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...
A look at the harsh reality of working for on-demand delivery apps in NYC, including fluctuating pay and relentless time pressure, and labor organizing efforts
New Yorkers need to push for real employment protections for food delivery workers, who are literally risking their lives to feed you. https://twitter.com/... @nymag : @joshdzieza ... The costs add up...
NYC police officers and critics describe the NYPD's growing use of post-9/11 digital surveillance tools, initially used for counterterrorism, in minor cases
because of 9/11, because of other terrorist attacks and things that have happened — unquestionable, unchecked power."https://www.nytimes.com/ ... Arthur Holland Michel / @writearthur : Crazy tidbit he...
Since October, the NYPD has deployed a quadruped robot called Spot to a handful of crime scenes and hostage situations, raising fears of unwanted surveillance
The NYPD's robot dog is once again stirring privacy concerns and cyberpunk prophesies of some New Yorkers, after the four-legged machine …
How software developers in NY took action to build better websites for scheduling vaccine appointments, after government websites proved to be not user-friendly
New Yorkers with tech skills were appalled when they tried to make vaccine appointments for older relatives. They knew there was a better way.
Analysis of Joe Biden's YouTube, which has just 32,000 subscribers, shows his weakness against Trump's online presence, especially as campaigning goes virtual
The coronavirus has forced the Democrats' presumptive presidential nominee into an all-digital campaign, and he's struggling to break through. Tweets: @nytimesbusiness , @asemota , @ryangrim , @nytime...
Leaked documents from surveillance company Perceptics show its pitch to New York's MTA on how it could automatically track and profile vehicles and drivers
Just months before millions of its internal documents were stolen and dumped on the internet, the Tennessee-based surveillance company Perceptics … Tweets: @samfbiddle , @theintercept , @rogerdhodge ,...
Twitter apologizes after “Kill all Jews” appeared as a trending topic in many New Yorkers' local trending sections following the vandalism of Brooklyn synagogue
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Interviews and documents show IBM used NYPD surveillance footage in 2012 to develop object identification tech that could search by skin color and more
In the decade after the 9/11 attacks, the New York City Police Department moved to put millions of New Yorkers under constant watch.
Edits made to Mapbox data changed the name of New York City to “Jewtropolis” for 4+ hours, affecting Snap Maps, The Weather Channel, CitiBike, and others
New Yorkers who opened up Snapchat, The Weather Channel, CitiBike or a number of other apps and services this morning found …