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People who are most affected by AI decision-making should be allowed to play a central role in shaping conversations about algorithmic governance and regulation (Meredith Whittaker/The Boston Globe)

Meredith Whittaker / The Boston Globe: People who are most affected by AI decision-making should be allowed to play a central role in shaping conversations about algorithmic governance and regulation  —  The people who bear the risks of algorithmic systems should get to determine whether — and how — they’re used. People who are most

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No one but Nintendo could’ve made ‘Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit’

This is adapted from Plugged In, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter on gear and gadgets. Subscribe to it (and our other great newsletters) here. Greetings gadget fans. This week Plugged In was fed another newsletter (Mad Cow Disease-style) and is feeling… well, weird. I’ve spent a lot of time writing about Apple of late — and for good reason: it’s the master of consistently churning out perfectly capable

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Ant Group's IPO has been suspended in both Shanghai and Hong Kong, after regulators summoned Jack Ma and other executives of the firm (New York Times)

New York Times: Ant Group’s IPO has been suspended in both Shanghai and Hong Kong, after regulators summoned Jack Ma and other executives of the firm  —  The Shanghai Stock Exchange postponed the offering one day after regulators summoned Jack Ma and other executives of the fintech firm. Ant Group's IPO has been suspended in

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AI camera operator repeatedly confuses bald head for soccer ball during live stream

AI researchers sometimes refer to machine learning technology as “brittle.” By this, they mean that artificial intelligence lacks a human’s understanding of real world complexities, with the end result being that AI systems sometimes break in quick and unexpected ways. For a more practical illustration of what “brittleness” means, though, simply consider the case of

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Monzo and Revolut, which have struggled during the pandemic, have faced a barrage of complaints in recent months from customers who've had their accounts frozen (Jemima Kelly/Financial Times)

Jemima Kelly / Financial Times: Monzo and Revolut, which have struggled during the pandemic, have faced a barrage of complaints in recent months from customers who’ve had their accounts frozen  —  There comes a time in your life that you realise that some of the friends you used to consider good friends aren’t actually your

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