[ad_1] The officer will have the help of advisory and steering committees that will respectively draw on appointed public members and city officials to “drive the conversation” around algorithms. To put it another way, the algorithms officer should have a better understanding of how algorithms apply in the real world. It’s not yet clear who […]
Category: algorithm
Healthcare risk algorithm had ‘significant racial bias’
[ad_1] The differences were sometimes acute. Scientists reckoned that eliminating the algorithmic bias would increase the percentage of black patients receiving extra help from 17.7 percent to 46.5 percent. When millions of customers were processed through the algorithm, this meant that legions of black people weren’t receiving enough support. In this case, the bias appear […]
Algorithms help robot dogs trot more like real animals
[ad_1] Cameras and LiDAR are also present to help robots avoid collisions. This doesn’t require dramatic changes to the bots themselves, at least. The test units are Ghost Robotics designs augmented with sensors to test the new algorithms. The initial work has proven fruitful, but there’s a lot of work left before you could see […]
California DAs can now use an app to clear thousands of pot convictions
[ad_1] The application should help DAs in the state find which convictions are eligible for relief. The California Department of Justice estimates there are 220,000 such cases. Under Assembly Bill 1793, which Governor Jerry Brown signed into law in 2018, district attorneys are required to review eligible convictions and determine whether to dismiss or reduce […]
Papercraft-inspired math turns any sheet into any shape
[ad_1] The team started by establishing the constraints on lengths and angles that need to be met for producing any given cut pattern, and then use a numerical optimization approach to determine the generic patterns themselves (such as their orientation, number and size). From there, it’s a matter of using mechanical analysis to manage the […]
‘Norsemen’ producer gamed Netflix’s algorithm with Facebook ads
[ad_1] It’s a bit of a vicious circle, as Netflix is more willing than in the past to cancel shows that perhaps don’t hook enough viewers, yet it decides what to showcase in the so-called recommendation carousel. There’s only so much of that promotion space available, but one producer found a way to make sure […]
Faster algorithm could lead to more realistic sounds in VR
[ad_1] The solution ultimately involved ditching the traditional approach to calculating sound propagation, which has its roots in the theories of pioneering scientist Hermann von Helmholtz. Instead, the scientists took their cue from composer Heinrich Klein’s ability to blend many piano notes into a single sound. It splits vibration modes into individual chords, then performs […]
Facebook releases tools to flag harmful content on GitHub
[ad_1] Currently, when Facebook finds offensive photos and videos, it removes them and its algorithms assign a hash, or a digital fingerprint. Its technology can then use those hashes to determine whether two files are the same or similar, even without the original image or video. So when multiple copies of, say, terrorist videos appear […]
YouTube tweaked its algorithm to surface ‘quality family content’
[ad_1] It’s not entirely clear why YouTube has released this particular algorithm tweak, though Bloomberg insinuates that it’s to appease the FTC, which investigated the company over its handling of kids’ privacy. The publication says some creators saw a huge drop in traffic, while others enjoyed a spike in viewership. Established companies like PBS Kids […]
A Bluetooth vulnerability could give hackers your location
[ad_1] The vulnerability has to do with the way Bluetooth-enabled devices pair with each other. In that relationship, one device serves as the central connection and the other plays a peripheral role. The peripheral device sends out a signal that contains a unique address — similar to an IP address — and data about the […]