Terms of Service with Clare Duffy [podcast]
New technologies like artificial intelligence, facial recognition and social media algorithms are changing our world so fast that it can… read more
How Uber and Lyft Used a Loophole to Deny NYC Drivers Millions in Pay – Bloomberg
The whole summer was like this for rideshare drivers in New York City. Under a local law, drivers are supposed… read more
V.A. Uses a Suicide Prevention Algorithm To Decide Who Gets Extra Help. It Favors White Men. – The Markup
An artificial intelligence (AI) program designed to prevent suicide among U.S. military veterans prioritizes White men and ignores survivors of… read more
License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of More Than Just Cars – Wired
These images were generated by AI-powered cameras mounted on cars and trucks, initially designed to capture license plates, but which… read more
What can we learn from millions of high school yearbook photos? – NPR
In a recent paper titled “Image(s),” economists Hans-Joachim Voth and David Yanagizawa-Drott analyzed 14.5 million high school yearbook photos from… read more
Through the roof – Business Insider
Part of what is so disturbing about the whole episode is how opaque it was. When Travelers flew a drone… read more
A Double-Edged Sword: How Diverse Communities of Young People Think About the Multifaceted Relationship Between Social Media and Mental Health – Common Sense Media
We learned that social media remains a double-edged sword for young people, with both benefits and costs when it comes… read more
The Myth of the Impartial Machine – Parametric Press
Wide-ranging applications of data science bring utopian proposals of a world free from bias, but in reality, machine learning models… read more
To Impress an Algorithm: Minoritized Applicants’ Perceptions of Fairness in AI Hiring Systems (Girona & Yarger, 2024)
Technology firms increasingly leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance human decision-making processes in the rapidly evolving talent acquisition landscape. However,… read more
Algorithms and the Problem of Intellectual Passivity – The Chronicle of Higher Education
At risk of sounding very Gen Z, there’s been a vibe whenever we’ve dug into the context of any cultural… read more