TNWLanguage matters when Googling controversial peopleverified_publisherTNW - The ConversationOne of the useful features of search engines like Google is the autocomplete function that enables users to find fast answers to their questions or queries. However, autocomplete search functions are based on ambiguous algorithms that have been widely criticized because they often provide biased …
TNWAI research is a dumpster fire and Google’s holding the matchesverified_publisherTNW - Tristan GreeneThe world of AI research is in shambles. From the academics prioritizing easy-to-monetize schemes over breaking novel ground, to the Silicon Valley elite using the threat of job loss to encourage corporate-friendly hypotheses, the system is a broken mess. And Google deserves a lion’s share of the …
TNWFitbit’s new heart monitoring algorithm reveals Google’s plan to dethrone the Apple Watchverified_publisherTNW - Callum BoothFitbit has just vaulted over a huge hurdle: it can now continuously monitor users’ heart rhythms. This was authorized by the US’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — and takes the wearable company a step closer to combating the Apple Watch. Google — the owner of Fitbit — declared that the FDA …
TNWGoogle says it classifies AI-generated content as ‘spam’verified_publisherTNW - Tristan GreeneAll the publishers and editors out there thinking of replacing their journalists with AI might want to pump their brakes. Everybody’s boss, the Google algorithm, classifies AI-generated content as spam. John Mueller, Google’s SEO authority, laid the issue to rest while speaking at a recent “Google …
TNWGoogle wants to win the quantum computing race by being the tortoiseverified_publisherTNW - Tristan GreeneThe most exciting name in quantum computing today is Google. Last year’s time crystals breakthrough was the culmination of decades of academic effort from the Search giant, and it proved Big G is a clear front-runner in the world of cutting-edge quantum physics research. Despite having virtually no …
TNWIt’s terrifyingly easy for reporters to exploit Google’s News algorithmsverified_publisherTNW - Tristan GreeneI’ve spent the last eight months turning Google News into my personal playground. I manipulated the algorithm and made it surface my stories whether they were relevant to specific topics or not. This is a big problem. I’m a regular reporter — a writer. I have no programming skills or formal …
