algorithms – Thinking Port

Credit to Author: Karl Bode| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:58:13 +0000

Nontransparent algorithms determine if you’re ‘trustworthy’ based on whether you’ve engaged in sex work, porn, used drugs and alcohol, or even used swear words online.

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Instead of Highlighting Diverse Authors, This Publisher Just Made Peter Pan Black

February 5, 2020 admin #diverseeditions, algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Literature, racial bias, techno-optimism

Credit to Author: Edward Ongweso Jr| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 22:18:11 +0000

A lazy attempt to wipe away racial bias with AI backfired spectacularly, as these things tend to go.

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Array Technologies Selected For One Of The Largest Bifacial Solar Projects In Australia

October 31, 2019 admin algorithms, array technologies, austrailia, bifacial solar, bifacial solar cells, bifacial solar modules, bifacial solar projects, bifacial solar testing, clean power, concentrating solar power, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, investment, lcoe solar, ron corio, solar database, Solar energy, solar engineering, solar panels, solar power plants

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 21:00:49 +0000

Bifacial solar cells and panels are moving more seriously into play now thanks to cost drops and efficiency improvements. A bifacial solar panel is essentially a solar panel that can collect energy from the front side and the rear side (a normal monofacial panel only collects energy from one side). Array Technologies boosts that technology even further with solar tracking technology, capturing much more sunlight than a normal solar array

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At Cannabis Shops, Face Recognition Is Already a Thing

August 2, 2019 admin algorithmic bias, algorithms, cannabis, face recognition, machine learning, MARIJUANA, SURVEILLANCE, WEED

Credit to Author: Mason Marks| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:28:35 +0000

Dispensaries are adopting in-store surveillance systems to protect profits. Experts warn it’s a ‘slippery slope’ to discrimination.

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‘They Would Go Absolutely Nuts’: How a Mark Cuban-Backed Facial Recognition Firm Tried to Work With Cops

May 6, 2019 admin algorithms, database, facial recognition software, facial recognition technology, facial scanning, Mark Cuban, Security, SURVEILLANCE, suspect technologies

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 18:49:26 +0000

Suspect Technologies tried to convince police to hand over a database of driver license photos, and pitched a product that would scan for people of a certain ethnicity.