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Machine Learning

artificial intelligence June 20, 2023

Inside the AI FactoryAs the technology becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging — and not going anywhere.

By Josh Dzieza
technology Nov. 27, 2018

Unable to Avoid Bias, Gmail Stops Using Gender in Its Automated RepliesGmail attempted to automate the drudgery of email, and accidentally automated decades of gender discrimination in the process.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Apr. 23, 2018

Glitch Capitalism: How Cheating AIs Explain Our Stagnant PresentAmerican society has come to follow the same logic as glitch-hunting AIs, and in the process become vulnerable to huge inequalities and injustices.

By Malcolm Harris

select all May 17, 2017

Google’s Newest Photo Tool Can Identify What’s in Pictures Better Than a HumanGoogle Lens is coming soon.

By Madison Malone Kircher
select all Mar. 14, 2017

Google Can Tell If You’re Human Without Even Testing You. Is This a Good Thing?A ubiquitous Google initiative is helping the company train computers to get smarter.

By Brian Feldman
Feb. 28, 2017

Yes, You Really Do Look Like Your Name“Our given name is our very first social tagging.”

By Drake Baer
select all Jan. 4, 2017

See What Facebook Thinks Is in Your PhotosA simple Chrome extension lets you see all the objects Facebook believes it can ID in your uploaded pics.

By Jake Swearingen
May 17, 2016

The End of Code Is Really the End of One Guy in a GarageYou’ll eventually be able to train computers as you might a dog.

By Brian Feldman