I have used some of these examples in my own interviews and workshops. Kind of feels validating to see that experts with better understanding and knowledge use the same examples :) 2/2
Chapter 6: Why AI can’t fix social media, is probably the lengthiest part in the book (I just began reading) and I would suggest journalists and researchers interested in documenting objectionable speech and moderation should read it diligently. 1/2
Back in the day, Twitter had a bug-bounty program for detecting algorithmic bias. Researchers had found that Twitter’s image-cropping algorithm centered Latin script instead of Arabic script at least 90 percent of the time. Today, X, can’t even acknowledge basic issues.
I have followed the authors for a very long time so I have high confidence in their work. And the book is written in a way to appeal to from all walks of life. I would say it’s a must buy.
Received my copy of AI Snake Oil today. Oddly, Amazon delivered it a week early and that too via India speed post and not the usual mechanism. Probably cause it was a pre-order. But that has never happened before. Anyway, I’m sorted for the weekend.
There was a pretty bad exodus today on Threads. Meta’s automated moderation suspended a bunch of NBA users ahead of the season so they moved to Bluesky.
Opinion piece w/ @ Psalmuel35 (who also did some heavy lifting and made editorial choices on our behalf). We looked into the hunger protest in Nigeria that took place at the beginning of the month. "Observing #EndBadGovernancewww.thecable.ng/observing-en...
When Nigerian youths ignited a powerful movement in October 2020 to demand an end to police brutality and the disbandment...
🚨 New blog — "Saar" syndrome, solidarity with White supremacists and a hit to reputation Link in the next post 🔗
