Social Media vs. Democracy and more: If you read nothing else for Sept. 30, 2021

Our social media systems, and the algorithms and artificial intelligence behind them, need to be redesigned to prioritize values beneficial to all members of society — such as human rights and equity. There are pragmatic and concrete changes we can make to platform design, financial models and the code itself. Ultimately, it is time for a new type of digital communication tool built on a foundation of social change and informed policy.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack is intent on seeking any and all information. However, the amount of information the committee receives depends on a battle between four distinct groups with different legal obligations and authorities.

The security of IoT and non-general purpose computing devices represents a systemic risk to corporate and national security, experts say.

AI won’t surpass human intelligence anytime soon