Meet the scientist teaching AI to police human speech
Alexis Conneau’s work has helped Facebook and Google build artificial intelligence systems that can understand dozens of languages with startling accuracy. But researchers like him also stand at the center of a battle over the technology’s risk of prejudice, censorship and abuse.
washingtonpost.comFleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’ is gaining popularity, thanks to that hilarious now-viral TikTok
Fleetwood Mac’s classic hit “Dreams,” sung by the witchy Stevie Nicks, is having a breath of new life, thanks to a TikTok that recently went viral. He’s just enjoying life and jamming out to some Fleetwood Mac. The TikTok blew up on social media, and even Fleetwood Mac’s Twitter account took notice, and tweeted “We love this!” to all of its followers. As if this story couldn’t get any better, Fleetwood Mac’s drummer, Mick Fleetwood, recently joined TikTok so he could recreate the now famous video. Now twirl, Stevie Nicks, twirl!
AT&T blames internet issues on damaged cable in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. An internet outage that plagued AT&T customers across Florida on Wednesday was blamed on a cable in Jacksonville damaged by a road construction crew. An AT&T representative told News4Jax Thursday, "Our technicians have been working around the clock to make repairs to cables damaged by a road crew in the Jacksonville area. UPDATE: Our technicians have been working around the clock to make repairs to cables damaged by a road crew in the Jacksonville area. DownDetector.com AT&T outage map (DownDetector.com)The station was told the outage affected about 50,000 customers, but thousands more -- including some News4Jax staff who are AT&T customers -- reported their internet speed was much slower than usual. We have requested more details about the outage as AT&T releases more information.
Internet for all? How the FCC could change the way we go online
Internet for all? How the FCC could change the way we go online CNET senior news writer Maggie Reardon explains proposal by the agency to regulate the Internet as a public utility -- and how that could change the way we use it
cbsnews.comShould the Internet be regulated like a public utility?
Should the Internet be regulated like a public utility? The debate over net neutrality is heating up. The FCC is expected to propose regulating the Internet like a public utility. CNET's Bridget Carey joins CBSN with more on what this means for consumers.
cbsnews.comSteps not strides expanding freedom in Iran
Steps not strides expanding freedom in Iran President Rouhani pledged to release prominent political prisoners and expand press and Internet freedoms. He has made steps not strides. Steve Kroft asks Dr. Mohammad Nahavandian, Rouhani's chief of staff, why?
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