[ad_1] In a fascinating study by researchers at Cardiff University and MIT, we learn that robots can develop prejudices when working together. The robots, which ran inside a teamwork simulator, expressed prejudice against other robots not on their team. In short, write the researchers, “groups of autonomous machines could demonstrate prejudice by simply identifying, copying…
[ad_1] There was a time when I simply assumed I was fighting the good fight by calling out what I took to be sexual objectification of women in the games that I reviewed. Now I find myself thinking twice when I feel the knee-jerk urge to begin pointing a finger at fighters wearing six-inch stilettos…
[ad_1] Facebook announced in November that it would stop advertisers from targeting users by race for ads that focused on housing, employment, and credit opportunities, in response to a report that found that Facebook’s tools could be used to place discriminatory advertisements. Today, the social network provided a progress update on the matter, disclosing what actions…