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Artificial Intelligence Needs Human Values
Hosch & Morris Hosch & Morris

Artificial Intelligence Needs Human Values

This week, let’s work toward finding a global consensus regarding the values that unpin the development and deployment of artificial intelligence systems as we consider UNESCO’s draft Recommendation on the Ethics of AI.

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The High Cost of Groceries – Paying with Iris Scans
Hosch & Morris Hosch & Morris

The High Cost of Groceries – Paying with Iris Scans

This week, we address biometric information, privacy issues in refugee camps, paying for groceries with iris scans, and a recent Lookout report indicating that UN World Food Programme (and presumably, those served by the Programme) have been hacked.

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First, Second and Third-Order Inferences
Hosch & Morris Hosch & Morris

First, Second and Third-Order Inferences

This week, we take on a privacy law hypothetical about how late-order inferences may be drawn and used to predict what you will like, will support or oppose, will vote for or against, will buy or turn away.

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Why You Should Care about Privacy
Hosch & Morris Hosch & Morris

Why You Should Care about Privacy

This week, we challenge privacy pacifists who say, “I have nothing to hide, so I have nothing to fear” with our counterargument, along with two recent articles about surveillance that everyone should read.

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Make Privacy Nice. Like the Canadians
Hosch & Morris Hosch & Morris

Make Privacy Nice. Like the Canadians

This week, we are aiming to make privacy nice, like the Canadians – “I don’t want you to give me full disclosure about how you’re going to scr-w me, and then ask for my consent. Just don’t scr-w me.”

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