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AI pioneer Geoff Hinton: “Deep learning is going to be able to do everything”

Thirty years ago, Hinton’s belief in neural networks was contrarian. Now it’s hard to find anyone who disagrees, he says. The modern AI revolution began during an obscure research contest. Read full Article

Algorithms Are Making Economic Inequality Worse

The risks of algorithmic discrimination and bias have received much attention and scrutiny, and rightly so. Yet there is another more insidious side-effect of our increasingly AI-powered society — the systematic inequality created by the changing nature of work itself. Read full Article

Facebook serves as an echo chamber, especially for conservatives. Blame its algorithm.

Steven L. Johnson, Brent Kitchens and Peter Gray are information technology professors at the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce. Read full Article

How COVID-19 has pushed companies over the technology tipping point—and transformed business forever

A new survey finds that responses to COVID-19 have speeded the adoption of digital technologies by several years—and that many of these changes could be here for the long haul. Read full Article

Here’s how we can break up Big Tech

Twenty-five years ago, Facebook, Google, and Amazon didn’t exist. Now they are among the most valuable and well-known companies in the world. It’s a great story — but also one that highlights why the government must break up monopolies and promote competitive markets. Read full Article

Best Futurists Ever

Through history there have been many wonderful visionaries, seers, futurists and writers who have presented us with glimpses of the future. Read full Article

‘The Social Dilemma’ Documentary Director Compares Tech Giants to Fossil Fuel Industry

Jeff Orlowski, director of the new documentary on Netflix about how tech giants affect everything from mental health to politics, says, “only years later did we realize there are huge, huge consequences” There’s an oft-quoted saying about tech companies: If you aren’t paying for the product, you Read full Article

How to build a fairer gig economy in 4 steps

You’ve probably heard at least two things about the gig economy. First, that it’s big. In 2019, roughly one-in-10 workers in the UK earns a living in the gig economy. In the US, the equivalent figure is an estimated 8%. Earlier this year, there was a pan-African survey that showed that 1. Read full Article

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AI pioneer Geoff Hinton: “Deep learning is going to be able to do everything”

Algorithms Are Making Economic Inequality Worse

Facebook serves as an echo chamber, especially for conservatives. Blame its algorithm.

How COVID-19 has pushed companies over the technology tipping point—and transformed business forever

Here’s how we can break up Big Tech

Best Futurists Ever

‘The Social Dilemma’ Documentary Director Compares Tech Giants to Fossil Fuel Industry

How to build a fairer gig economy in 4 steps

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