youtube New study reveals what we all know: YouTube's recommendation algorithms are terrible Thom Dunn
facebook Facebook actually made more money when they tried getting rid of the News Feed algorithm. Thom Dunn
facial recognition I tried to access my secret consumer data. Their facial recognition software told me to smile. Thom Dunn
Business Police cameras to be augmented with junk-science "microexpression" AI lie-detectors Cory Doctorow
facebook Facebook's "celebration" and "memories" algorithms are auto-generating best-of-terror-recruiting pages for extremist groups Cory Doctorow
facebook Google mistakenly started handing out a reporter's cellphone number to people searching for Facebook tech support Cory Doctorow
Business UK minister says airlines used "exploitative algorithms" to split up families unless they paid extra Cory Doctorow
trumpism A human being at Facebook manually approved the idea of targeting ads to users interested in "white genocide" Cory Doctorow
science fiction Stet, a gorgeous, intricate, tiny story of sociopathic automotive vehicles Cory Doctorow
facebook Facebook's spam filter blocked the most popular articles about its 50m user breach Cory Doctorow
twitter Facebook sends man animation featuring cartoon characters dancing on his mother's grave Cory Doctorow
immigration ICE hacked its algorithmic risk-assessment tool so it recommended detention for everyone Cory Doctorow
crime Thanks to 2016's trade secret law and algorithmic justice, America's courts have become AI-Kafka nightmares Cory Doctorow
internet of shit "Friendly" apps are good at maximizing engagement, but their context-blindness is a cesspit of algorithmic cruelty Cory Doctorow
