Neowin News Feed for: Bias

OpenAI announces improvements to GPT-3 model with behavior customization and more

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:10:01 +0000

OpenAI is working on improving the behavior of ChatGPT's current language model to reduce biases and even allow its users to customize its behavior, while also seeking even more public input. Read more...

Meta: Our content moderation on Facebook and Instagram is not biased in favor of Russia

Usama Jawad — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 07:04:01 +0000

In response to allegations, Meta has shared some details about its content moderation mechanism to deny claims that its review process censors Ukrainian content while allowing Russian propaganda. Read more...

Microsoft releases new guidance and tools for responsible AI development

Usama Jawad — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 07:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has partnered with Boston Consulting Group on a whitepaper outlining the process for developing AI products responsible. It has also released a governance dashboard on the same topic. Read more...

Facebook reportedly knew its algorithms were dividing people yet did nothing

Mehrotra A — Wed, 27 May 2020 11:16:01 +0000

A report from WSJ disputes the company's claim that its algorithms are bringing people together. According to WSJ Facebook's algorithms aren't bringing people together. They were driving people apart. Read more...

Google CEO to confer with lawmakers regarding plans for China and bias against conservatives

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 02:56:01 +0000

Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, is set to meet with Republican lawmakers later this week to discuss the company's future plans for China. Also on the agenda are allegations of bias against conservatives. Read more...

Sacked Google employee files lawsuit against company citing bias

Sharath Ravishankar — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:08:01 +0000

A lawsuit has been filed against Google by an employee it sacked recently, who alleges that the company exhibits bias against white and Asian men in favor of women and people of color. Read more...

"Biased" judge: retrial for Pirate Bay Four?

James Hall — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:32:07 +0000

According to the Local, it appears that Tomas NorstrÃ¶m, the judge who presided over the case against the Pirate Bay Four, may have had a conflict of interest which could have led to bias and... Read more...

Complaints Allege Gender Bias at EMC

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:32:09 +0000

A sex-discrimination lawsuit by Tami Remien and Debra Fletcher, two former female employees of EMC Corp., describes a men's locker-room atmosphere at the data storage vendor's sales offices, alleging women were systematically denied equal pay... Read more...

Media Bias and Technology Reporting

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 23:46:49 +0000

As big and as important as Microsoft is, the coverage of the company is quite mediocre. This is particularly true in the mainstream press. The reason for this is that today's newspaper and magazine tech... Read more...