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machine learning e diritti dei lavoratori
by Matteo Vabanesi Sept. 21, 2019

Sept. 21, 2019

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Un episodio curioso
by Diego Giorio Sept. 20, 2019

Sept. 20, 2019

Buona giornata a tutti. Vorrei condividere con Nexa un episodio che ho trovato curioso: da due o tre settimane sono bombardato, sul cellulare che una volta era di mia moglie, da pubblicità di zaini porta PC, modelli professionali tipo Samsonite o Piquadro, non cose da studenti. Visto che non ho nessuna intenzione di comprarne uno, nè ho cercato oggetti simili, ero perplesso. L'altro giorno, mentre la portavo in aeroporto, mia moglie mi ha detto di star considerando di acquistarne uno, ha detto di avere dato un'occhiata negli aeroporti, ma giura di non avere fatto ricerche on-line, anche perchè era troppo impegnata. Secondo voi c'è già la profilazione telepatica o avete idea di come ci sono riusciti? Riconoscimento facciale davanti al negozio? Commento fatto ad alta voce e registrato da qualche assistente vocale (in teoria disattivati sui nostri dispositivi)? ...? Saluti a tutti D.

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Facebook Says It Has Suspended ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Apps - The New York Times
by J.C. DE MARTIN Sept. 20, 2019

Sept. 20, 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/technology/facebook-data-privacy-suspens… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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MIT Media Lab Kept Regulators in the Dark, Dumped Chemicals in Excess of Legal Limit
by J.C. DE MARTIN Sept. 20, 2019

Sept. 20, 2019

Comincio a pensare che i giorni del Media Lab siano contati. jc MIT Media Lab Kept Regulators in the Dark, Dumped Chemicals in Excess of Legal Limit Documents and interviews show the Media Lab, already under fire for accepting contributions from Jeffrey Epstein, is being investigated for an apparent violation of state environmental regulations. They paused operations after we asked questions. by Lisa Song, ProPublica, and Max Larkin, WBUR-FMSept. 20, 5 a.m. EDT https://www.propublica.org/article/mit-media-lab-kept-regulators-in-the-dar… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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What happens to your iTunes account when Apple says you've committed fraud — Quartz
by J.C. DE MARTIN Sept. 20, 2019

Sept. 20, 2019

Apple locked me out of its walled garden. It was a nightmare By luke kurtisAugust 13, 2019 https://qz.com/1683460/what-happens-to-your-itunes-account-when-apple-says-… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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How does an autonomous car work
by antonio.vetro＠polito.it Sept. 20, 2019

Sept. 20, 2019

Giochino del Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/business/how-does-an-autonomou… == Sent from my wireless device ==

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Guardian: "To decarbonize we must decomputerize: why we need a Luddite revolution"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Sept. 19, 2019

Sept. 19, 2019

Decisamente fuori dal coro, da leggere e meditare con attenzione. jc* To decarbonize we must decomputerize: why we need a Luddite revolution** * /Big tech claims AI and digitization will bring a better future. But putting computers everywhere is bad for people and the planet// / Ben Tarnoff Wed 18 Sep 2019 06.30 BST Our built environment is becoming one big computer. “Smartness” is coming to saturate our stores, workplaces, homes, cities. As we go about our daily lives, data is made, stored, analyzed and used to make algorithmic inferences about us that in turn structure our experience of the world. Computation encircles us as a layer, dense and interconnected. If our parents and our grandparents lived with computers, we live inside them. A growing chorus of activists, journalists and scholars are calling attention to the dangers of digital enclosure. Employers are using algorithmic tools to surveil and control workers. Cops are using algorithmic tools to surveil and control communities of color. And there is no shortage of dystopian possibilities on the horizon: landlords evicting tenants with “smart locks”, health insurers charging higher premiums because your Fitbit says you don’t exercise enough. [...] continua qui: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/17/tech-climate-change-ludd…

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AI can’t protect us from deepfakes, argues new report - The Verge
by J.C. DE MARTIN Sept. 19, 2019

Sept. 19, 2019

AI can’t protect us from deepfakes, argues new report Media manipulation has always required a social and technical fix By Zoe Schiffer on September 18, 2019 10:05 am https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/18/20872084/ai-deepfakes-solution-report-da… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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Revealed: catastrophic effects of working as a Facebook moderator | Facebook | The Guardian
by J.C. DE MARTIN Sept. 19, 2019

Sept. 19, 2019

Revealed: catastrophic effects of working as a Facebook moderator Exclusive: Job has left some ‘addicted’ to extreme material and pushed others to far right Alex Hern Technology editor @alexhern https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/17/revealed-catastrophic-ef… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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The Problem With Sugar-Daddy Science - The Atlantic
by J.C. DE MARTIN Sept. 19, 2019

Sept. 19, 2019

The Problem With Sugar-Daddy Science The pursuit of money from wealthy donors distorts the research process—and yields flashy projects that don’t help and don’t work. SEP 18, 2019 Sarah Taber Crop scientist https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/problem-sugar-daddy-scien… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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