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blind inventor creates 'smart cane' that uses google maps to navigate blind people - 0 views

www.designboom.com/...s-visually-impaired-09-12-2019

ITGS blind inventor google google maps equality of access sensor

shared by dr tech on 12 Sep 19 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 12 Sep 19
     
    "the weWALK cane consists of an electronic handle with a regular 'analog' white cane that is inserted into the bottom. it uses an ultrasonic sensor to detect any obstacles above chest level and warns the user via a vibrating handle."
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Digital Detox #3: Algorithms and Exclusion - TRU Digital Detox 2020 - 0 views

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algorithm ITGS machine learning equality of access ai big data

shared by dr tech on 23 Jan 20 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 23 Jan 20
     
    "Indeed, a recent working paper in the area of machine learning suggests that the simpler the algorithm, the more likely its outcome will further disadvantage already disadvantaged groups. In other words, our social relationships are complex, and our algorithms should be, too. But in the quest to streamline processes, they aren't always, and that can be a huge problem."
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YouTube shifts default video quality to standard definition globally - 0 views

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ITGS bandwidth internet www equality of access networks reliability

shared by dr tech on 25 Mar 20 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 25 Mar 20
     
    "Starting today, YouTube began shifting the default play settings on all its videos to standard definition. The decision, confirmed to Mashable over email, is in response to possible bandwidth strain as more and more people self-isolate to slow the spread of the coronavirus. "
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Solve e-learning issues, teachers urge | The Star Online - 0 views

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ITGS education e-learning equality of access digital divide

shared by dr tech on 27 Apr 20 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 27 Apr 20
     
    "ISSUES with the online learning and teaching process has caused students from the low-income group to be left behind, said the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP)."
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Citizen app's $30k reward strays towards vigilante justice | Boing Boing - 0 views

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ITGS citizen app justice equality of access database privacy and anonymity

shared by dr tech on 18 May 21 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 18 May 21
     
    "Fear-mongering Citizen app apparently stepped up from crime pronouncement to vigilantism this weekend when they offered a $30k reward for information about a gentleman they believed to be an arsonist responsible for starting a large fire. It is pretty clear local law enforcement didn't ask for this assistance and that sharing of the photo could easily have endangered the "suspect," or in this case victim, especially as requested in the quote below."
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New brain-computer interface writes up to 90 characters per minute with your thoughts |... - 0 views

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ITGS BCI interface equality of access

shared by dr tech on 24 May 21 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 24 May 21
     
    "With this BCI, our study participant, whose hand was paralysed from spinal cord injury, achieved typing speeds of 90 characters per minute with 94.1% raw accuracy online, and greater than 99% accuracy offline with a general-purpose autocorrect."
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Twitter apologises for 'racist' image-cropping algorithm | Twitter | The Guardian - 0 views

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ITGS social media twitter racism bias algorithm ai integrity machine learning equality of access

shared by dr tech on 21 Sep 20 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 21 Sep 20
     
    "But users began to spot flaws in the feature over the weekend. The first to highlight the issue was PhD student Colin Madland, who discovered the issue while highlighting a different racial bias in the video-conference software Zoom. When Madland, who is white, posted an image of himself and a black colleague who had been erased from a Zoom call after its algorithm failed to recognise his face, Twitter automatically cropped the image to only show Madland."
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Why telecommuting may NOT be the future of work - The Independent News - 0 views

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ITGS people and machines telecommuting remote collaboration equality of access

shared by dr tech on 27 May 20 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 27 May 20
     
    ""There is no substitute for in-person collaboration and connection," said Take-Two Interactive Software CEO Strauss Zelnick. This is especially true for those who are in management roles in a firm, who find that actual management and mentoring is best done offline. The same goes for relationship-building, spontaneity, and creativity."
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Remote Work Means Anyone Can Take Your Job | Marker - 0 views

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ITGS job remote politics and government people anc machines unemployment equality of access

shared by dr tech on 30 May 20 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 30 May 20
     
    "That's where the real disruption comes in. If you thought globalization was fun for manufacturing, buckle up. Remote work is about to globalize a bunch of service jobs as well."
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I got irritated by my dad's cluelessness with gadgets - but maybe it is the technology ... - 0 views

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ITGS digital divide equality of access technology digital natives

shared by dr tech on 07 Oct 20 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 07 Oct 20
     
    "Those who design this stuff are plainly doing so for people close in age to themselves. But surely no harm would come from them considering whether their parents or grandparents would have any chance of fathoming out whatever new consumer electronics they are working on."
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Columbia researchers find white men are the worst at reducing AI bias | VentureBeat - 0 views

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ITGS ai bias algorithm equality of access

shared by dr tech on 11 Dec 20 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 11 Dec 20
     
    "Researchers at Columbia University sought to shed light on the problem by tasking 400 AI engineers with creating algorithms that made over 8.2 million predictions about 20,000 people. In a study accepted by the NeurIPS 2020 machine learning conference, the researchers conclude that biased predictions are mostly caused by imbalanced data but that the demographics of engineers also play a role."
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The creator of Second Life has a lot to say about all these new 'metaverses' | PC Gamer - 0 views

www.pcgamer.com/...econd-life-metaverse-interview

ITGS blockchain metaverse second life equality of access

shared by dr tech on 03 Apr 22 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 03 Apr 22
     
    "The problem, he believes, is that total decentralization inevitably increases wealth inequality. He pointed me to a simulation he designed last year in which bouncing balls demonstrate the theory that "the rich actually always get richer, no matter what." "
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Hand-held eye exam * The Intelligent Optimist - 0 views

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ITGS eye exam scanner healthcare equality of access

shared by dr tech on 22 Feb 14 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 22 Feb 14
     
    "A smartphone application called Peek, Portable Eye Examination Kit, utilizes the phone's camera and can conduct visual and color field tests, lens imaging for cataracts, and retinal imaging, among other tests to detect sight impairments and diseases."
Max van Mesdag

Industry Vet Predicts Full Digital Distribution by 2011 - 0 views

www.escapistmagazine.com/...l-Digital-Distribution-by-2011

ITGS equality of access computers games downloads

shared by Max van Mesdag on 17 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Max van Mesdag on 17 Jan 10
     
    Apparently all games (and who knows what else) for computers will only be available by downloads by the year 2011. If this is a good thing, we shall have to find out in a year's time.
dr tech

Is online manipulation always hidden? | 3 Quarks Daily - 0 views

www.3quarksdaily.com/...anipulation-always-hidden.html

ITGS manipulation ai control people and machines equality of access ethics morals

shared by dr tech on 25 Mar 20 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 25 Mar 20
     
    "Why care? Because understanding manipulation is crucial in the current critical debate about digital technologies in moral philosophy and related disciplines."
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