The Internet, Divided Between the U.S. and China, Has Become a Battleground
The US and China are fiercely competing to become the global champion of 5G, the new generation of incredibly fast mobile technology. This battle is bound to have major repercussions for the future of the Internet. Right now, it is already difficult to speak of one uniform Internet, due to
AI must tackle the sparsity challenge, says Landing AI’s Gopi Prashanth
According to Gopi Prashanth of AI-startup Landing AI, one of the major challenges in the development of AI and machine learning is to teach machines to generalize based on small data samples in situations where relevant data is sparse. Currently, deep learning enables machines to learn from massive amounts of
Biased algorithms: here’s a more radical approach to creating fairness
The increasing tendency to have algorithms, such as those used in AI technologies, make important decisions that affect our lives, raises important ethical questions. This is because many of those algorithms are infused with the same biases that undermine the capability of fair, impartial judgment in humans. In their attempt to address
AI has a bias problem. This is how we can solve it
James Golden, CEO of WorldQuant Predictive believes that the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) technology could enable us to address many of the global problems that humanity is currently facing. However, he emphasizes that there are serious limitations to the application of AI, which are rooted in the fact that AI
Best Security, Business, and Technology Books of 2017
In looking at advances in technology over the past year, I’m reminded of the Lenin quote “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” It seems that to make the most sense of the top security and business trends you need to have a keen
Hacker steals upcoming season of Netflix series Orange is the New Black
“A hacker claims to have stolen the upcoming season of Netflix’s hit series ‘Orange Is The New Black,’ and is demanding that the video streaming service pay an unspecified ransom to prevent all the new episodes from being prematurely released online. … Netflix said that a small production vendor that
Best Security, Business, and Technology Books of 2016
Dozens of times per year, I get asked to recommend my favorite books so I couldn’t say no when the OODA Loop team asked me to build on Mark Mateski’s popular Red Teaming book list by providing my top 10 books for 2016. I have very eclectic interests, so I’ve