Editor's Pick: Amazon Is Just the Tip of the AI Bias Iceberg

Amazon Is Just the Tip of the AI Bias Iceberg

Arran James Stewart Nov 16, 2018 9:36 AM PT
	Amazon recently disclosed its 2015 decision to scrap a recruitment tool used to hire talent, after finding that it had a bias against women. While this story has been covered sufficiently, there is a much greater story still to tell: A substantial amount of the AI technology that currently is used for recruitment and human resources purposes has been acting independently for some time. [More...]

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Review: Battlefield V Mixes Fantastic Gameplay With Intense Realism
Whether Intended or Accidental, Internet Traffic Rerouting Can Be Costly
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Amazon Is Just the Tip of the AI Bias Iceberg

Amazon recently disclosed its 2015 decision to scrap a recruitment tool
used to hire talent, after finding that it had a bias against women.
While this story has been covered sufficiently, there is a much greater
story still to tell: A substantial amount of the AI technology that
currently is used for recruitment and human resources purposes has been
acting independently for some time.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85688.html

Acumos Project's 1st Software, Athena, Helps Ease AI Deployment

The LF Deep Learning Foundation has announced the availability of the
first software from the Acumos AI Project. Dubbed "Athena," it supports
open source innovation in AI, ML and DL. The goal is to make critical
new technologies available to developers and data scientists everywhere.
Launched earlier this year, Acumos is part of a Linux Foundation
umbrella organization.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85686.html

Review: Battlefield V Mixes Fantastic Gameplay With Intense Realism

After taking Battlefield to "the beginning" with the First World War-
based Battlefield 1 , developers have returned the action to World War
II with Battlefield V . Anyone who's not familiar with this first-person
shooter need know only that the original game, introduced in 2002 as
Battlefield 1942 , offers players the chance to control vehicles as well
as soldiers.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85684.html

Whether Intended or Accidental, Internet Traffic Rerouting Can Be Costly

An apparent prefix leak from an errant router misconfiguration caused
Google to lose control of several million of its IP addresses for more
than an hour on Monday. During the event, Internet traffic was misrouted
to China and Russia from Nigeria. The incident initially sparked
concerns that it might have been a hijacking. The mishap made Google
services unavailable to many users intermittently.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85679.html

Star Explorer Mae Jemison: The Sky Connects Us

Mae Jemison recently shared some illuminating recollections of her
astronaut experiences, but they were neither the starting point nor the
ending point of our conversation. This extraordinary woman's career is
too packed with present and future endeavors to dwell very long on her
stellar past. She currently leads 100 Year Starship, which aims to make
interstellar travel a reality within a century.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85659.html

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The Morning After: Wait, how many notches?

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It's Friday, November 16, 2018.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

It’s not Black Friday yet, but we’re preparing for discounts from Google, Xbox and Amazon. Also, Facebook is still trying to figure out a way through its latest blow-up, and Sony is taking a hard pass on E3.

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If one notch is good...

Sharp Aquos R2 Compact doubles up on notches

Sharp has unveiled the Aquos R2 Compact, a 5.2-inch handset that crams in two asymmetrical notches -- one for its front 8-megapixel camera and another for its fingerprint reader. It touts a 2,280 x 1,080 120Hz IGZO display, a Snapdragon 845 processor, 4GB of RAM, a 22.6-megapixel f/1.9 rear camera and 64GB of expandable storage. The 2,500mAh battery isn't spectacular, but it's also driving a relatively small display which those notches awkwardly make the most of.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer said there’s ‘A lot to share with fans at E3 2019.’

Sony is skipping E3 in 2019

According to Sony: “PlayStation fans mean the world to us and we always want to innovate, think differently and experiment with new ways to delight gamers. As a result, we have decided not to participate in E3 in 2019. We are exploring new and familiar ways to engage our community in 2019.” The company also cancelled its PlayStation Experience event for next year, after a pared-down E3 showcase in 2018 that was much different from previous years.

The turmoil continues.

Once again, Facebook has a lot of explaining to do

Just when you thought things couldn't get worse for Facebook, The New York Times has come out with a bombshell exposé of the company's tumultuous last two years. Now CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg have denied knowledge that the company hired Definers Public Affairs or that it was hired to launch political-style attacks at everyone from George Soros to Apple.

Salesforce Essentials means faster, smarter service.

Some Black Friday deals mean buyers’ remorse.

Google's Pixel 3 Black Friday deals prove it's better to wait

Google is the latest to tease its deals, slashing the prices of its latest products: the Pixel 3, 3 XL and Google Home Hub. Starting tomorrow, its flagship phones will go up for a buy-one-get-one 50-percent-off deal through to November 21st. If you just want the one handset, you'll have to wait a tad longer for savings -- Google is trimming $150 off the Pixel 3 and $200 off the Pixel 3 XL for three days beginning November 22nd. The phones have been out less than a month.

Amazon has unveiled “seven days of Black Friday,” covering your favorite Echo and Fire devices. Microsoft, meanwhile, has unveiled deep discounts on a load of games for Xbox Live Gold members, going as high as 50 percent off the likes of Far Cry 5 and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Even one guy with a ‘Welcome Amazon!’ sign thought politicians ‘gave away the store.’

Why are Long Island City residents upset about Amazon HQ2?

For Amazon, a move into New York is smart business, thanks to its amenities and some hefty tax breaks. The locals who gathered to protest yesterday at Gordon Triangle, a sliver of green within spitting distance of Amazon's future home, saw things a little differently.

This could be a big deal in the next round of the console wars.

With keyboard and mouse support on Xbox, Microsoft closes the gap on PCs

Adapters that trick the Xbox One into accepting keyboard and mouse inputs have existed since the console launched, but official support is something different. Keyboard and mouse support is another small nudge towards making the Xbox One a more viable and appealing PC alternative. In the end, though, it's key that developers actually make use of the new control option.

Your security is assured.

Japan's new cybersecurity minister admits he's never used a computer

The head of cybersecurity in national government. They probably don’t need to be some white-hat hacker or have previously worked at Google or Microsoft. But they probably know their way (even loosely) around a computer. Right? Apparently not. The Japanese prime minister recently appointed Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, as head of the government's cybersecurity office, despite him never having used a computer. Never. Sakurada appeared confused when asked about the use of USB drives in nuclear power plants. "I don't know the details well. So how about having an expert answer your question if necessary?"

But wait, there's more...

1. Netflix orders World War II series 'The Liberator' with first-of-its-kind Trioscope animation

2. HDHomeRun launches $35 per month streaming TV for cord cutters

3. Google: Android Pie will hit more devices in 2018 than Oreo did in 2017

4. Raspberry Pi 3 gets cheaper and smaller with the Model A+

5. Nike's new NYC flagship store is fueled by its mobile app

6. Microsoft's Surface Headphones are a good first try

7. How Aardman made a WWI game look like an oil painting

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