{"id":613,"date":"2020-06-12T10:05:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T09:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/51.75.254.207\/Club-Freelance\/?p=613"},"modified":"2022-10-10T16:30:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T15:30:49","slug":"weekly-news-artificial-stupidity-and-racial-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/?p=613","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News: Artificial Stupidity and Racial Bias"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Artificial Stupidity and Racial Bias: discover our Weekly News about Tech & IT.<\/p>\n

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Artificial Stupidity and Racial Bias<\/strong> <\/h2>\n
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Microsoft’s AI news editor confuses mixed-race singers <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Last week, The Guardian revealed Microsoft’s
\nplans to fire the human editors in charge of its MSN.com news portal. Their
\nreplacement? A new artificial intelligence software.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for the company, the decision
\ntook less than a week to backfire. Instead of delivering proof of Microsoft’s
\nAI prowess, the move served as the perfect example of the dangers of AI’s
\nracial bias.<\/p>\n

In the midst of a global call for racial equality, Microsoft’s robot editor sparked public outrage when it illustrated a news story about racism with the picture of the wrong mixed-race member<\/a> of the band Little Mix. <\/p>\n

Lots to think about here. \u00a0 <\/p>\n

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Oops<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Microsoft’s demise might have provided the
\nperfect opportunity for IBM to score major PR points against one of its main
\ncompetitors.<\/p>\n

The company had earlier announced it was halting
\nits facial recognition initiatives<\/a>,
\nciting concerns around racial profiling and surveillance by law
\nenforcement agencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for IBM, only hours later, its cloud platform suffered a serious global outage<\/a>, bringing down customer websites and other services.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Back to square one. <\/p>\n

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Don’t neglect cyber security<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Japanese car maker Honda was hit
\nby a cyber attack<\/a> that
\nimpacted worldwide operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The attack, thought by security experts to
\nhave been caused by Ekans (or Snake) ransomware, spread quickly throughout the
\ncompany’s network, allegedly affecting production, sales and development.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cyber attacks are on the rise since the start of the pandemic, highlighting the importance of having a proper risk management strategy in place.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Worried about cyber security? Take these 10 simple steps to protect your organisation<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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News from the frontlines…<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Technology is playing an important role in
\nthe fight against the virus. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The U.K.’s health secretary, Matt Hancock, praised tech’s COVID-19 response<\/a> during his talk at CogX, an annual global leadership summit focused on artificial intelligence. Hancock declared tech the backbone of the country’s testing program and discussed its upcoming contact tracing app. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

A new study commissioned by Kaspersky Labs revealed how technology is helping people overcome loneliness<\/a> by keeping them connected through the pandemic. <\/p>\n

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Join our community and find your next job or expert in IT<\/a><\/p>\n

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