Each week The Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project prepares an overview of related news stories from the week. This summary contains news articles from 18 – 22 January 2019.
Algorithms and AI
A neural network can learn to organize the world it sees into concepts—just like we do – MIT Technology Review
Giving algorithms a sense of uncertainty could make them more ethical – MIT Technology Review
Discrimination
Smart cities could be lousy to live in if you have a disability – MIT Technology Review
Facial recognition
Amazon investors want it to quit selling facial-recognition tech to the government – CNN
Regulation
Apple chief calls for laws to tackle ‘shadow economy’ of data firms – The Guardian
How leaders can use ‘agile governance’ to drive tech and win trust – World Economic Forum
Social media
Facebook blocks accounts linked to Russian state-owned Sputnik – Reuters
Facebook has just launched its fact-checking operation in the UK – MIT Technology Review
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