Tagged: algorithms

Featured image: Excel autocorrect errors still plague genetic research, raising concerns over scientific rigour

Excel autocorrect errors still plague genetic research, raising concerns over scientific rigour - Hot off the press

Guest Author • Aug 27, 2021 •

Mark Ziemann, Deakin University and Mandhri Abeysooriya, Deakin University   Autocorrection, or predictive text, is a common feature of many modern tech tools, from internet searches to messaging apps and word processors. Autocorrection can be a blessing, but when the algorithm makes mistakes it can change the message in dramatic and sometimes hilarious ways. Our research shows autocorrect errors, particularly … Read More

Featured image: When faces are partially covered, neither people nor algorithms are good at reading emotions

When faces are partially covered, neither people nor algorithms are good at reading emotions - Hot off the press

Guest Author • Aug 06, 2021 •

Harisu Abdullahi Shehu, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Hedwig Eisenbarth, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, and Will Browne, Queensland University of Technology   Artificial systems such as homecare robots or driver-assistance technology are becoming more common, and it’s timely to investigate whether people or algorithms are better at reading emotions, particularly given the added … Read More

Featured image: Jacinda Ardern calls for ‘ethical algorithms’ to combat online extremism. What this means

Jacinda Ardern calls for ‘ethical algorithms’ to combat online extremism. What this means - News

Guest Author • May 18, 2021 •

Nathalie Collins, Edith Cowan University   New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has called for “ethical algorithms” to help stop online radicalisation. She made her call on the weekend at the second summit of the “Christchurch Call” for action to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online. The first Christchurch Call summit was convened by Ardern and French president … Read More

Featured image: Call for independent watchdog to monitor NZ government use of artificial intelligence

Call for independent watchdog to monitor NZ government use of artificial intelligence - Guest Work

Guest Author • May 27, 2019 •

John Zerilli, University of Otago and Colin Gavaghan, University of Otago New Zealand is a leader in government use of artificial intelligence (AI). It is part of a global network of countries that use predictive algorithms in government decision making, for anything from the optimal scheduling of public hospital beds to whether an offender should … Read More

Featured image: Algorithmic organisms?

Algorithmic organisms? - Ariadne

Robert Hickson • May 21, 2016 •

Here’s a really absurd mis-reading of biology from a Professor of History in a Huffington Post interview: The whole of biology since Darwin can be summarized in three words: “Organisms are algorithms.” I wasn’t aware that we were living in the Matrix. This is the type of talk you most commonly hear from Silicon Valley folk talking or writing about technological progress and what … Read More