As the world looks to slowly emerge from the grip of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and more than a year of associated border closures, travel restrictions, widespread shutdowns and other limitations on once-normal activities, the idea of a digital “vaccine passport” for COVID-19 is also gaining momentum. Rather than thinking about vaccine passports as … [Read more...] about What’s Really at Stake with Vaccine Passports
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Deceitful Media – Artificial Intelligence and Social Life after the Turing Test
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often discussed as something extraordinary, a dream--or a nightmare--that awakens metaphysical questions on human life. Yet far from a distant technology of the future, the true power of AI lies in its subtle revolution of ordinary life. From voice assistants like Siri to natural language processors, AI technologies use cultural biases and modern … [Read more...] about Deceitful Media – Artificial Intelligence and Social Life after the Turing Test
