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Machines Learn Good From Commonsense Norm Bank
Source: IEEE Spectrum AI researchers at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence may have figured out a way to endow machines with a rudimentary ability to make moral decisions in real-world settings.
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Thinking Through the Ethics of New Tech…Before There’s a Problem
Source: Harvard Business Review Historically, it’s been a matter of trial and error. There’s a better way.
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The climate crisis gives science a new role. Here’s how research ethics must change too
Source: The Conversation Research ethics focus on avoiding wrongdoing, having been developed largely in response to biomedical scandals. Climate change puts the onus on researchers to add ‘do good’ to ‘do no harm’ principles.
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Facebook is backing away from facial recognition. Meta isn’t.
Source: Vox The social network is scaling back facial recognition, but similar technology could show up in the metaverse.
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Bad Data: The $3 Trillion-Per-Year Problem That's Actually Solvable
Source: Entrepreneur How the right tech can help entrepreneurs make data more accessible and accurate, avoiding massive losses in the process.
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The gender gap in academic research widened during the first wave of the pandemic
Source: The Economist Young female researchers suffered the most
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How Digital Transformation Could Change Research And Development For Pharmaceutical And Beauty Companies
Source: Forbes Digital technologies have the potential to transform cosmetics and pharmaceutical companies into truly consumer-focused industries and support R&D’s partnership with marketing departments.
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Facebook, the metaverse and the monetisation of higher education
Source: The Conversation The metaverse may change how profit is made in higher education.
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Doctors Without Borders is now using blockchain tech for medical record storage
Source: Coin Telegraph Doctors Without Borders has been quietly moving thousands of immunization records on-chain since October 14.
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