Tag: algorithms

15 SEP

FTC wants to protect gig workers from ‘unfair or deceptive’ algorithms

The Federal Trade Commission is making its own bid to protect gig workers against exploitation. The regulator has adopted a policy statement detailing how it will tackle gig workers' problems. The FTC plans to step in when there are misrepresentations about pay, costs, benefits and work terms. Officials also expect to intervene with "unfair or […]

26 JUL

How to Encourage STEM in Early Education

What is STEM? Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are largely used to influence innovative solutions to our world’s problems. Day-to-day decisions are increasingly being driven by data, with 90% of the world’s data generated just in the last two years. The proliferation of global access to mobile technology, the internet, and other innovations indicates […]

21 JUL

Teaching Kids Coding with Scratch

The Scratch Programming Language Scratch may not be a programming language that you’re familiar with if you’ve grown up hearing about BASIC and Cobol, but today Scratch is used in colleges, universities, and workshops to teach the basics of coding to both children and adults. Scratch was a project created by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group […]

26 OCT

Algorithms Can Be a Tool For Justice—If Used the Right Way

Companies like Netflix, Facebook, and Uber deploy algorithms in search of greater efficiency. But when used to evaluate the powerful systems that judge us, algorithms can spur social progress in ways nothing else can. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bca4df76d53d208ff9b4d0f/master/pass/Ideas_Art_AlgorithmData-NoamCohen.jpg

21 JAN

Logan Paul forced YouTube to admit humans are better than algorithms

YouTube is no stranger to controversy. Many of its top stars have been in hot water recently: From PewDiePie making racists remarks, to a “family” channel with abusive kid pranks, the company’s been under fire for not keeping a closer eye on the type of content that makes it onto the site. Most recently, Logan […]