The End of Grading
How the irrational mathematics of measuring, ranking, and rating distort the value of stuff, work, people—everything.
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Health Care Bias Is Dangerous. But So Are ‘Fairness’ Algorithms
Read more: Health Care Bias Is Dangerous. But So Are ‘Fairness’ AlgorithmsMedical systems disproportionately fail people of color, but a focus on fixing the numbers can actually lead to worse outcomes.
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The Age of AI Hacking Is Closer Than You Think
Read more: The Age of AI Hacking Is Closer Than You ThinkAlgorithms struggle to understand human ambiguity. But such quirks are a flimsy shield against the threat of artificially intelligent hackers.
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A New Drug Switched Off My Appetite. What’s Left?
Read more: A New Drug Switched Off My Appetite. What’s Left?Mounjaro did what decades of struggle with managing weight couldn’t. Welcome to the post-hunger age.
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The Case for Outsourcing Morality to AI
Read more: The Case for Outsourcing Morality to AIHuman judgement is notoriously fallible. As AI infiltrates more aspects of society, maybe some “responsibility gaps” are a good thing.
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Fake Pictures of People of Color Won’t Fix AI Bias
Read more: Fake Pictures of People of Color Won’t Fix AI BiasCompanies claim synthetic images can add diversity to AI data sets, but they carry functional and moral risks.
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An AI Filter Revealed My Secret Self
Read more: An AI Filter Revealed My Secret SelfYes, they’re problematic. They can also reflect an alternate reality that feels eerily close to the truth.
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Neural Imaging Reveals Secret Conversational Cues
Read more: Neural Imaging Reveals Secret Conversational CuesComplex signals and subliminal signs underpin all human verbal communication—and a real-time translation is on the horizon.
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Doctors, Get Ready for Your AI Assistants
Read more: Doctors, Get Ready for Your AI AssistantsHospitals have begun using machine learning to help analyze and collect images, and the medical applications are endless.
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Climate Reparations Won’t Work
Read more: Climate Reparations Won’t WorkFor Tonga and other nations disproportionately impacted by the environmental crisis, cash is only a band-aid for a spiraling disaster.
