An Algorithm May Soon Cover Your Local Sports Team
Spanish startup Narrativa wants to revolutionize journalism and e-commerce with AI-driven automatic content creation. Continue reading An Algorithm May Soon Cover Your Local Sports Team
Category Archives: algorithms
Fake news story hits Trending Topics after Facebook lays off staff
They got 1 hour to hand over phones and computers and to vacate the office. Facebook got 2 days before its algorithms were tricked. Continue reading Fake news story hits Trending Topics after Facebook lays off staff
Could a Bot Replace a Journalist? Not Without Some Problems
We’re a long ways from a robot becoming the next great American novelist. But Articoolo, an Israeli startup, hopes to get ’bots writing more than ever. Continue reading Could a Bot Replace a Journalist? Not Without Some Problems
What Facebook plans to do next will SHOCK you!!!
It’s giving clickbait headlines the boot Continue reading What Facebook plans to do next will SHOCK you!!!
Frequent Password Changes Is a Bad Security Idea
I’ve been saying for years that it’s bad security advice, that it encourages poor passwords. Lorrie Cranor, now the FTC’s chief technologist, agrees: By studying the data, the researchers identified common techniques account holders used when they were required to change passwords. A password like "tarheels#1", for instance (excluding the quotation marks) frequently became "tArheels#1" after the first change, "taRheels#1"… Continue reading Frequent Password Changes Is a Bad Security Idea
Quantum Computing Just Grew Way the Hell Up
Researchers implement a key piece of Shor’s algorithm in a programmable quantum computer. Continue reading Quantum Computing Just Grew Way the Hell Up
The_Donald Claims Twitter Is Artificially Promoting the ‘ImWithHer’ Hashtag
Donald Trump’s biggest fans on Reddit say Twitter is playing favorites in the presidential election. Continue reading The_Donald Claims Twitter Is Artificially Promoting the ‘ImWithHer’ Hashtag
Does Crime-Predicting Software Bias Judges? Unfortunately, There’s No Data
Algorithms that help judges decide on sentencing can be biased, but nobody has studied their impact on judges. Continue reading Does Crime-Predicting Software Bias Judges? Unfortunately, There’s No Data
Machine Learning Algorithm Spots Depression in Speech Patterns
It may wind up being a powerful tool in assessing difficult-to-diagnose conditions. Continue reading Machine Learning Algorithm Spots Depression in Speech Patterns
When AI Goes Wrong, We Won’t Be Able to Ask It Why
AI finally works—we just don’t know how. Continue reading When AI Goes Wrong, We Won’t Be Able to Ask It Why