Category: Technology

The coronavirus is the first true social-media “infodemic”

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615184/the-coronavirus-is-the-first-true-social-media-infodemic/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1583514851 Social media has zipped information and misinformation around the world at unprecedented speeds, fueling panic, racism … and hope. by Karen Hao and Tanya BasuFeb 12, 2020 On January…

What AI still can’t do

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615189/what-ai-still-cant-do/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1583515248 Artificial intelligence won’t be very smart if computers don’t grasp cause and effect. That’s something even humans have trouble with. by Brian BergsteinFeb 19, 2020 In less than a…