Tag: software studies

• Logic, Explainability and the Future of Understanding—Stephen Wolfram Writings

  December 15, 2019

  Logic is a foundation for many things. But what are the foundations of logic itself? In symbolic logic, one introduces symbols like p and q to stand for statements (or… more ›

• Prime Leverage: How Amazon Wields Power in the Technology World

  December 15, 2019

  Software start-ups have a phrase for what Amazon is doing to them: ‘strip-mining’ them of their innovations. SEATTLE — Elastic, a software start-up in Amsterdam, was rapidly building its business… more ›

• Remember QR Codes? They’re More Powerful Than You Think

  December 14, 2019

  China’s mobile payment ecosystem, the largest in the world, is built upon QR codes. But that technology extends far beyond shopping to ease friction throughout daily life. https://a16z.com/2019/10/30/the-power-of-qr-codes/ more ›

• December 14, 2019

  https://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000006082083/lethal-autonomous-weapons.html more ›

• Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech

  December 14, 2019

  After a decade or so of the general sentiment being in favor of the internet and social media as a way to enable more speech and improve the marketplace of… more ›

• Biased Algorithms Are Easier to Fix Than Biased People

  December 9, 2019

  Racial discrimination by algorithms or by people is harmful — but that’s where the similarities end. In one study published 15 years ago, two people applied for a job. Their… more ›

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  December 8, 2019

  Imagine an infinitely generated world that you could explore endlessly, continually finding entirely new content and adventures. What if you could also choose any action you can think of instead… more ›

• Facial recognition: how China cornered the surveillance market

  December 8, 2019

  Gain a global perspective on the US and go beyond with curated news and analysis from 600 journalists in 50+ countries covering politics, business, innovation, trends and more. https://www.ft.com/content/6f1a8f48-1813-11ea-9ee4-11f260415385 more ›

• Ecommerce as Video’s Killer App

  December 8, 2019

  As online video platforms seek a business model beyond advertising, and short videos start to look more and more like commercials, it turns out that commerce may be video’s killer… more ›

• Google DeepMind gamifies memory with its latest AI work

  December 3, 2019

  The DeepMind use simulated environments to test how a “reinforcement learning” is able to complete tasks to receive rewards. You know when you’ve done something wrong, like putting a glass… more ›