Viewpoint: For minorities, biased AI algorithms can damage almost every part of life
Bad data does not only produce bad outcomes. It can also help to suppress sections of society, for instance vulnerable women and minorities.
Aug 25, 2023
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Bad data does not only produce bad outcomes. It can also help to suppress sections of society, for instance vulnerable women and minorities.
Aug 25, 2023
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Business
Relatives of passengers who died in the twin Boeing 737 MAX crashes are scheduled to confront the airplane maker Thursday in a US court, some four years after the tragedies in Ethiopia and Indonesia.
Jan 26, 2023
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US authorities said Wednesday they had arrested the owner of China-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato for alleged money laundering, hailing the move as a global "blow to the cryptocrime ecosystem."
Jan 18, 2023
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Spectacular cryptocurrency failures in 2022 have raised the stakes for the industry amid questions about the enduring viability of a technology that advocates say has the potential to revolutionize finance.
Jan 4, 2023
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Lawmakers plan to investigate the failure of FTX, the large crypto exchange that collapsed last week and filed for bankruptcy protection, leaving investors and customers staring at losses that could total in the billions ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Computer Sciences
As data-driven technologies transform the world and artificial intelligence raises questions about bias, privacy and transparency, Suresh Venkatasubramanian is offering his expertise to help create guardrails to ensure that ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Carnegie Mellon University researchers are challenging a long-held assumption that there is a trade-off between accuracy and fairness when using machine learning to make public policy decisions.
Oct 20, 2021
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Regulators have repeatedly criticised the growth of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin because of their popularity with criminals but the technology's transparent transactions can also work against law breakers.
Jun 9, 2021
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Boeing agreed to pay a $17 million fine and enhance its supply chain and production practices after installing unapproved equipment on hundreds of planes, US regulators said Thursday.
May 27, 2021
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On May 7, Colonial Pipeline announced that it fell victim to a ransomware attack and had shut down one of the largest fuel pipelines in the U.S. as a result. Thomas Holt, director and professor in Michigan State University's ...
May 12, 2021
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