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Who’s responsible when technology causes harm? We look at how the world is dealing with problems like fake news and misinformation, AI bias, Big Tech’s power, genetic discrimination, privacy intrusions, mass surveillance, and more.

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Eight revelations from MIT’s Jeffrey Epstein report

At one point, university officials had wanted to approve Epstein donations of up to $10 million.

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Can an AI be an inventor? Not yet.

But some campaigners are pushing for the rules to change.

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The US just released 10 principles that it hopes will make AI safer

All future AI regulations will need to clear the checklist.

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2019 is the year tech finally started to deal with 2016

Internet companies have been slow to solve their problems. Now everyone else is starting to do it for them.

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The best books in 2019 on the economy we live in

The year 2019 produced some evidence-based antidotes to the trendy political narratives of robot domination and the collapse of capitalism.

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Force social-media firms to share data to cut teen suicides, say psychiatrists

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The EU might ban facial recognition in public for five years

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“Significant mistakes”: MIT releases details of Epstein funding scandal

by Angela Chen
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TikTok has now explained what is and isn’t allowed on the app

by Charlotte Jee
2020-01-08T11:34:37-05:00

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We’re fighting fake news AI bots by using more AI. That’s a mistake.

Facebook and others are battling complex disinformation with AI-driven defences. But this can only get us so far, argues an expert on high-tech propaganda.

by Samuel Woolley
2020-01-08T07:00:04-05:00

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The FBI has asked Apple to help unlock the Florida gunman’s iPhones

by Charlotte Jee
2020-01-08T06:53:50-05:00

Humans and Technology

Why an internet that never forgets is especially bad for young people

As past identities become stickier for those entering adulthood, it’s not just individuals who will suffer. Society will too.

by Kate Eichhorn
2019-12-27T07:00:18-05:00

Humans and Technology

Does keeping kids offline breach their human rights?

Children are making the case for a smarter, safer approach to technology—but they need adults to make it happen.

by Anya Kamenetz
2019-12-27T07:00:14-05:00

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In 2020, let’s stop AI ethics-washing and actually do something

There’s more talk of AI ethics than ever before. But talk is just that—it’s not enough.

by Karen Hao
2019-12-27T05:00:55-05:00

Worst fails in tech of 2019

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The biggest technology failures of 2019

Autopilot run amok, bogus agriculture bots, and genetic gaydar all made our list of the worst technologies of the year.

by Antonio Regalado
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