Many Americans distrust emerging technology, new study findsNo sir, they don't like it.By A. Tarantola, 03.31.2022
Democratic lawmakers take another stab at AI bias legislationDemocrats want to hold companies accountable for discriminatory algorithms in banking, housing and other sectors. By A. Khalid, 02.03.2022
Amazon is reportedly using algorithms to fire Flex delivery driversIt's done with little human intervention and drivers often have no recourse. By S. Dent, 06.29.2021
Twitter will study ‘unintentional harms’ caused by its algorithmsThe company will study its content recommendations and image cropping as part of the effort. By K. Bell, 04.14.2021
Recommended Reading: The MCU after 'WandaVision'The week's best long-form writing on technology and more. By B. Steele, 03.13.2021
Facebook is reportedly testing a ‘virality circuit breaker’ to stop misinformationIt would give content moderators more time to review viral posts.By C. Fisher, 08.21.2020
Google algorithm lets robots teach themselves to walkIt's a milestone in making robots more useful.By R. England, 03.02.2020
NYC creates a high-level position to oversee ethics in AIThe city wants fairness and accountability in its algorithms.By J. Fingas, 11.22.2019
Google News dives deeper into stories with 'Beyond the Headlines'See editorials, explainers and more, including read times. By S. Dent, 11.15.2019
An independent report on Facebook’s alleged liberal bias tells us nothingThe report by former Senator Jon Kyl does little more than air conservative’s grievances.By C. Fisher, 08.20.2019
New DoS attack exploits algorithms to knock sites offlineThe attack sends junk data to algorithms for processing.By G. Torbet, 08.09.2019
'Flying saucer' drone can fly twice as long as regular modelsFlybotix's drone is designed for tricky inspections and search and rescue work. By S. Dent, 07.16.2019
Axon won’t use facial recognition tech in its police body camerasIts AI ethics board determined the tech is too faulty and biased.By C. Fisher, 06.27.2019
Twitter's chronological timeline button is here to stayIt's rolling out to all iOS users today, and soon it'll be on Android and the web.By E. Alvarez, 12.18.2018
AI-generated painting sells for $432,000 at auctionPortrait of Edmond Belamy’ from art collective Obvious was only expected to sell for $7,000 to $10,000.By A. Dellinger, 10.25.2018
Twitter wants to ‘increase the health of public conversation’Jack Dorsey said there needs to be a proactive approach to removing toxic content.By E. Alvarez, 09.05.2018
Watch tomorrow's Jack Dorsey congressional hearings right hereForeign interference and “content moderation” on Twitter will be the talk of the day.By E. Alvarez, 09.04.2018
Twitter uses smart cropping to make image previews more interestingThe site has trained a neural network to identify the best bits of a picture. By R. England, 01.25.2018
Logan Paul forced YouTube to admit humans are better than algorithms It took a video of a dead body for it to finally reconsider its approach.By E. Alvarez, 01.19.2018