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AI is learning caste bias in India. Who will audit it for discrimination?

The real danger is not just discrimination, but that it hides behind a facade of objectivity. A recruiter can shrug: the system rejected the candidate.

Shrimp Jesus, fake self-portraits–AI-generated images the latest form of social media spam

Many of these images border on the surreal, often used to bait engagement from ordinary users.

AI deepfake algorithm can manipulate ‘you’ to say what it wants. Here’s how it works

Many of us already share details of our daily lives on the internet. This means the audio data required to create a realistic copy of a voice could be readily available on social media.

Overcoming these 3 obstacles in social media marketing will boost your business, says Ahmed Khan

The young social media marketer believes that social media influencers are more interpersonal, more engaging, and communicate with their audiences at a different level.

US, EU pledge to make algorithms trustworthy. It needs to be seen if it’ll work

The pledge, made during the Trade & Technology Council's inaugural meeting, is a marker for the Biden administration’s move toward more accountability & regulation of Big Tech.

A secret algorithm is deciding who will die in America

The US govt's emergency management agency FEMA has a new pandemic-prediction model that is yet to be released to the public.

Add to cart? How Amazon rigs its shopping algorithm

For the hundreds of thousands of companies that sell on Amazon’s platform, ‘winning the Buy Box’ is everything.

Netflix, Tinder, Amazon all have automated algorithms. So, do humans have a choice anymore?

Eighty per cent of viewing hours streamed on Netflix and 35 per cent of Amazon’s sales originate from automated recommendations.

Soon algorithms will give you a more accurate diagnosis than your doctor

AI firm DeepMind is set start trials for technology that can detect over 50 eye related problems

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Why is going to law school so popular again?

In a recent survey of law school admissions officers, 94% said the current political climate in the US played at least a moderate role in the increase.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.