UN chief tells consumer tech firms: own the harm your products cause
United Nations Reuters United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday demanded that big consumer technology firms take responsibility and “acknowledge the damage your products are inflicting on people and communities.” Taking aim at the companies, which he did not name, and their social media platforms, he said: “You have the power to mitigate harm to […]
Elections to job automation: Five AI trends to look out for in 2024
From elections to climate tech, ADAM SMITH of Thomson Reuters Foundation looks at how AI could reshape the world this year…
Helpdesk: Four ways to take control of social media algorithms and get the content you actually want
MARC CHEONG, a senior lecturer of information systems at The University of Melbourne in Australia, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation, at how you can help ensure you see the content you want…
“Algorithms of oppression”: Big tech urged to combat discrimination
Thomson Reuters Foundation Nearly a decade has passed since Safiya Noble googled “Black girls” and found the search results were mostly pornographic – a discovery that drove her to explore how algorithms can perpetuate discrimination and inequality. Google went on to fix that search engine issue, but Noble said the problem is far from solved. […]