Ethics & Society

Community Resistance Halts Big Tech's Data Center Boom
Big Data & Analytics Community Resistance Halts Big Tech's Data Center Boom

The sprawling, invisible world of artificial intelligence and cloud computing is powered by an increasingly visible and contentious physical reality: the massive data center. As Big Tech companies and developers push to invest billions in expanding this critical infrastructure, their plans are

What Is the True Cost of Wegmans' Face Scans?
Computer Vision & Perception What Is the True Cost of Wegmans' Face Scans?

A routine trip to the grocery store now involves more than just picking out produce; for some shoppers, it includes an involuntary facial scan, a practice that has thrust a beloved supermarket chain into a complex national conversation. Wegmans Food Markets confirmed its use of facial recognition

AI Framework Brings New Precision to Brain Tumor Analysis
Computer Vision & Perception AI Framework Brings New Precision to Brain Tumor Analysis

A groundbreaking study has unveiled a sophisticated framework known as Mod-SE(2), which is poised to fundamentally revolutionize the analysis of brain tumors by leveraging the power of geometric deep learning. This research directly confronts the significant and persistent challenges associated

Study Finds News Media Rarely Humanizes AI
AI Technologies & Tools Study Finds News Media Rarely Humanizes AI

A comprehensive new analysis of language used in professional news writing reveals that the common assumption of artificial intelligence being pervasively and thoughtlessly humanized may be a significant overstatement. A team of researchers from Iowa State University, Brigham Young University, and

Wegmans' Facial Recognition Ignites Privacy Fears
Computer Vision & Perception Wegmans' Facial Recognition Ignites Privacy Fears

The familiar act of grocery shopping has become the latest battleground in the escalating war over personal privacy, as the East Coast grocery chain Wegmans recently deployed sophisticated facial recognition systems across its New York City locations. This move, intended to enhance security, has

Is Autonomy Without Accountability the Real AI Risk?
AI Applications Is Autonomy Without Accountability the Real AI Risk?

The particular sense of unease that descends upon a passenger in a driverless car, with no one at the wheel and only the quiet hum of a system making assumptions about the world around it, is a feeling many business leaders are now experiencing with their AI. The journey feels smooth until the

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