open source Open Source Software Transforms Into A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry Once doubted by investors, open source software now drives massive valuations and acquisitions as companies shift from free projects to lucrative SaaS models.
augmented reality Magic Leap and Other AR Startups Have a Rough 2019 Ahead of Them The augmented reality industry faces significant headwinds in 2019 as major players like Magic Leap struggle to deliver on promises and consumer interest in mobile AR remains limited.
amazon Amazon Abandons AI Hiring Tool After It Learns to Discriminate Against Women Amazon scraps an experimental artificial intelligence recruiting engine after discovering it automatically penalizes female job candidates. The system learns this bias by studying the tech industry's historically male-dominated resume pool.
amazon Amazon Abandons Biased AI Hiring Tool That Favored Men Over Women Amazon scraps an AI recruitment system after discovering it learns to discriminate against female candidates. The incident highlights how biased training data creates flawed algorithms.
amazon Amazon Scraps AI Recruiting Tool After It Learns to Discriminate Against Women Amazon abandons an experimental AI recruiting engine after discovering it automatically penalizes female candidates. The system learns this sexist behavior by training on a decade of male-dominated tech industry resumes.
amazon Amazon Abandons AI Recruiting Tool After Discovering Anti-Woman Bias Amazon scraps a secret AI hiring engine after discovering it systematically penalizes female job applicants. The system learns to prefer male candidates by training on a decade of male-dominated resumes.
microsoft Microsoft Restructures AI Division to Double Engineering Efforts Microsoft reorganizes its artificial intelligence division in a major push to double its engineering capacity. The strategic shift aims to accelerate the development and deployment of AI technologies across the company's products.