artificial intelligence Major AI Facial Recognition Systems Show Significant Gender and Skin Tone Biases A new MIT and Stanford study reveals that commercial facial-analysis systems from major tech companies exhibit severe error rate disparities, failing frequently for darker-skinned women while remaining highly accurate for light-skinned men.
boeing Deadly Autopilots and Fake Food Computers Top 2019 Tech Failures The year's worst technologies include Boeing's fatal MCAS autopilot system and the MIT Media Lab's fraudulent food computer. These disasters highlight the dangerous consequences of prioritizing automation and buzzwords over safety and actual functionality.
mit media lab MIT Media Lab Director Resigns Amid Secret Epstein Funding Scandal Joi Ito steps down from the MIT Media Lab after reports reveal he actively solicited and concealed donations from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The new allegations shock previous supporters who initially defended the director.