Conspiracy Theories and Emotions in the Time of Coronavirus
We need to rethink our relation to the news; the common ways we acquire and share information is tapping into some of our worst impulses.
When It Comes to Privacy, We Shouldn’t Have to “EARN-IT”
The push to hold Facebook and Pinterest accountable for illicit material circulated by private users on their sites may also undermine our internet privacy and put limits on free speech.
Twitter Bots and Trust
The anonymity surrounding users' twitter accounts make it extremely difficult to determine the reliability of information. How should we proceed?
Sensorvault and Ring: Private-Sector Data Collection Meets Law Enforcement
Digital profiling tools (like Google's Sensorvault) and surveillance gadgets (like Amazon's Ring) pose a significant threat to our privacy and blur the line between corporate and government interests.
Owning a Monopoly on Knowledge Production
The epistemic impact of Google and Facebook's monopoly on information and communication poses a very real problem.
Twitter and Disinformation
Proposed changes to Twitter raise interesting questions about community policing, the resilience of truth, and the value of the platform.
The Insufficiency of Black Box AI
The ability to offer reasons for one's judgments is imperative in medical and legal contexts. What do we do when our AI systems can't provide them?
Can Spiritual Needs Be Met by Robots?
Religion is beginning to harness the power of technology in order to reach new demographics. But can the goods that faith offers be bestowed by a machine?
DNA Dating
A new dating app uses DNA comparison to give users information about potential offspring inheriting a genetic disease. What kind of message are we sending?
Search Engines and Data Voids
The internet is awash with misinformation; internet browsers are not created equal, and search engines don't deliver identical results.