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 'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition tech'

'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition tech'

2024-06-04 BBC
Urban crime is a rather insidious problem, threatening the safety of cities and citizens, giving the authorities a hard time since the dawn of civilisation. Thanks to the development of technology, however, tools have been created to facilitate the work of the police, thus speeding up the process of recognising and arr...
 Hydroelectricity is a hidden source of methane emissions. These people want to solve that.

Hydroelectricity is a hidden source of methane emissions. These people want to solve that.

2024-06-03 BBC
The search for a sustainable, renewable energy source will never come to an end; the situation conceals significant risks whose answer is notoriously complex to identify. Reservoirs and hydroelectric dams, for example, are regarded as one of the oldest forms of renewable energy, although they are responsible for the re...
 Is AI the future of education?

Is AI the future of education?

2024-05-31 BBC
The reputation of artificial intelligence in education did not have a particularly great start: used as a shortcut for text generation and solving assignments, this technology quickly became a powerful enemy of education. Some schools in the British Southeast, however, have recently begun to use it to facilitate the e...
 Could AI help cure ‘downward spiral’ of human loneliness?

Could AI help cure ‘downward spiral’ of human loneliness?

2024-05-30 The Guardian
The relationship between artificial intelligence and humanity is still at the beginning of its development, nothing is set in stone, and the position of the interlocutors in this regard varies daily - any relationship with an emerging technology is bound to face long periods of adjustment. The general idea, spread by ...
 AI Chatbot Credited With Preventing Suicide. Should It Be?

AI Chatbot Credited With Preventing Suicide. Should It Be?

2024-05-29 404 Media
Mental health is a profoundly complex topic, whether it is considered from the point of view of a person in distress or a professional capable of caring for others. Following the spread of artificial intelligence and its use in the conception of chatbots, there has been a glimpse of the facets of the relationship betwe...
The relationship between Shein and intellectual property.

The relationship between Shein and intellectual property.

2024-05-28 Avv. Valentina Fiorenza, Linkedin
The text we're referencing today is different from the usual: it's a LinkedIn post by lawyer Valentina Fiorenza, in which she illustrates quite a serious situation regarding the fast fashion giant Shein, shedding light on the darker aspects of its condition. In this informative excursus, the author of the post mentions...
 FBI Arrests Man For Generating AI Child Sexual Abuse Imagery.

FBI Arrests Man For Generating AI Child Sexual Abuse Imagery.

2024-05-27 404 Media
The misuse of artificial intelligence does not seem to stop spreading; complex tools such as the technology in question can become powerful weapons in the hands of malicious criminals. Stable Diffusion, Midjourney and DALL-E are just some of the systems currently being used by criminals for immoral purposes. Recently,...
 Is AI lying to me? Scientists warn of growing capacity for deception.

Is AI lying to me? Scientists warn of growing capacity for deception.

2024-05-24 The Guardian
Man has always shown a certain predisposition for deception, whether through lies, betrayal or expert double-crossing; although it is not a matter of boasting, it is a characteristic that has always allowed mankind to distinguish itself from other forms of existence, including technology. That is, of course, until now....
 EU agrees directive banning misleading use of environmental claims on many products.

EU agrees directive banning misleading use of environmental claims on many products.

2024-05-23 The Irish Times
Earth is our only planet. For years now, it has become apparent that there is a need to change our habits, especially within large industries and on an even larger scale, as an attempt to address the profound environmental damage the planet has suffered so far. The spread of this sensibility seems not to have had the ...
 Neuralink’s first implant partly detached from patient’s brain.

Neuralink’s first implant partly detached from patient’s brain.

2024-05-22 The Guardian
The beginning of 2024 was marked by unprecedented news: in February, Noland Arbaugh was the first patient to undergo surgery to connect a Neuralink chip to his brain, and at the time, the implant had not given any problems. One month later, however, the device began to show signs of malfunctioning: its functionality b...
 Dell Hacked – 49 Million Customers Data Affected.

Dell Hacked – 49 Million Customers Data Affected.

2024-05-21 Cyber Security News
The month of May began with an unpleasant announcement from Dell Technologies: on Friday 10, the company said it had launched an investigation into a data breach incident involving a company portal. Within the latter was a limited amount of information, including names, addresses, and customer orders. The company spec...
 'AI can help people keep physical jobs for longer'.

'AI can help people keep physical jobs for longer'.

2024-05-20 BBC
Currently, the introduction of artificial intelligence within the working world seems to have caused more panic and concern than actual improvement; following the implementation of this technology in various professional sectors, there has been an increase in the firing of human workers - only to be replaced by AI tool...
 Air France, Lufthansa Group airlines part of EU greenwashing probe.

Air France, Lufthansa Group airlines part of EU greenwashing probe.

2024-05-17 Reuters
During the first week of May 2024, twenty European airlines officially declared that they were the subject of an investigation, currently underway, into the phenomenon of ‘greenwashing’. The investigation in question is being run by the European Union and is aimed at shedding light on the environmental efforts und...
 Shein in EU crosshairs: the Chinese giant will also have to follow the Digital Act rules. Here's what changes.

Shein in EU crosshairs: the Chinese giant will also have to follow the Digital Act rules. Here's what changes.

2024-05-16 QN Economia
The introduction of the Digital Act into the European digital landscape is bringing about a series of profound changes in the continent's online environment - be it entertainment or shopping. Together with Tiktok, Aliexpress and Amazon, Shein's huge e-commerce also recently joined the club of what the Digital Act defin...
 EU investigates Meta over fears of election interference and foreign disinformation.

EU investigates Meta over fears of election interference and foreign disinformation.

2024-05-15 CNN
In today's digital age, it is crucial to protect users of online platforms from the enormous amount of misinformation that occupies the homepage of one's digital window on the world on a daily basis. False information encountered ‘on the Internet’ is often assumed to be correct, inevitably leading to misleading con...
 Cyberattack forces major US health care network to divert ambulances from hospitals.

Cyberattack forces major US health care network to divert ambulances from hospitals.

2024-05-14 CNN
Shortly after the latest cyber-attack against the US healthcare network, yet another of the nation's healthcare systems has become the victim of an inconvenientcyber-assault. Ascension, the non-profit network in question, is based in St. Louis and runs 140 hospitals in 19 different states - due to the mentioned issue, ...