How One State Managed to Actually Write Rules on Facial Recognition (Published 2021)

Massachusetts is one of the first states to put legislative guardrails around the use of facial recognition technology in criminal investigations.

The US Government Will Pay Doctors to Use These AI Algorithms

The artificial intelligence programs can diagnose eye disease in diabetics and complications in stroke patients.

Nearly half of councils in Great Britain use algorithms to help make claims decisions

Tools used widely to inform decisions on everything from housing to school places despite concerns over accuracy

AI can detect asymptomatic COVID-19 infections in coughs | World Economic Forum

Researchers are working on an app, incorporating the AI model, which could be a prescreening tool to identify people who are likely to be asymptomatic.

How an Algorithm Blocked Kidney Transplants to Black Patients

A formula for assessing the gravity of kidney disease is one of many that is adjusted for race. The practice can exacerbate health disparities.

Amazon Unveils Drone That Films Inside Your Home. What Could Go Wrong? (Published 2020)

On social media, people had some concerns about the Ring Always Home Cam. To put it mildly.

House Democrats propose antitrust overhaul to rein in big tech

AI has disappointed on Covid

Geeks piled in when the pandemic broke but great promise has not been fulfilled

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Victoria police distances itself from controversial facial recognition firm Clearview AI

The force says it has discontinued using the service and the technology was deemed unsuitable