Concerns over biased algorithms grow as computers make more decisions
A new report suggests ways to improve the technology and its accountability. Listen - 06:06
Technology is increasingly taking the place of humans in making decisions. Getty Images
When the US started distributing COVID-19 vaccines late last year, an essential question emerged: Who should get priority access to the shots? Many medical facilities and health officials decided to first vaccinate workers, including nurses and janitors, who came into close contact with infected people. Stanford Medicine, part of one of the country s top universities, instead built an algorithm to determine the order.
Facebook will allow users in Australia to read and share news on the social media platform again following negotiations with the Australian government, according to Australia’s treasurer Josh Frydenberg and representatives from Facebook. Who blinked first? That’s a matter of interpretation, it would seem.
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Microsoft is clearly playing catch up with this feature and it seems this upgrade will arrive sooner rather than later. There s no exact date for the release of Microsoft s Text Predictions with the roadmap simply stating that it will launch this March.
These are a bit like the current symbols you can add on Messaging and social media platforms and offer a faster way to respond rather than needing to type a reply.
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Microsoft already offers the ability to give an email that s landed in your inbox a quick thumbs-up, but this upcoming upgrade makes things much more interactive with users also able to add other icons such as love or laughter. It s very similar to what many text messaging apps on your smartphone and social media platforms already offer and should make it far less laborious to reply to people.
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DDN, which develops high performance computing storage and artificial intelligence and data management software, says it had record breaking annual revenues of $400M and highest ever profitability in 2020. The company said it saw 52 percent revenue growth from 2018 to 2020. The company specifically said the boost in revenues came as a result of science and research facilities deploying its products as part of the effort to eradicate COVID-19. DDN is led by CEO and co-founder Alex Bouzari. The company says it now has more than 11,000 customers using its products, across automobile and aerospace manufacturers, invvestment banks, oil and gas facilities, and more.
soft Xpansion has launched PDF Xpansion SDK 15. The new version comes with more features especially for creating, reading and validating electronic invoices.