Author: Tom Cox

China develops AI ‘prosecutor’ that can identify ‘dissent’ and press charges for common crimes ‘with 97% accuracy’

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China develops AI ‘prosecutor’ that can identify ‘dissent’ and press charges for common crimes ‘with 97% accuracy’
The system can press charges for Shanghai’s eight most common crimes It runs on a standard computer and can take part in decision-making process But there are fears the machine could be weaponised by the state  By JACK NEWMAN FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 03:36 EST, 27 December 2021  China has developed an artificial intelligence prosecutor that can charge people with crimes with more than 97 per cent accuracy, researchers claim.… Read the rest

Oxford Invited an AI to Debate Its Own Ethics—What It Said Was Startling

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Oxford Invited an AI to Debate Its Own Ethics—What It Said Was Startling
By Alex Connock and Andrew Stephen  – Dec 19, 2021 Not a day passes without a fascinating snippet on the ethical challenges created by “black box” artificial intelligence systems. These use machine learning to figure out patterns within data and make decisions—often without a human giving them any moral basis for how to do it. Classics of the genre are the credit cards accused of awarding bigger loans to men than women, based simply on which gender got the best credit terms in the past.… Read the rest

CBS panel sits in silence as top reporter blasts the ‘crushing impact’ of COVID policies on children

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CBS panel sits in silence as top reporter blasts the ‘crushing impact’ of COVID policies on children
CHRIS ENLOE December 27, 2021 Members of a CBS News “Face the Nation” panel sat in silence on Sunday when one panelist explained that the most “underreported” story of 2021 is how restrictive COVID policies devastatingly impacted children. What happened? While reviewing the year’s top stories with foremost CBS News reporters, chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford silenced her colleagues for more than 90 seconds as she explained why the “crushing impact” of COVID policies on children is the most underreported story of 2021.… Read the rest

NFL adopts new COVID protocols after data suggest that asymptomatic players aren’t transmitting the virus even if they test positive

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NFL adopts new COVID protocols after data suggest that asymptomatic players aren’t transmitting the virus even if they test positive
LEON WOLF December 23, 2021 After a rash of COVID-related absences have plagued the league this year, and following numerous complaints from teams about the league’s current testing policy, the NFL adopted new testing protocols last week, and did so for an eye-opening reason: asymptomatic players were not found to be transmitting the virus. According to an ESPN report, which notes that the NFL’s stance is a “departure from the stance of public health authorities for much of the pandemic,” the NFL’s chief medical officer Dr.… Read the rest

US Navy Warship Pauses Deployment After COVID-19 Outbreak Among ‘100 Percent Immunized’ Crew

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US Navy Warship Pauses Deployment After COVID-19 Outbreak Among ‘100 Percent Immunized’ Crew
By Mimi Nguyen Ly December 24, 2021 A U.S. Navy warship has paused its deployment to South America due to a COVID-19 outbreak among its “100 percent immunized” crew, the Navy announced on Christmas Eve. “USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), a Freedom variant littoral combat ship, remains in port as some Sailors test positive for COVID-19,” the U.S. 4th Fleet said in a statement.… Read the rest

Wisconsin Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to COVID-19 Mask Orders

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to COVID-19 Mask Orders
By Joseph M. Hanneman December 25, 2021 MADISON, Wis.—A long-simmering dispute is headed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the frequent use of local health department mask mandates in an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin’s capital city and county. The high court granted a motion from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and its clients to bypass the Wisconsin Court of Appeals directly to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.… Read the rest