New York City's AI tool, launched in 2018 to score families at risk for child abuse using factors like their neighborhood, is raising racial bias concerns
“They target you from the minute you step out of foster care,” Hamblin said. “They have this microscope on you, and for them to build a case based off your prior records of you being in care—it's not...
NYC's Microsoft-powered MyCity chatbot, launched as a pilot program last October, often gives inaccurate info, including telling businesses to break the law
Steal your employees' tips! Discriminate against renters on basis of race! — Just two of the wonderful suggestions that Microsoft's LLM is telling people to do. (Clearly simply reflecting what hum...
New York City's crackdown on short-term listings causes Airbnb listings to plummet, while some turn to services such as Craigslist, Houfy, and Facebook Groups
Amanda Hoover / Wired : X: @weatherdai , @colincrook , @scottlincicome , @alexlmiller , @tomasforgac , and @nickhalver Forums: r/newyorkcity and r/technology X: @weatherdai : wow. incredible. I thoug...
An NYT project using Amazon's facial recognition cloud service and New York City's cameras identified people for day without their knowledge and cost just ~$60
Most people pass through some type of public space in their daily routine — sidewalks, roads, train stations. Tweets: @nytopinion , @alexisohanian , @privacyproject , and @cwarzel Tweets: @nytopinion ...
Inside New York City's $10M digital crime lab, where analysts and researchers crack devices, use big data, and more to gather evidence to help solve crimes
Where phone hacking and big data solve crimes. — The cell phone at the police station contains evidence of a crime …
Inside New York City's $10M digital crime lab, where analysts and researchers crack devices, use big data, and more to gather evidence to help solve crimes
Where phone hacking and big data solve crimes. — The cell phone at the police station contains evidence of a crime …