An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Microsoft recently rejected a California law enforcement agency’s request to install facial recognition technology in officers’ cars and body cameras due to human rights concerns, company President Brad Smith said on Tuesday. Microsoft concluded it would lead to innocent women and minorities being disproportionately held for questioning because the artificial intelligence has been…
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Stanford Clears Professor of Helping With Gene-Edited Babies Experiment
Stephen Quake and two colleagues were found to have followed proper scientific protocol in their interactions with the Chinese researcher who did the work. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/health/stanford-gene-editing-babies.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Gene-Edited Babies: What a Chinese Scientist Told an American Mentor
Stanford is investigating Stephen Quake’s interactions with He Jiankui, the scientist who performed the controversial experiment. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/health/gene-editing-babies.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Olympic Cyclist Kelly Catlin Seemed Destined for Glory. Then She Killed Herself.
Catlin was lining up for a shot at Olympic gold. And an elite mathematical mind would open opportunities off the track. But torment lurked behind the success. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/sports/kelly-catlin-death.html?partner=rss&emc=rss