AI helped spot an early warning about the outbreak, and researchers have used flight traveler data to figure out where the novel coronavirus could pop up next.
Not all AI being used by schools is facial recognition. That doesn’t mean the tech doesn’t come with privacy risks.
The government is investing in a tool to catch illegal sales online.
One New York school district acquired facial recognition to keep students safe. But some say the technology has risks and isn’t worth the cost.
After pushing against the technology’s use at music festivals, a digital rights group fighting facial recognition is turning its attention to colleges.
So far, artificial intelligence’s development has outpaced regulation. Now regulation has to catch up.
From policing to schools, algorithms impact the lives of nearly 9 million New Yorkers. Nobody seems to really understand how, though.
Demographics will determine who gets hit worst by automation. Policy will help curb the damage.
AI is being used to attract applicants and to predict a candidate’s fit for a position. But is it up to the task?
Amazon is leading a robotics race that will have a seismic impact on the warehouse industry, which employs more than 1.1 million Americans today.
A new study of artificial intelligence suggests better-paid, better-educated workers might be more impacted by automation than previously thought.
Soon, when you buy Nike stuff on Amazon, it will no longer come directly from Nike.
It’s not just a weird libertarian obsession. Corporate AI is already warping our lives and our governments.
They see facial recognition, smart diapers, and surveillance devices as inevitable evolutions. They’re not.
On the latest Recode Decode, de Blasio called for antitrust investigations into Facebook and Google and dismissed universal basic income as a cure-all in the face of job automation.
But no, it’s not as smart as a high school student.
Proposals for a universal basic income, such as Andrew Yang’s “Freedom Dividend,” may have dire consequences for blue-collar workers who just want a job, Greenhouse says.
Try out this new AI tool. It just might make your writing more creative.
Its social app Neighbors makes Ring more effective on criminals — and customers.
Electric vehicles can reduce the state’s emissions more than anything else.
If America frames its response to Russia and China as one of “civilizational struggle,” Diamond says, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will only get stronger.
We abuse our robots. That’s a problem.
Microsoft’s new billion dollar partnership with OpenAI is a big bet on the future of artificial intelligence.
Meet FACC, a surprising and major player in the burgeoning air taxi industry.
Hacking and election interference were just the start.
In the short term, learning to code is good for your job prospects. But on the latest Recode Decode, Cuban explained the important role liberal arts majors will play in the future.
How safe is safe enough, and how do we measure it?
Carter spoke with Recode’s Kara Swisher recently about AI ethics, tech regulation, and more, and you can hear the full conversation now on Recode Decode.
Harris, previously best known for his association with the Time Well Spent movement, compares the unchecked rise of tech to the “catastrophic” future of climate change.
Plus: Why space will be a “trillion-dollar business.”
Amazon is sending a warning shot to competitors.
Well, probably.
DST, the venture capital firm founded by Yuri Milner, is expected to lead the deal.
Hempel joined the site’s editorial team this year after 17 years at magazines like Businessweek, Fortune, and Wired.
And why Tesla’s so-called Autopilot features are not really “self-driving.”
All 335 PBS stations use federal funding, but the ones that depend on it are largely in Trump country.
There is little oversight of the algorithms that help the city decide who gets watched by police, where kids go to school, and in what neighborhoods fire stations are placed.
Even though they “want to see themselves as gods,” most tech leaders aren’t doing anything about climate change. Why?
AI Now Institute founders Kate Crawford and Meredith Whittaker explain everything you need to know on the latest Recode Decode.
But not if you compare them to the mass-market cars Tesla wants to sell.