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Customs and Border Protection Plans Vast Expansion of Tech-Based Surveillance
The project, which involves drones and surveillance towers, clashes with Biden's sunny rhetoric on immigration.
New Technologies Should Be Regulated by Government — Not by Those Who Profit
Efforts to revive Congress’s Office of Technology Assessment have been renewed to assess and control new technologies.
Worker Surveillance Is on the Rise, and Has Its Roots in Centuries of Racism
High-tech corporate monitoring of workers today stems from the legacy of tracking enslaved workers in the 18th century.
AI Algorithms Intended to Catch Welfare Fraud Often Punish the Poor Instead
These tools are often built on the assumption that fraud among the poor is endemic. In fact, it is rare.
Facial Recognition Technology and AI Are Tainted With Racial Bias
Artificial intelligence internalizes and amplifies society's inequalities, according to a new documentary.
Trump’s Presidency Brings Us Closer to Midnight on the Doomsday Clock
We are 100 seconds to midnight on the Doomsday clock.
Betsy DeVos’s Vision for an Indebted Future? A Robotic Student Loan Chatbot
Automating financial aid with dystopian chatbots and streamlined websites will not solve the student debt crisis.
US Is Obstructing Treaty to Ban “Killer Robots”
The call for a ban is backed by global public opinion and experts.
Artificial Intelligence Can Oppress the Poor and People of Color
Artificial intelligence isn't just in the movies. Robots are making real decisions for us every day.
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of War
Pentagon officials think artificial intelligence and robotics will give them a significant advantage in future wars.