A fascinating new paper (Algorithms That “Don’t See Color”: Comparing Biases in Lookalike and Special Ad Audiences) audits an obfuscated security fix of Facebook algorithms and finds a giant vulnerability remains. The conclusion (spoiler alert) is that Facebook’s ongoing failure to fix its platform security means it should be held accountable for an active role … Continue reading Facebook Fails Basic Audit of 2019 Civil Rights Legal Settlement→
Useful analysis of information warfare attacks on NATO can be found in the breakdown of a campaign in Lithuania. “Eugenijus Lastauskas, head of the Lithuanian military’s Strategic Communication Department” is quoted in DefenseOne: September 26 & 27 operatives hack kasvyksta.lt, a genuine news organization, to post a fake story as training for a bigger attack … Continue reading Lithuania Under Attack in Information War on NATO→
The short answer: these pardons serve to undermine democratic institutions and demonstrate “strong man” capabilities of an unaccountable leader. The longer answer: foreign military intelligence harnessing bias, a form of blind-spot no matter how intelligent the victim, can drive societal fracture and disfunction through manipulations of American sentiment. In this case a divisive issue of … Continue reading Why the White House Pardoned Convicted War Criminals→
An author claims to have distilled down AI risks of great importance, which they refer to as “Misaligned objectives” The point is: nobody ever intends for robots that look like Arnold Schwarznegger to murder everyone. It all starts off innocent enough – Google’s AI can now schedule your appointments over the phone – then, before … Continue reading AI Apocalypse: Misaligned Objectives or Poor Quality Control?→