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In a new research report released today, Amnesty International documents in detail how technology is contributing to a growing trend of human rights violations at borders, and urges countries to halt their use of such technologies until they can guarantee that their use does not violate human rights. The report, titled “Digital Borders: Migration, Technology and Inequality”, outlines how the use of new technologies by both state and non-state actors in migration systems around the world increases the potential for violations of the human rights of people on the move, including the rights to privacy, non-discrimination, equality and to seek…
Theory of mind is a hallmark of emotional and social intelligence that enables us to infer people’s intentions, relate to each other, and empathize. Most children acquire these types of skills between the ages of 3 and 5. The researchers tested two large-scale language model families, OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 and GPT-4, and three versions of Meta’s Llama on tasks designed to test human theory of mind. Tasks include identifying false beliefs, recognizing gaffes, and understanding what is implied rather than directly said. They also tested 1,907 subjects to compare score sets. The research team administered five different tests. The first, a…
Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2024 took place in Boston last week, once again bringing together a large number of top players in cardiac care. From implantable rhythm management devices to AI-powered monitoring and diagnostic technologies, Heart Rhythm 2024 had it all. Pulsed field ablation (PFA) once again took center stage as companies continued to address the rapidly increasing prevalence of atrial fibrillation. All of the data shared at HRS 2024 demonstrated the never-ending innovation in cardiac care and highlighted what the future holds for the field. Last year’s HRS also brought a lot of exciting news. Here are some of…
The United Shore Professional Baseball League kicks off its ninth season todayThe United Shore Professional Baseball League (USPBL) will kick off its ninth season at Jimmy John’s Field in Utica on May 17. The league is made up of four teams – the Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers, Eastside Diamond Hoppers, Utica Unicorns and Westside Woolly Mammoths – who will play against each other every weekend during the summer, totaling approximately 70 games.Restaurant Report: Coeur in FerndaleAt Coeur, Culinary Institute of America-trained chef-owner Jordan Smith serves metro Detroit residents with a California-inspired New American menu deeply rooted in classic French techniques. Here,…
Top stories this week: Georgia protests, cancellation of Korg synthesizers, I Hate Models · News ⟋ RAW A bite-sized roundup of the five biggest stories from the past few days Welcome to our weekly news roundup, where every Friday we share bite-sized pieces of the five biggest stories from the past few days. Massive Attack back The Great Escape boycott of Barclays On Thursday 16 May, Anu Shukla Massive Attack supported the 137 artists who pulled out of The Great Escape in solidarity with Palestine. The Brighton festival is sponsored by Barclays, which has billions invested in arms companies that…
This week’s most viewed posts ranged from intriguing stories for avid readers to thanking a dear teacher to farming oysters in the library. Most viewed posts this week. 24 Hi-Lo Books Recommended for Middle Grade and YA Level ReadersSLJ StaffHi-Lo titles are intriguing stories written at a lower reading level for aspiring readers. Spanning genres from romance to horror, these 24 books are sure to captivate readers with relatable protagonists and contemporary coming-of-age themes. Cover-up: Under pressure, some school librarians alter illustrations to avoid library violationsAndrew BoldLibrarians are hiding bare buttocks and exposed body parts from picture books for fear…
3 min read Last Updated: May 13, 2024 | 02:45 PM ISTArtificial intelligence (AI) permeates many aspects of modern life, from making everyday tasks more efficient to tackling complex global problems. Its increasing integration has raised concerns about its ability to deceive humans and sparked debate about the impact AI will have on our future. Machines and deception The notion of AI engaging in deceptive behavior dates back to Alan Turing’s seminal 1950 paper, which introduced the Imitation Game, a test to assess whether a machine could exhibit human-like intelligence. This basic concept has since evolved, shaping the development of…
Susie Allegret is an international human rights lawyer and author from the Isle of Man, who in recent years has focused on technology and its impact on human rights. As a legal expert, she has advised Amnesty International, the United Nations and other organizations on issues such as counter-terrorism and anti-corruption. Her first book, Freedom to Think, published in 2022 and shortlisted for the Christopher Brand Prize, covers the history of legal freedom of thought. Her new book, Human Rights, Robot Wrongs, looks at how AI threatens our rights in areas such as war, sex and creativity, and what we…
While the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has many people feeling anxious these days, there’s no doubt that AI brings with it many exciting possibilities.Recently, an AI tricked Katy Perry’s mother into thinking she was at the Met Gala when in fact she wasn’t. However, the rise of technology is bringing opportunities into new territories that were previously unreachable.At UNILAD, we are looking to the future, and AI has made it possible.It is a clever prediction of what the future holds for humanity.We decided to ask the AI program Midjourney to create some mock photos of what we might look…
What are the important topics that make a university education valuable? And even while the student traverses the various courses? Or in the future, when the student takes his or her place in society? I attended Columbia College in the 1960s. I took the foundational classes in Western Civilization and Humanities, but I failed to grasp much of their importance. When I took classes about single authors— Jonathan Swift and Arthur Schopenhauer—I began to appreciate how ideas could be configured into particular worldviews. Now, if I were to design a course of study on important topics, I would engage a…