were Far From His Worst
I always figured that if Donald Trump got banned from Twitter, it would be for one of two reasons. Either…
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