Vizio faces lawsuit over spying Smart TVs used to gather personal info that’s sold to advertisers
It wasn’t long ago that the notion of TVs capable of spying on its viewers was considered but a mere conspiracy theory. Today, however, the concept is well known, and arguably, even accepted. However, one woman decided to fight back against a popular multi-billion dollar electronics company for its invasive spying. A California woman filed a lawsuit Read More
Advances in A.I. to exacerbate social inequality
In the near future, the top one percent who controls everything won’t be a handful of wealthy bankers. Rather, it will be a group of engineers who own artificial intelligence (A.I.), and in turn, everything else. We’ve all heard that the robot revolution, which will drastically reshape the economic landscape, is already on the horizon. Estimates Read More
Artificial Intelligence program has the language skills of a four-year-old
Language is a distinctly human, innate mental structure. It is a prime example of a mental algorithm, which strings words into new combinations by plucking them from a memory bank. Recently, scientists have replicated this mental algorithm by developing an artificial intelligence (A.I.) software, which has the language skills of a four-year-old. The machine mirrors the Read More
‘I don’t have ethics': Is the new A.I. search engine system that outcompetes Google engineers going to lead to a ‘Terminator’ future?
Google debuted a new artificial intelligence (A.I.) system called RankBrain, which the tech giant is now using to manage obscure queries. Google’s search engine is bombarded with nearly 3.5 billion queries everyday. This new system is intended for use on what research scientists call “a very large fraction” of queries that have never been made before. Read More
Facebook to develop A.I. system that plays game no other computer program can master
Computers trump people at various games, from chess to trivia. Nevertheless, there remains one pastime where humans still reign supreme: the game of Go. This supremacy may be in its twilight, however, as Facebook officials study Go in hopes of building an artificial brain and, in turn, a virtual assistant. Computers are able to win various Read More
Irony: As U.S. upgrades to “smart” power grid the threat of cyber attack looms larger
(Cyberwar.news) For years experts have been warning lawmakers in Washington to upgrade the nation’s power grid, as much of U.S. electrical infrastructure showed signs of wear and aging. Now that it’s happening, others are warning that it is at risk of another threat: Hackers. The upgrading to a more interconnected “smart” power grid – a Read More
Cyber segregation no longer a thing of the past: Software developed to block users based on race
Software which can block content from users based on their ethnic background has finally been developed. Like something out of an authoritarian’s fantasy world, the program will literally allow a content promoter to block and limit the exposure of a video, message or picture, based on the lack of “correct heritage”. The program will essentially pull Read More
America’s aging election technology: 43 states using outdated voting machines
When people head to vote in 2016, 43 states will be utilizing soon-to-expire voting machines which were commissioned in 1990. The Brennen Center for Justice also discovered, after their detailed inquiry over the last 10 months, that nearly every state uses machines that are no longer being manufactured, making it extremely difficult to find replacement parts Read More
Are smart cards really a smart idea?
Credit and debit cards are expected to be superseded by smart cards by October 2015. Embedded with computer chips, smart cards will be dipped, rather than swiped into machines. Banks are spending $8 billion issuing the new cards in an effort to protect customers and reduce the cost of fraud. The new chip and PIN Read More
Tesla’s autopilot suffers technical glitches both on and off road
In an age of autonomous vehicles, no one is safe. Tesla recently debuted their autopilot software, and the system is already experiencing hiccups. Their are a swath of sensors both inside and outside the vehicle, which regulate the car’s speed and distance from other cares and even enables it to switch lanes. Despite this impressive Read More