Facebook altered its algorithm to prevent articles from certain news websites from appearing on its newsfeed, a new report states. According to the Wall Street Journal, CEO Mark Zuckerberg approved the changes that would result in the websites receiving a cut in traffic and views three years ago. The move came after the social media … Read more
A curvy model has hit out at TikTok, has accused the video sharing platform of ‘discriminating against her body’ after removing her videos because she’s ‘too sexy’. Neyleen Ashley, 31, from Miami, Florida, claims TikTok – famous for its choreographed and intentionally humorous videos – make a point of removing her videos, even when similar … Read more
Meghan Markle ‘looks more trustworthy’ than the Queen when comparing their faces, authors of a new study into changes in portraits over 500 years claim. Experts from PSL Research University created an algorithm that scans faces in painted portraits and photographs to determine the trustworthiness of the person. The authors used the trustworthiness tool to discover … Read more
Twitter is looking into allegations that its algorithm which chooses a preview image for a large photo is racially biased. Tests of the algorithm done by users on the social media site over the weekend led to several examples of a preference for white faces from the automated system. Hundreds of thousands of retweets grabbed … Read more
An algorithm makes self-driving cars ‘accident-proof’ as long as other human drivers on the road act responsibly, scientists claim. German researchers developed the algorithm with data collected from vehicles in the real-world and tested it in computer simulations. Assuming that other traffic drivers follow the rules of the road, the algorithm can take into account … Read more
Algorithm created for US tax system gets UK’s £31bn ‘tax gap’ all wrong UK uses software developed by Internal Revenue Service to calculate tax gap Revenue & Customs is now working on major changes to the calculation By Dan Atkinson For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:17 BST, 5 September 2020 | Updated: 22:17 BST, … Read more
The chairman of Ofqual today claimed Gavin Williamson was urged not to cancel exams and the A-level results debacle had ‘rapidly’ got out of control under the leadership of the Education Secretary. Roger Taylor told the Education Select Committee that earlier this year the regulator had made clear to Mr Williamson that it believed the … Read more
AI algorithm discovers FIFTY new exoplanets orbiting far-off stars by analyzing NASA data – with some larger than Neptune Scientists developed a machine learning algorithm to find exoplanets The system scoured through thousands of candidates and validated 50 planets This is the first time artificial intelligence has validated exoplanets The team says the new planets … Read more
Watchdog Ofqual knew its algorithm was ‘doomed’ as far back as June but pressed ahead anyway, it has been claimed. An adviser who helped it develop the software said there was ‘always an understanding there would be winners and losers’. Ofqual has always said its system was as ‘fair as possible’ – despite so many … Read more
Facebook has been accused of ‘actively promoting’ Holocaust denial on its platform, in a new report by a British think-tank. Researchers from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, which works to counter extremism, found that people who had ‘liked’ Holocaust denial content on Facebook were directed to more of the same by the site’s algorithm. The … Read more