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User Generated Telecom, Media and Technology Predictions Story byMartin Kloos Martin works at a large consulting organization in the Netherlands as Web strategy consultant and evangelist. He studied information studies(show all)Martin works at a large consulting organization in the Netherlands as Web strategy consultant and evangelist. He studied information studies at the University of Amsterdam, conducting research on the effects of social software on knowledge management. Being passionate about almost everything evolved in Web 2....

Using AI to analyze prison phone calls could amplify racial biases in policing Plans to expand use of the tech have provoked alarm AI biases Speech recognition software is notorious for misinterpreting Black speakers. A2020 Stanford University studyfound that speech-to-text systems used by Amazon, Google, Apple, IBM, and Microsoft had error rates that were almost twice as high for Black people as they were for white ones. These disparities could reinforce racial disparities in the criminal justice system....

Using AI to analyze prison phone calls could amplify racial biases in policing Plans to expand use of the tech have provoked alarm AI biases Speech recognition software is notorious for misinterpreting Black speakers. A2020 Stanford University studyfound that speech-to-text systems used by Amazon, Google, Apple, IBM, and Microsoft had error rates that were almost twice as high for Black people as they were for white ones. These disparities could reinforce racial disparities in the criminal justice system....

Using the auctioning madness and Twitter to save lives Story byErnst-Jan Pfauth Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008....

Using the auctioning madness and Twitter to save lives Story byErnst-Jan Pfauth Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008....