Error-riddled data sets are warping our sense of how good AI really is
The 10 most cited AI data sets are riddled with label errors, according to a…
Podcast: In the AI of the Beholder
Ideas about what constitutes “beauty” are complex, subjective, and by no means limited to physical…
How has the US pandemic response increased inequality? Look at New York’s nail salons.
Even when covid-19 forced nail salons in New York to close, Araceli continued to work.…
Beauty filters are changing the way young girls see themselves
Veronica started using filters to edit pictures of herself on social media when she was…
Geoengineering researchers have halted plans for a balloon launch in Sweden
In an unexpected move, the advisory committee for a Harvard University geoengineering research project is…
In pursuit of pragmatic solutions to pervasive problems
The Alibaba Damo Academy is a unique hybrid research and development (R&D) facility. An academically-oriented…
A feminist internet would be better for everyone
This vision of an internet free from harassment, hate, and misogyny might seem far-fetched, particularly…
An ecosystem to overhaul China’s health care
Like many countries, China has a health care problem. Changing demographics and lifestyles mean demand…
Astronomers thought comet Borisov was pretty boring. They were wrong
Our solar system is full of comets that whizz by as we track them over…
Deepfake “Amazon workers” are sowing confusion on Twitter. That’s not the problem.
The news: Ahead of a landmark vote that could lead to the formation of the…