Technology for Peace
Last week I enrolled for a “Deutsch Learning Café” open course hosted by the city library in Freiburg im Breisgau, at the Baden-Wurttemberg region, in Germany. I found it a … Continue readingTechnology for Peace
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Ethical Issues concerning algorithms
I was reading El Pais today and suddenly passed through the story of Catherine Taylor, from Arkansas. Catherine applied for a position with Red Cross, trying to ‘save the world’, … Continue readingEthical Issues concerning algorithms
Low-cost satellites for remote areas may reduce the digital divide
Tiny satellite technology can bring connectivity to the remotest places on Earth. … Continue readingLow-cost satellites for remote areas may reduce the digital divide
Future is here: Germany tests robot taxis in 2022
A fleet of robot taxis plans to start a testing phase for autonomous transportation in 2022 in Munich. The robotaxi will begin as a small-scale service, using drivers for safety at the initial phase. Later this decade, the plan is to scale the service across Germany and other European countries. … Continue readingFuture is here: Germany tests robot taxis in 2022
Prediction or policing? Can algorithms be racists?
By Elisa Maria Campos The global fight against racism started several centuries back, even before we were able to make a call to invite a colleague to go on protest. … Continue readingPrediction or policing? Can algorithms be racists?
Favelas Unified Dashboard COVID-19
A data unique initiative that trusts in local knowledge and communitary monitoring to change realities through information and data analysis. … Continue readingFavelas Unified Dashboard COVID-19