Zuckerberg said Meta will make “a single model that can understand hundreds of languages” and “a universal speech translator” that would offer instantaneous translation between all languages.
On March 1, China will outlaw algorithmic discrimination as part of what may be the world’s most ambitious effort to regulate artificial intelligence. Sweeping rules will cover algorithms that set prices, control search results, recommend videos, and filter content.
MT @TRF_Stories Hundreds of Salesforce employees are rebelling after the tech giant announced plans to launch an #NFT cloud. In an open letter, workers raised environmental and fraud concerns - and some have even threatened to quit.
Google, Facebook and Twitter host, amplify and in some cases even help monetize Vladimir Putin’s propaganda outlets. This must stop. Via @justinhendrix
“The data void is the key problem at the core of this technology, and there’s no algorithm that can fix it. The more automated things become, the more vulnerable we are.”
HT @JulieBlattberg Online shopping was supposed to give consumers more power and freedom. Instead, costs are so fluid that household goods fluctuate almost like Bitcoin. #Amazon
Macy’s and a dozen other large retailers are quietly using controversial facial-recognition technology to fight a rise in smash-and-grab robberies and other coordinated attacks.
This is a scary cautionary tale: These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget… inside their bodies.
As expected, Vivendi filed its official tender offer for the remaining shares of Lagardere (which owns Hachette Book Group) with the French competition authority (Autorité des marchés financiers) for approval.
The pair reimagine their book “Run, Rose, Run” in a new audio experience. Spotify is debuting its first “bookcast” — an audio experience that blends story narration with original music and sound.
Condé Nast will produce exclusive content for its GQ and Vogue TikTok channels (and in print), with a joint sales effort by the two companies to develop more opportunities for advertisers on the platform. #TikTok
RT @wordisdiversity The Center for Black Literature presents the 16th National Black Writers Conference from March 30 to April 2, 2022. NBWC2022 early registration open until February 28, 2022. Register here for the four-day online event: https://buff.ly/3sD68lh #authorevent#WritingCommunity
RT @_KarenHao·🚨 Incredible opportunity alert 🚨The @pulitzercenter is giving 6-8 journalists up to $20k each to report on the social impacts of AI & automation. So excited to see such a major journalism institution put their weight behind these kinds of stories. 😍
Afro Future Summit “Creating An Inclusive Reality; How to Live, Work, And Build in the Metaverse”- free, virtual event in partnership with Microsoft, Meta Reality Labs, Google Cloud, AWS, IBM Cloud, Hubspot, Sendgrid, & More.
MT @MarkLevineNYC Anyone arriving to NYC from Ukraine who needs immigration legal assistance can access free services from the City’s ActionNYC Hotline. Call 800-354-0365, or call 311 and say “ActionNYC”. Ukrainian language translation available. Learn more at: http://nyc.gov/actionnyc
Did you sign up for this virtual WMG event yet? It’s this week, so sign up quick!! Hear from kick-ass women in publishing: Dominique Raccah, Cindy Spiegel, Lavaille Lavette, and Jennifer Goldstein. 3/1 at 6pm ET. Free for members, $15 for non-members.
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