‘nerd,’ ‘nonsmoker,’ ‘wrongdoer’: how might A.I. label you? 1984, ai, bias, dystopia, ethic, hopelessness, human guinea pig, know, privacy, surveillance, technology
google has released a giant database of deepfakes to help fight deepfakes 1984, ai, bias, deepfake, dystopia, google, technology https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614426/google-has-released-a-giant-database-of-deepfakes-to-help-fight-deepfakes/
youTube is experimenting with ways to make its algorithm even more addictive 1984, ai, data, google, hopelessness, human guinea pig, know, monopoly, psychology, technology https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614432/youtube-algorithm-gets-more-addictive/?utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_medium=tr_social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1569841655
chinese scientists develop handheld sonic weapon for crowd control 1984, apocalypse, hopelessness, human guinea pig, technology, war, weapon https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3028071/chinese-scientists-develop-handheld-sonic-weapon-crowd-control
facebook acquires neural interface startup CTRL-Labs for its mind-reading wristband 1984, ai, facebook, human guinea pig, privacy, psychology, surveillance, technology https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/23/20881032/facebook-ctrl-labs-acquisition-neural-interface-armband-ar-vr-deal
600,000 images removed from AI database after art project exposes racist bias 1984, ai, bias, data, ethic, fail, know, technology 600,000 Images Removed from AI Database After Art Project Exposes Racist Bias
google claims ‘quantum supremacy,’ marking a major milestone in computing google, technology https://fortune.com/2019/09/20/google-claims-quantum-supremacy/
airbus exploring single-pilot, autonomous aircraft in tech race 1984, ai, know, technology https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/airbus-exploring-singlepilot-autonomous-aircraft-in-tech-race-20171122-gzqe22.html
chinese border guards put secret surveillance app on tourists’ phones 1984, app, know, privacy, surveillance, technology https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/02/chinese-border-guards-surveillance-app-tourists-phones?CMP=share_btn_tw&__twitter_impression=true
doorbell-camera firm Ring has partnered with 400 police forces, extending surveillance concerns 1984, amazon, data, dystopia, hopelessness, know, monopoly, privacy, surveillance, technology https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/28/doorbell-camera-firm-ring-has-partnered-with-police-forces-extending-surveillance-reach/?arc404=true