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12/26/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Is it time for government to regulate internet giants to prevent thought monopolies?

Calls are increasing for Big Social platforms like Google, Facebook, and Twitter to be regulated like public utilities given their immense influence over what people see, read, hear and ultimately think, as well as how they spend their money. This online dominance has similarly brought forth the related issue of monopolistic control. A monopoly does not constitute an automatic […]

12/26/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Social media has become a central tool for governments to shape political events

Among the social media platforms, Twitter has developed an outsized influence on the media and political echo chamber in the U.S. When an event or a term starts trending on Twitter, it almost instantly makes national, if not international, news headlines. Unfortunately it has also routinely devolved into a forum for virtue signalling by Trump-hating members of […]

11/15/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Experts warn: Ethical guidelines and regulations are needed for AI technology used to restore or enhance human capabilities

A group of 28 researchers, scientists and other experts in the neurotechnology field is calling for ethical rules when it comes to the brain-computer interface. Artificial intelligence technology brings with it the possibility of profoundly restoring the quality of life for many individuals suffering from brain injuries, blindness, paralysis, epilepsy, and other serious conditions. Columbia University […]

10/16/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Technology from the movies is on the way: A look at the many ways it will change our future

Science fiction may become reality sooner rather than later. Of course, when predictions about the future are thrown around, past performance is no guarantee of future results, as they say in the financial industry. A 10-part anthology series airing on Channel 4 in the U.K. called “Electric Dreams” explores the works of Blade Runner author […]

09/19/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Technology in the classroom: Robots could replace teachers in 10 years

Classroom teaching will primarily be handled by adaptable robots rather than humans within 10 years and will alter human life as we know it in the process. That is the prediction of historian Sir Anthony Seldon, vice chancellor of the University of Buckingham in the U.K., which he made at the recent British Science Festival […]

09/13/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

After allowing 143 million credit profiles to be stolen by hackers, Equifax now trying to TRICK people into waiving class action lawsuit rights

Equifax seems to be backpedaling on asking consumers to give up their legal rights to sue in court either individually or as part of a group over the massive data breach of consumer personal information such as names, birth dates, and Social Security numbers, as well as drivers’ license numbers and credit card account number in […]

08/27/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

CYBER BIOLOGY: Scientists use biological DNA to hack a computer system in world’s first biology-to-silicon hacking demonstration

In something along the lines of an early warning, researchers at the Seattle-based University of Washington claim that they can hack into a computer with a small strand of DNA. The experts presented their findings about a potential DNA malware infection experiment at last week’s 26th USENIX Security Symposium in Vancouver. The Daily Mail summarized the results of […]

08/16/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Why Google, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube all need to be urgently regulated to halt politically motivated censorship

White House chief strategist and free market advocate Steve Bannon made news late last month by allegedly floating the idea of regulating Google and Facebook like utilities. In a familiar refrain, three anonymous sources who were involved in discussions with Bannon supposedly revealed this development to The Intercept. Government intervention into the private sector is usually and […]

08/14/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Google joins Monsanto among the most evil corporations in the world by announcing ban on anything it considers a “conspiracy theory”

Google has published another update to its Quality Rater Guidelines that grades conspiracy theories as meriting a lower search results ranking. Some 10,000 search quality raters across the world work for Google on a contract basis to evaluate search results and algorithms after conducting real searches. Join the upcoming March on Google this Saturday, August 19th, across nine U.S. […]

08/05/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Elon Musk is right to point out that Mark Zuckerberg is a tech moron who knows nothing about the risks of AI

It’s the battle of the billionaires. In this context, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg disagree about the ramifications and unintended consequences of artificial intelligence. For years, Musk — the Tesla and SpaceX CEO — has been warning about the risks to the human race posed by rapidly advancing progress in AI, which could make Terminator-like […]

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