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AI Weekly: Facebook fiasco proves we need a better approach to personal data
Recent revelations about Cambridge Analytica’s use of Facebook data have a lot of people rightfully concerned about how their personal information is collected and used online. But while Facebook is trying to position the Cambridge Analytics breach (and collection of user data by other third-party apps) as a function of bad actors on its plat…Read […]
AI Weekly: Google should listen to its employees and stay out of the business of war
This week, we learned that thousands of Google employees are upset about the company’s involvement in Project Maven, a U.S. Department of Defense initiative that has tapped Google to help drones with drone footage analysis. News of Google’s participation in the program and concern among the company’s ranks was first reported by Gizmodo, which…Read More
AI Weekly: Watson, Einstein, and Sensei must die
What do Einstein, Watson, and Sensei have in common? They’re all brands that are supposed to encompass major tech companies’ AI features, and they all need to go away. It’s easy to see why a company would want to have a megabrand to represent their AI efforts — it allows them to consolidate their innovation […]
Heartland Tech Weekly: The Midwest offers more than just an escape from Silicon Valley
In this week’s featured video, Axios’ Dan Primack questions the sincerity of venture capitalists who have recently taken tours of the Midwest to explore investment opportunities, likening the experience to going on vacation: The way I think about it was, I took a ski trip with my family 2 weeks ago, and I remember saying […]
AI Weekly: For the sake of us all, AI practitioners need a Hippocratic oath
Last week at SXSW, renowned futurist Amy Webb rolled out her 2018 Tech Trends Report, which focused heavily on artificial intelligence. China plans to become the world leader in AI by 2030, but Webb’s presentation warned that the nation, spurred on by heavy investment and the biggest data-generating population in the world, is poised to […]
AI Weekly: We should remember Stephen Hawking’s nuanced opinion of AI
I usually cringe whenever Stephen Hawking’s name comes up in a conversation about AI. If the world was divided into critics and believers, Hawking would certainly fall into the AI critic column, but slotting him there ignores a great deal of nuance to his position on artificial intelligence. With his death earlier this week, I […]
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY EDITORIAL INTERNSHIP — Los Angeles
Do you stay up late waiting for Game of Thrones recaps to go online? Did you spend hours obsessing over all the hints you missed in Get Out? Are you still completely obsessed with Harry Potter? We’re all entertainment geeks here at EW, and we’re looking for recent graduates who are as passionate about pop […]
AI Weekly: Virtual assistant competition is more complicated than you think
OPINION: We’re nearing the end of the beginning for the battle among virtual assistants in the U.S. With the launch of the HomePod, Apple joins Google, Amazon, and Microsoft in having a smart speaker available at all times to answer queries and perform actions. But the market for intelligent virtual assistants is far more complex […]
AI Weekly: Amazon’s Ring acquisition is about letting a giant through your front door
This week Amazon acquired smart home company Ring for a reported $ 1 billion. This comes after a mid-2016 attempt by Amazon to buy August Home for $ 100 million. It’s the latest attempt to make a business off of letting people come inside your house. Remember when people scoffed at the idea of getting into […]
