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facial recognition NIST confirms that facial recognition is a racist, sexist dumpster-fire Cory Doctorow

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AI Sampling bias: how a machine-learning beauty contest awarded nearly all prizes to whites Cory Doctorow

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movies The new trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem looks like boundless fun Devin Nealy

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

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