Facebook Likes Extreme Content: Facebook execs rejected changes to reduce polarization.
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Facebook Likes Extreme Content: Facebook execs rejected changes to reduce polarization.

Facebook’s leadership has thwarted changes in its algorithms aimed at making the site less polarizing, according to the Wall Street Journal. The social network’s own researchers determined that its AI software promotes divisive content.

June 3, 20202 min read
Facebook Likes Extreme Content: Facebook execs rejected changes to reduce polarization.
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Facebook Likes Extreme Content: Facebook execs rejected changes to reduce polarization.

Facebook’s leadership has thwarted changes in its algorithms aimed at making the site less polarizing, according to the Wall Street Journal. The social network’s own researchers determined that its AI software promotes divisive content.

June 3, 20202 min read
New Behaviors Derail Old Training: How Covid-19 impacted the AI behind online shopping
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New Behaviors Derail Old Training: How Covid-19 impacted the AI behind online shopping

The pandemic has radically altered online shopping behavior, throwing a wrench into many AI systems. AI inventory trackers, recommendation algorithms, and fraud detection systems trained on pre-pandemic consumer behavior have been flummoxed by the different ways people now browse, binge, and buy.

May 20, 20201 min read
Information Warfare Covid Edition: Facebook used humans and AI to spot false Covid claims.
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Information Warfare Covid Edition: Facebook used humans and AI to spot false Covid claims.

Facebook’s AI can’t spot Covid-19 disinformation on its own. But with human help, it can slow the spread. Facebook uses a combination of humans and neural nets to crack down on messages that make false claims about Covid-19, which may have deadly consequences.

May 20, 20201 min read
Information Warfare Covid Edition: Facebook used humans and AI to spot false Covid claims.
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Information Warfare Covid Edition: Facebook used humans and AI to spot false Covid claims.

Facebook’s AI can’t spot Covid-19 disinformation on its own. But with human help, it can slow the spread. Facebook uses a combination of humans and neural nets to crack down on messages that make false claims about Covid-19, which may have deadly consequences.

May 20, 20201 min read
New Behaviors Derail Old Training: How Covid-19 impacted the AI behind online shopping
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New Behaviors Derail Old Training: How Covid-19 impacted the AI behind online shopping

The pandemic has radically altered online shopping behavior, throwing a wrench into many AI systems. AI inventory trackers, recommendation algorithms, and fraud detection systems trained on pre-pandemic consumer behavior have been flummoxed by the different ways people now browse, binge, and buy.

May 20, 20201 min read
Bad Recommendations: Activists say YouTube's algorithm spreads climate disinformation.
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Bad Recommendations: Activists say YouTube's algorithm spreads climate disinformation.

YouTube is a great place to learn about new ideas — including some that have been thoroughly discredited. YouTube’s recommendation algorithm is helping spread misinformation about climate change, according to research by Avaaz, a self-funded activist group.

January 22, 20202 min read
Bad Recommendations: Activists say YouTube's algorithm spreads climate disinformation.
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Bad Recommendations: Activists say YouTube's algorithm spreads climate disinformation.

YouTube is a great place to learn about new ideas — including some that have been thoroughly discredited. YouTube’s recommendation algorithm is helping spread misinformation about climate change, according to research by Avaaz, a self-funded activist group.

January 22, 20202 min read
Banking on Automation
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Banking on Automation

The UK’s banking industry is using AI in many facets of the business. A survey of financial firms in the UK found that nearly two-thirds of respondents have deployed machine learning technology. Many said they expect their use to double in the next two years.

November 6, 20192 min read
Banking on Automation
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Banking on Automation

The UK’s banking industry is using AI in many facets of the business. A survey of financial firms in the UK found that nearly two-thirds of respondents have deployed machine learning technology. Many said they expect their use to double in the next two years.

November 6, 20192 min read

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