Experts say AI tools lack the training data needed to understand the cultural meaning of images, recipes, and other data concerning underrepresented cultures
W. Victor H. Yarlott, A.I. Researcher at FIU and member of the Crow Tribe of Montana https://www.nytimes.com/... Eli Chen / @storiesbyeli : I often tell people that I have the cool...
Netflix began to build its Black content catalog, the envy of Hollywood, in 2015 after the success of “Orange Is the New Black” and a memo from Black employees
The company didn't set out to build a big library of Black programming, but now it's the envy of its rivals. Tweets: @benyt , @benyt , @wajahatali , @rakeshlobster , @stevensantos ...
Tech companies often rely on their Black employees to help address their response to systemic racism, giving them more work without additional pay or time off
Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post : Tweets: @cbridge_chief , @keithkurson , @laarnid1 , @peard33 , @nitashatiku , @heatherkelly , @kirstinestewart , @jackiehluo , @sesmith , @worldwi...
Tech companies often rely on their Black employees to help address their response to systemic racism, giving them more work without additional pay or time off
As Black Lives Matter protests captured national attention, tech companies have leaned heavily on black employee resource groups … Tweets: @nitashatiku , @peard33 , @heatherkelly ,...
Letter from Brian Chesky to Airbnb employees says the company is laying off 1,900, or ~25% of its workforce, and expects a 2020 revenue decline of 50% YoY
Airbnb is laying off a quarter of its staff. — Airbnb, seen until recently as one of Silicon Valley's most financially secure unicorns, is laying off a quarter of its staff.
How predictive algorithms are increasingly being used to set police patrols, prison sentences, and probation rules in the US and Europe
ideally — remove human bias. A recent United Nations report warned that governments risked “stumbling zombie-like into a digital-welfare dystopia."" https://www.nytimes.com/... Kev...
How predictive algorithms are increasingly being used to set police patrols, prison sentences, and probation rules in the US and Europe
Across the United States and Europe, software is making probation decisions and predicting whether teens will commit crime. Opponents want more human oversight. Tweets: @satariano...
British government proposes sweeping changes to privacy protections for under-18s, requiring platforms turn on heightened privacy settings by default and more
New rules will require online services to overhaul how they treat the personal details of children in the country.