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The Society of Algorithms
1 min · · The pairing of massive data sets with processes—or algorithms—written in computer code to sort through, organize, extract, or mine them has made inroads in almost every major social institution. This… · Shared by 5, including Xavier Trabado Farré
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4 min · · Hey readers, My favorite new book of the year so far is Spirit Tech by Wesley Wildman and Kate Stockly, two researchers at Boston University. It’s about cutting-edge technologies, like brain… · Shared by 6, including Xavier Trabado Farré
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Mobilising the intellectual resources of the arts and humanities
8 min · · Challenging and redrawing framings of technology to serve human flourishing and justice · Shared by 20, including John Tasioulas, Xavier Trabado Farré, @timnitGebru@dair-community.social on Mastodon, Alex Barrera, Dorothea Baur (Dr.), Abeba Birhane
sociostrategy.com
11 links to dive into the ethics of artificial intelligence
6 min · · So many links… The Swiss start-up Refind proposes to deal with them in new ways. Refind offers not only social bookmarking, but also curation. In their section “Deep dives”, exper… · Shared by 35, including Dorothea Baur (Dr.), Xavier Trabado Farré, Nige Roberts-Willson, Dr. Anna Jobin (also on Mastodon), andre hollstein, Clemens M. Schuster, Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social
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The future of AI is being shaped right now. How should policymakers respond?
12+ min · · The US government is contemplating how to shape AI policy. Competition with China looms large. · Shared by 128, including Xavier Trabado Farré, Nige Roberts-Willson, AI, Terence Mills, Harold Sinnott, Nicolas Babin
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Manifesto for an international digital mental health network
20+ min · · (2019). Manifesto for an international digital mental health network. Digital Psychiatry: Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 14-24. · Shared by 5, including Xavier Trabado Farré
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How AI helps volunteers support LGBTQ youth in crisis
2 min · · The Trevor Project is using a new AI-based tool called the Crisis Contact Simulator to help train crisis volunteers supporting LGBTQ youth. · Shared by 6, including Xavier Trabado Farré
The New York Times
17 Reasons to Let the Economic Optimism Begin
16+ min · · A reporter who has tracked decades of gloomy trends sees things lining up for roaring growth. · Shared by 149, including Kyle Bunch, David Wessel, Howard Getson, Stowe Boyd, Ben Casselman, James Picerno, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Kevin Kelly, Paul Krugman, Steve Case, Ezra Klein, Xavier Trabado Farré, Ed Sim, Nir Eyal, David Wallace-Wells, Mark Little, Lydia Polgreen, Jay Rosen, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
Nautilus Magazine
Why Computers Will Never Write Good Novels
13+ min · · You’ve been hoaxed.The hoax seems harmless enough. A few thousand AI researchers have claimed that computers can read and write… · Shared by 128, including Jane, Xavier Trabado Farré, Mike Tamir, PhD
Enrique Dans
Los algoritmos y el ajuste fino
3 min · · Dado que la lectura de noticias e información de diversos tipos es uno de los temas a los que más tiempo dedico dentro de mi trabajo como profesor de innovación, tratar de sistematizarlo y de buscar… · Shared by 23, including Xavier Trabado Farré
elDiario.es
Sesgos de género en los algoritmos: Un círculo perverso de discriminación en línea y en la vida real
15+ min · · La “condición algorítmica” está alterando los derechos humanos, que prohíben la discriminación por razón de sexo o género. La industria tecnológica no está haciendo lo suficiente para abordar estos… · Shared by 10, including Xavier Trabado Farré
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Retos y Oportunidades de La Gestión de los Datos Administrativos en España
4 min · · De Miguel Almunia (@miguel_almunia) y Pedro Rey Biel (@pedroreybiel) La recolección y procesamiento de datos son actividades integrales que los estados deben realizar para cumplir muchas de sus… · Shared by 6, including Xavier Trabado Farré
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Economist Nouriel Roubini: "Twitter and the Other Platforms Are Bad, Facebook Is Worse"
6 min · · Star economist Nouriel Roubini believes that President-elect Joseph Biden's first term will be overshadowed by civil unrest at home and cyberattacks from abroad. He believes social media platforms… · Shared by 5, including Xavier Trabado Farré
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Más allá de Signal y Telegram: guía para principiantes con servicios alternativos a los monopolios digitales
4 min · · El cambio en la privacidad de WhatsApp ha convertido a Telegram y Signal en las más descargadas, pero existe toda una constelación de apps independientes al margen de Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon y… · Shared by 6, including Xavier Trabado Farré
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Can We Develop Herd Immunity to Internet Propaganda?
6 min · · Internet propaganda is becoming an industrialized commodity, warns Phil Howard, the director of the Oxford Internet Institute and author of many books on disinformation. In an interview, he calls for… · Shared by 6, including Xavier Trabado Farré