Iona Wolfe/BAFTA via Getty Images/Futurism When you let automated systems distribute news, especially on sensitive topics, disaster strikes. The latest case: how Google’s automated news alerts accidentally fueled an already …
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Future Tech
Ring’s “Orwellian” ad was the worst Super Bowl disaster since Kendall Jenner handed Pepsi to the police
In a now-infamous 2017 ad that aired during that year’s Super Bowl, Kendall Jenner handed a can of Pepsi to a police officer confronting angry protesters. The reaction to the …
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AI News
Half of Chrome’s AI extensions are stealing your data – see the surprisingly worst offenders
Secret Follow ZDNET: Add us as a favorite source On Google. ZDNET Highlights Browser extensions are tracking more of your data. Many AI generating tools are collecting lots of personal …
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worst-people-alive-obsessed-smart-glasses There’s something about smart glasses that brings out the worst in people. However, it’s not really a secret: They’re powerful little surveillance devices that let wearers secretly record whomever …
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Put on your math hat for a minute, and let’s see what this mid-October beef was about. This is a perfect example of what’s wrong with AI right now. Bubek …
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We like to think that there’s a lesson in every technological misadventure. But when technology becomes dependent on electricity, sometimes the solution is simple: it was best to stay away …
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Welcome to our annual list of the worst, least successful, and downright stupid technologies of the year. We like to think that there’s a lesson in every technological misadventure. But …