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The Foundations of AI Are Riddled With Errors
The current boom in artificial intelligence can be traced back to 2012 and a breakthrough during a competition built around…
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Why a YouTube Chat About Chess Got Flagged for Hate Speech
Last June, Antonio Radić, the host of a YouTube chess channel with more than a million subscribers, was live-streaming an…
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AI and the List of Dirty, Naughty, Obscene, and Otherwise Bad Words
Comedian George Carlin had a list of Seven Words You Can’t Say on TV. Parts of the internet have a…
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Facebook’s Oversight Board Has Spoken. But It Hasn’t Solved Much
The Facebook Oversight Board issued its first five decisions Thursday. The rulings are well thought out and show the board…
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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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Better Than Nothing: A Look at Content Moderation in 2020
“I don’t think it’s right for a private company to censor politicians or the news in a democracy.”—Mark Zuckerberg, October…
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Chatroulette Is On the Rise Again—With Help From AI
A decade ago, Chatroulette was an internet supernova, exploding in popularity before collapsing beneath a torrent of male nudity that…
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