New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a bill into law that aims to protect children and teens from social media feeds, making her the latest government official to push for more platform restrictions in hopes of improving young users’ mental health. The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, which passed the […]
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Twitter founder Jack Dorsey warns social media algorithms are draining people of their free will—and Elon Musk agrees with him
If social media is the equivalent of a weapon of mass destruction, then Jack Dorsey would be a contender for the digital era’s Robert Oppenheimer. Speaking at the 16th annual Oslo Freedom Forum on Wednesday, the remorseful Twitter cofounder expressed how conflicted he felt at his own creation born out of the noble ideals of […]
Algorithms help people see and correct their biases, study shows
Algorithms are a staple of modern life. People rely on algorithmic recommendations to wade through deep catalogs and find the best movies, routes, information, products, people and investments. Because people train algorithms on their decisions – for example, algorithms that make recommendations on e-commerce and social media sites – algorithms learn and codify human biases. […]
A young Duke professor won $250,000 for her algorithms that could find symptoms of heart disease when they start
A Duke University professor has won the ACM Prize in Computing for her work with algorithms. Amanda Randles creates virtual simulations that incorporate data from patients’ wearable devices. Randles is also trying to make medicine more personalized by learning how cancer cells move. Amanda Randles is shaping the future of medicine with her award-winning research. […]