Why “data for good” lacks precision. – Info Gadgets
I just returned from a fantastic week in Stockholm attending International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) 2018. One of the most active informal…
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I’m a Cyborg; You’re a Cyborg – Info Gadgets
So Why Are We So Scared of Cyborgs?Consider this: 79% of smartphone users have their phone on or near them for 22 hours a day (IDC). My cell phone is…
Tech Companies Like Facebook and Twitter Are Drawing Lines. It’ll Be Messy. – Info Gadgets
Big tech companies are asking themselves where their responsibilities start and stop. Sorting that out will be complicated and may end up…Continue…
How Facial Recognition Will Change Your Face – Info Gadgets
Back in 1995, when Nicholas Negroponte wrote Being Digital, his seminal piece on technologically-driven life, facial recognition technology was still…
Resistant protocols: How decentralization evolves – Info Gadgets
Why do we build decentralized technologies? How do we predict what will be successful, what will get shutdown, and what will end up as a science…
Welcome to the Machine, Marketers – Info Gadgets
Marketers should celebrate the Artificial Intelligence movement or “AI” as the industry calls it. Don’t worry. AI is an overhyped Silicon Valley term…
Fat Protocols vs Fat Dapps vs Fat Wallets – Info Gadgets
Which crypto thesis would you pick?The crypto space was a lot less complicated 18 months ago. Back then, risk was systemic. The macro outcomes were…
Inside Google’s Shadow Workforce – Info Gadgets
About half of Google’s workers are contractors who don’t receive the same benefits as direct employeesBy Mark Bergen and Josh EidelsonEvery day, tens…