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- The Verge
- 2019
Reliance on “emotion recognition” algorithms, which use facial analysis to infer feelings. Credibility of the results in question based on inability of machines to recognize abstract nuances.
- The Verge
- 2019
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- 7 min
- The Verge
- 2019
AI ‘Emotion Recognition’ Can’t Be Trusted
Reliance on “emotion recognition” algorithms, which use facial analysis to infer feelings. Credibility of the results in question based on inability of machines to recognize abstract nuances.
Can digital artifacts potentially detect human emotions correctly? Should our emotions be read by machines? Are emotions too complex for machines to understand? How is human agency impacted by discrete AI categories for emotions?
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- 5 min
- MIT Technology Review
- 2019
Humans take the blame for failures of AI automated systems, protecting the integrity of the technological system and becoming a “liability sponge.” It is necessary to redefine the role of humans in sociotechnical systems.
- MIT Technology Review
- 2019
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- 5 min
- MIT Technology Review
- 2019
When algorithms mess up, the nearest human gets the blame
Humans take the blame for failures of AI automated systems, protecting the integrity of the technological system and becoming a “liability sponge.” It is necessary to redefine the role of humans in sociotechnical systems.
Should humans take the blame for algorithm-created harm? At what level (development, corporate, or personal) should this liability occur?
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- 11 min
- Kinolab
- 1990
Commander Data, an android, uses his technological skills to acquire knowledge to create a new android, his daughter Lal, in his own image without human help or oversight. He then guides Lal through the process of incorporating into the human world through means such as allowing her to choose her own gender and appearance, teaching her about laughter, and warning about human perception of difference. Ultimately, when he is asked to turn his daughter over to Star Fleet, he refuses on the grounds that it is his obligation as Lal’s parent to help her mature and acclimate to society, and captain Picard agrees that Lal is no one’s property but rather Data’s own child.
- Kinolab
- 1990
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- 11 min
- Kinolab
- 1990
The Offspring: Robotic Reproduction and Rights to a Parental Role
Commander Data, an android, uses his technological skills to acquire knowledge to create a new android, his daughter Lal, in his own image without human help or oversight. He then guides Lal through the process of incorporating into the human world through means such as allowing her to choose her own gender and appearance, teaching her about laughter, and warning about human perception of difference. Ultimately, when he is asked to turn his daughter over to Star Fleet, he refuses on the grounds that it is his obligation as Lal’s parent to help her mature and acclimate to society, and captain Picard agrees that Lal is no one’s property but rather Data’s own child.
If robots such as Data and Lal exist as close to human sentience as they do, can they ever truly “belong” to anyone? How does Lal’s ability to choose her own appearance and gender (and by extension the capability of humanoid robots to appear in myriad different ways) complicate questions of human identity? Would humans have a right to control technological procreation as a means of limiting singularity?
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Meet Lal-
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- Kinolab
- 1990
With his homing signal activated, the android Data takes control of the USS Enterprise and its systems and blocks the human crew from stopping him. For further reading, see the narrative Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading.
- Kinolab
- 1990
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- Kinolab
- 1990
Data Takes Over: Robots and Humans in the Workplace
With his homing signal activated, the android Data takes control of the USS Enterprise and its systems and blocks the human crew from stopping him. For further reading, see the narrative Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading.
What dangers can AI cause within institutions and systems, if it becomes remotely hijacked? Should AI ever be allowed to develop in such a way that they can block out human autonomy over a certain system?
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- 5 min
- Wired
- 2019
Non-profit companies such as Thorn and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection are using existing software, particularly facial recognition algorithms, to discover ways to become more proactive in fighting child pornography and human trafficking on the dark web.
- Wired
- 2019
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- Wired
- 2019
How Facial Recognition is fighting child sex trafficking
Non-profit companies such as Thorn and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection are using existing software, particularly facial recognition algorithms, to discover ways to become more proactive in fighting child pornography and human trafficking on the dark web.
How has technology facilitated underground illegal activities, such as child trafficking? How has technology also facilitated fighting back against them? What is your opinion on the debate on whether or not law enforcement should have extensive access to facial recognition technology or machine learning algorithms?
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- 10 min
- MEL Beta
- 2019
The continued existence of pirating websites such as The Pirate Bay demonstrates how digital technologies can be used against institutions such as copyright, and further designates the idea of a completely free and open internet.
- MEL Beta
- 2019
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- 10 min
- MEL Beta
- 2019
After 15 Years, The Pirate Bay Still Can’t Be Killed
The continued existence of pirating websites such as The Pirate Bay demonstrates how digital technologies can be used against institutions such as copyright, and further designates the idea of a completely free and open internet.
Why are communities online so hard to shut down? Can the internet ever be entirely free and open, as the founders of TPB discuss? What would be the consequences of this? Is the digital world decreasing the value of art forms such as recorded songs or films?