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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 15, 2018

Categorized
Ethics, Machine Learning, Social Factors

Tagged
Allum Bokhari, Arthur L. Herman, Blockchain, Breitbart, George Gilder, Life after Google (book), National Review, Tim Cook}

The true cost of “free” social media

_{It’s free but… are we? George Gilder points a way forward.} _{Denyse O'Leary

September 15, 2018

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Ethics, Machine Learning, Social Factors}

He thinks that expected massive increases in computing power will enable blockchain technologies that allow users to safely bypass the global data monopoly that Google and similar firms represent. Read More ›

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Author
Mind Matters
Date
September 14, 2018

Categorized
Ethics, Machine Learning, Social Factors

Tagged
censorship, China, Google, Jack Poulson, Sundar Pichai}

Senior Google scientist quits over Google’s censorship in China

_{He believes it “contravenes widely accepted principles of international law and human rights”} _{Mind Matters

September 14, 2018

4

Ethics, Machine Learning, Social Factors}

Some believe that any censorship system that a human being can develop can somehow be got around by another human being. China may provide a way of testing that.

How Bitcoin Works: The social value of trust

_{Jonathan Bartlett

September 13, 2018

8

Business and Finance, Ethics, Machine Learning}

The idea of employing such a game to guarantee validity in a trustless environment is nothing short of groundbreaking. It is an amazing accomplishment, and I am impressed by it more each time I think about it. However, it does have some drawbacks, which, I think, will ultimately lead to its demise.

Will killer drones make killing easier?

_{That, says a bioethicist, depends on who the pilots are} _{Mind Matters

September 5, 2018

3

Ethics, Natural Intelligence}

Heather Zeiger tells us that traditional aerial combat pilots tend to think the same way when piloting drones from an office but it may be a different story when cell phone addicts, who tend to lack empathy, are recruited. Read More ›