Historically, concerns about over-zealous censorship have focused on repressive governments. In the United States, free speech has been a pillar of our society since its founding. For the most part, government attempts at censorship or speech restrictions receive swift and successful push back. In recent times, however, a new path to censorship has arisen in the form of search … [Read more...] about The Questionable Analytics of Censorship
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3 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Organisation in 2019
2019 promises to be the Year of Truth, with a lot of new exciting developments. Blockchain will become the gold standard for supply chains, and crypto currencies will slowly start to increase in value again (though not bitcoin). There will be significant developments in quantum computing and machine learning, creating new opportunities to advance research. However, not all will … [Read more...] about 3 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Organisation in 2019
AI: A Force for Good or Bad?
This week, Elon Musk praised the work of OpenAI after a team of five neural networks had defeated five humans, who ranked in the top 99.95 percentile of players worldwide, in the popular game Dota 2. The five bots had learned the game by playing against itself at a rate of a staggering 180 years per day. The game requires strong teamwork among the five players and, therefore, … [Read more...] about AI: A Force for Good or Bad?
Why We Should Ban Lethal Autonomous Weapons
A few days ago, some of the world's most renowned entrepreneurs, engineers and scientists in the technology industry warned for the dangers of artificial intelligence and that of lethal autonomous weapons. Over 150 companies and 2400 individuals from 90 countries signed the lethal autonomous weapon pledge at the 2018 International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence. I … [Read more...] about Why We Should Ban Lethal Autonomous Weapons
How CDOs View Data Ethics: Corporate Conscience or More Regulations
We really are in the midst of a data revolution. With a huge amount of data being generated every day, organizations in the current world are encircled left, right, and center by data and the analytic tools that are required for handling it. Leveraging this data has given companies unprecedented insights into different customer preferences and how they can cater to these needs. … [Read more...] about How CDOs View Data Ethics: Corporate Conscience or More Regulations
