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Funding Black scientists could help dismantle structural racism in research
The cumulative effects of structural racism were the major contributing factor in the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 ...
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MIT removes huge dataset that teaches AI systems to use racist, misogynistic slurs
MIT has taken offline a massive and highly-cited dataset that trained AI systems to use racist and misogynistic terms to ...
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Stop calling it bias. AI is racist
Robert Williams was wrongfully arrested earlier this year in Detroit, Michigan on suspicion of stealing five watches from ...
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Viral videos of racism: how old civil rights strategies are being used today
After a black bird-watcher filmed a white dog-walker on May 25 calling the police on him in response to his request she obey ...
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Microsoft's AI editor uses photo of wrong mixed-race popstar in story about racism
Microsoft's AI editor uses photo of wrong mixed-race popstar in story about racism
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7 ways businesses can value black lives (beyond social media posts)
After a black bird-watcher filmed a white dog-walker on May 25 calling the police on him in response to his request she obey ...
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Byte Me #16: Breonna Taylor, police surveillance, and virtuencers
Welcome back to Byte Me, our feminist newsletter that makes everyone mad <3
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Reddit's co-founder resigns, asks to be replaced by black candidate
Reddit's Alexis Ohanian is stepping down from its board, to clear the way for a black candidate and to dedicate time to fighting ...
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Call of Duty: Warzone now shows message of support for Black Lives Matter
Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward has updated Modern Warfare with a message of support for the Black Lives Matter movement. ...
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Tim Cook addresses George Floyd's killing with a statement on racism
Apple's Tim Cook addressed George Floyd's "senseless" killing in a statemement, committing to "creating a better, more just ...
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LAPD ditches predictive policing program accused of racial bias
The Los Angeles Police Department is dumping a controversial predictive policing program that forecasts where property crimes ...
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India is finally cracking down on the doxxing of coronavirus patients
As the number of coronavirus cases in India is rising, the country is trying hard to contain the outbreak through strict ...
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New US Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany ran a racist, right-wing conspiracy blog
I'm about three hours into a deep wallow in new US Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany's blog and – spoiler alert – it's ...
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Studies of racist algorithms don't break anti-hacking law, court rules
A federal court has ruled that research into racist algorithms doesn't breach the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a ...
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Speech recognition technology is racist, study finds
Study finds that speech recognition developed by Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and IBM make almost twice as many errors ...
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Facebook’s black employees say the company has a racism problem
A group of anonymous black Facebook — past and present — employees have published an open letter stating the company's ...
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UK passport program uses AI to create a virtual speed-line for white people
The lighter your skin, the better AI-powered facial recognition systems work for you. The UK Home Office knows this, because ...
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Study: Humans' racial biases extend even to black and white robots
A study called “Robots and Racism,” the human tendency to stereotype racial bias is expanding into the world of robotics. ...
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AIs are being trained on racist data – and it’s starting to show
Machine learning algorithms process vast quantities of data and spot correlations, trends and anomalies, at levels far beyond ...
