Dave Gershgorn
senior writer for @medium's OneZero, focused on artificial intelligence. no pitches, please.
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General Intelligence
OneZero’s General Intelligence is a roundup of the most important artificial intelligence and facial recognition news of the week. The undercurrents of the future. A Medium publication about tech and science.
Dave Gershgorn
you can read all past editions of General Intelligence here:
onezero.medium.com/general-intell…
and we have fun surprises coming in the next few weeks!
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A Microsoft Employee Literally Wrote Washington’s Facial Recognition Legislation
Plus, live facial recognition updates and the week’s A.I. research
Dave Gershgorn
hello, this week in General Intelligence we talk:
🤖 Microsoft's new facial recognition law in Washington
📷 updates on live facial recognition in body cameras
🚗 adversarial examples for LiDAR
and more!
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‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81
Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “ Lean On Me, ” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart...
I Lived Off Homemade Soylent for a Week During a Global Crisis
Drinking sludge to get through the tough days
What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About the Toilet Paper Shortage
It isn’t really about hoarding. And there isn’t an easy fix.
The Fascinating Antibody Experiment Happening in One Colorado County
A blood test could tell how many people have been infected with the new coronavirus
Bernese Mountain Dog Dog Breed Information
Right breed for you? Bernese Mountain Dog information including personality, history, grooming, pictures, videos, and the AKC breed standard.
Wolfcom Embraces Body Cam Face Recognition Despite Concerns
Vendors, public officials and civil rights advocates have been wary of using facial recognition in police body cameras because of technical limits and potential for abuse, but Wolfcom's CEO sees it as an inevitability.
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Dave Gershgorn
just saw: Wolfcom, the company making live facial recognition for police body cams, gave @govtechnews an interview the company's use of its technology.
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Dave Gershgorn
it's a good story that gets the CEO on the record about some important topics.
i recommend you read:
govtech.com/biz/Wolfcom-Em…
also read my original story breaking it last month:
onezero.medium.com/exclusive-live…
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Spreading Fake Animal News Is Dangerous Too
A digital media researcher explains why it’s so tempting to spread fake animal news
Justice Delivered: E-Bikes Legalized Statewide In Budget Bill
State lawmakers have saved e-bike-using delivery workers from the Wrath of de Blasio.
Dave Gershgorn
feeing absolutely crushed by the unemployment numbers, but ny passed its budget and legalized my electric scooter and ebikes. so the score is like 6 million bad things to .75 good things
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Russia's Planned Coronavirus App is a State-Run Security Nightmare
Like other countries, COVID-19 rocked both Russia and its neighbors, with recent numbers pointing to a collective 4,375 residents across the post-Soviet states being infected by the virus. And while some of these territories are seemingly less than...
Marseille’s fight against AI surveillance
The southern French city, once synonymous with urban crime, now encapsulates the spread of AI surveillance driven by Chinese companies.
Stop Trying to Be Productive
The internet wants you to believe you aren’t doing enough with all that “extra time” you have now. But staying inside and attending to basic needs is plenty.
Incredibly Lucky D&D Player Skyping In Has Rolled 7 Nat 20s in a Row
The tenth session of a small Dungeons & Dragons game took a turn when Greg Atkinson, the only player skyping-in, had incredibly rolled seven natural 20s.
Humble is fighting corona with a bundle of 45 games for $30 (and a lot of them are awesome)
Humble is fighting corona with a bundle of 45 games for $30 (and a lot of them are awesome)
Plasma From Coronavirus Survivors Could Treat Current Patients
A 100-year approach shows promise for Covid-19
Dave Gershgorn
super interesting story from @emilylmullin on the current process of using plasma from coronavirus survivors to treat current patients
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Coronavirus Is Bringing Back the Forgotten Tech Trends of 2012
MOOCs, 3D printers, and smart thermometers are having another moment
From Neighbors to Nemeses: How Facebook Disaster Relief Groups Turn on Themselves
The Paradise Fire Adopt a Family Facebook group had almost 30,000 members helping and seeking help. Then it imploded.
Dave Gershgorn
“‘Somebody would get donated a car, and they would judge that person. ‘You know what? They don’t deserve the car; they didn’t have it as bad as the other person.’ They’d just rip each other to shreds on the internet,’ he says.” — @colleenhagerty
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Faked Coronavirus Fever Detection, Athena Used Hikvision; Responds - Selling NDAA Compliant Cameras, Pledging 50% Of Profits to Victims
This US company faked its coronavirus fever detection marketing, faked a customer, faked comments, and is now using Hikvision, IPVM has determined.