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13: Garbage In, Refined Garbage Out
50 minutes Posted Jul 20, 2017 at 7:30 pm.
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Google asks for our input to help filter what it shows us, but are we tainting machine learning with our own biases? Also: Why the future of video games is, surprisingly, in the past.

This episode of Download is sponsored by:

  • Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.
  • FlightLogger: Real-time flight tracking for worry-free travel

Guest Starring:

Jessica Dennis and Jason Cross

Links and Show Notes:

Feed your need to know - Google
Google introduces the feed, a news stream of your evolving interests - TechCrunch
What Makes an Artificial Intelligence Racist and Sexist - Lifehacker
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy: Cathy O'Neil: 9780553418811 - Amazon.com: Books
Microsoft terminates its Tay AI chatbot after she turns into a Nazi - Ars Technica
Google Photos identified two black people as 'gorillas' - Mashable
Citymapper to launch a weekend night bus service in London - Engadget
Atari’s new Ataribox console will be like an NES Classic - The Verge
Super NES Classic Edition
Jessica Dennis (@jessicadennis) - Twitter
Jason Cross (@JasonCross00) - Twitter
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