Machine Learning (84)
Find narratives by ethical themes or by technologies.
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- The New York Times
- 2019
Biometric facial recognition software, specifically that used with arrest photos in the NYPD, makes extensive use of children’s arrest photos despite a far lower accuracy rate.
- The New York Times
- 2019
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- 7 min
- The New York Times
- 2019
She Was Arrested at 14. Then Her Photo Went to a Biometrics Database
Biometric facial recognition software, specifically that used with arrest photos in the NYPD, makes extensive use of children’s arrest photos despite a far lower accuracy rate.
How can machine learning algorithms cause inequality to compound? Would it be better practice to try to make facial recognition equitable across all populations, or to abandon its use in law enforcement altogether, as some cities like Oakland have done?
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- 5 min
- MIT Technology Review
- 2019
In the case of the New Orleans Police Department, along with other cities, data used to train predictive crime algorithms was inconsistent and “dirty” to begin with, making the results disproportionately targeted toward disadvantaged communities.
- MIT Technology Review
- 2019
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- MIT Technology Review
- 2019
Police across the US are training crime-predicting AIs on falsified data
In the case of the New Orleans Police Department, along with other cities, data used to train predictive crime algorithms was inconsistent and “dirty” to begin with, making the results disproportionately targeted toward disadvantaged communities.
If the data which we train algorithms with is inherently biased, then can we truly ever get a “fair” algorithm? Can AI programs ever solve or remove human bias? What might happen if machines make important criminal justice decisions, such as sentence lengths?
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- 10 min
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- 2018
Techniques of misinformation are used to make a film about an alternative history in which the Apollo 11 mission failed and the astronauts became stranded on the moon.
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- 2018
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- 2018
In Event of Moon Disaster
Techniques of misinformation are used to make a film about an alternative history in which the Apollo 11 mission failed and the astronauts became stranded on the moon.
How do you foresee this type of misinformation being related to conspiracy theories? Do you believe you could have spotted the deepfake were you not specifically looking out for it? Are we approaching a future where we may have to watch all media with such scrutiny?
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- 15 min
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- 2018
Choose-your-own-adventure game, in which you experience some sort of data fraud through acting in the position of a cast of characters.
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- 2018
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- 15 min
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- 2018
Choose Your Own Fake News
Choose-your-own-adventure game, in which you experience some sort of data fraud through acting in the position of a cast of characters.
How can you be less vulnerable to fake news and fake advertising online?
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- 6 min
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- 2018
Through a series of interactions on a chat and a truth-or-dare type game, the user guesses if they are chatting with a bot or human.
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- 2018
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- 2018
Bot or Not?
Through a series of interactions on a chat and a truth-or-dare type game, the user guesses if they are chatting with a bot or human.
Are you able to tell the difference between interacting with a bot or human? How? What indicators did you rely on to make your decision?
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- 60 min
- Association for Computing Machinary
- 2023
A qualitative study was conducted with 10 participants who use griefbots to cope with loss after the death of a loved one. Interviews were about an hour long each, and the results are compiled in a readable table.
- Association for Computing Machinary
- 2023
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- Association for Computing Machinary
- 2023
The “Conversation” about Loss: Understanding How Chatbot Technology was Used in Supporting People in Grief.
A qualitative study was conducted with 10 participants who use griefbots to cope with loss after the death of a loved one. Interviews were about an hour long each, and the results are compiled in a readable table.
- What other questions could the researchers have asked the users?
- Do you think this service is something you might use? What information would you want in a griefbot about a loved one?
- What are the ways in which a bad actor could use this service in harmful ways?