In this edition of TU’s digital magazine, you will learn more about: ‘Breakthrough and solutions tracks’ to explore how AI can be harnessed to improve lives. Key insights from a diverse range of AI thought leaders participating in the Summit. 3 Breakthrough Tracks and 4 Solutions Tracks. To read the report online
Ideas & tips for human rights defenders from Frontline Human Rights Defenders. This guide is available in Arabic, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Chinese, and Farsi. Besides the emotional and physical tips, the guide by Frontline Human Rights Defenders discusses IT and technology tips such co-working on documents and spreadsheets with other people using encryptions….
The project Pandemic Big Brother is collecting information on restrictions of digital rights around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project is monitoring restrictions of civil rights that are realized with digital technologies. These restrictions must be lifted after the threat of coronavirus is gone.
The Secretary General of the UN has decided to cancel all parallel and side events of the 64th session of the Women’s Commission that was due to take place March 9th-March 22, 2020. This is based on the covid19 outbreak which has hit multiple US states, as well as 60 other countries to-date. The following…
Tim Berners-Lee, in an attempt at reframing the web, has drafted, together with others, a Contract for the Web. The Contract has 9 guiding principles. The Contract for the Web included representatives from over 80 organizations, representing governments, companies and civil society, and sets out commitments to guide digital policy agendas. To achieve the Contract’s…
In an article entitled “Software Confuses Expressions for Feelings”, the author cites the positive and negative consequences of using such technology. The article confirms that Amazon has come under fire for selling Rekognition to government agencies, including law enforcement, as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement and for its possible $950 million contract with Border Patrol. Amazon’s clients may…
Ahead of elections in 2020, Facebook is trying to take the lead in trying to deal with deepfake. It is creating its own deepfake in order to help researchers figure out a way to recognize deepfake and remove them. The most they hope to achieve for now is to catch the majority of deepfake videos…
A Chinese app download has exploded over the past 24 hours. The app — developed by Momo, has become an overnight sensation after it began circulating. Hashtags related to the app quickly became some of the hottest on microblogging sites. One Chinese tweep tweeted that he downloaded it and created himself as Leonardo diCaprio: The…
