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Facebook’s New AI System Has a ‘High Propensity’ for Racism and Bias
The company’s AI researchers say its new language model is generating ‘toxic’ results that often reinforce stereotypes.
The AI That Draws What You Type Is Very Racist, Shocking No One
DALL-E can generate images from a few key words—with predictably racist and sexist results.
Google Is Teaching AI to Explain Your Jokes to You
Researchers have warned that massive language models like Google’s are inherently risky and can be harmful to marginalized groups.
This Mystical Book Was Co-Authored by a Disturbingly Realistic AI
Occult author Alley Wurds is using machine learning to unlock ‘the subconscious mind of the internet.’
Algorithms Have Nearly Mastered Human Language. Why Can’t They Stop Being Sexist?
To fight gender bias, researchers are training language-processing algorithms to envision a world where it doesn’t exist.
How NASA’s Forgotten Search Engine for Moon Rocks Boosted AI
One small search engine for lunar rocks led to one giant search engine for mankind.
It’s Our Fault That AI Thinks White Names Are More 'Pleasant' Than Black Names
A new study reveals some unsettling trends in our mechanical friends.
How Machine Learning Will Change Our Relationship to Food
Quantifying what we eat is hard even for computers.
These Computer Scientists Are Making a ‘Global Map of Sexism’
The Oxford Internet Institute launches a computational look at the Everyday Sexism Project.
Artificial Intelligence Meets Its Latest Nemesis: Eighth Grade Science Questions
The Allen Institute launches a new contest that requires machines to use reasoning.
IBM's Watson Now Helps People Who Need a Supercomputer to Understand Memes
You know who these people are.