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Issue 41 by Alice Wong & Katie Klabusich & Raquel Hosein & Wagatwe Wanjuki on September 6th, 2016
"We’re hoping it can change lives as well as movement and organizing work."
A series of Bitcoin and blockchain charm logos strewn together on a chunky bronze jewelry chain.
Issue 39 by Emma Stamm on July 25th, 2016
Blockchain's scorecard on diversity is no better than the rest of the tech world. In fact, it is arguably worse.
A sad-looking humanoid robot sticker plastered on a sign pole outdoors.
Issue 36 by Cher Tan on April 26th, 2016
What does it mean for the future of AI when technology mirrors the sensibilities of a dominant group?
Two images of the author, visualizing how facial recognition works: facial features are marked with dots and then connected with lines.
Issue 36 by Alyx Baldwin on April 25th, 2016
The more we discuss the dangers of training AI on only small sets of data and narrow ideas about identity, the better prepared we will be for the future.
A humanoid robot gazes into space, mechanical parts visible between plates of "flesh".
Issue 32 by Meghan Trainor on February 2nd, 2016
The interrogation of the robot’s motives interrogates its algorithms, its programmatic lineage, its manufacture, the factory of its origins, the mountains from which its metal was mined.
A stuffed bear in black and white, casting long eerie shadows on the wooden floor.
Issue 23 by Alana Massey on July 1st, 2015
Though adults are free to opt in and out of advertising services and control the collection and use of their personal data, children have no such power.