Postdoc at EPFL working on the negative impacts of optimization systems like social media manipulation and privacy and other things that don't have buzzwords
Sep 21, 2020 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
1/15 Why AI in health is pretty terrifying? Let me illustrate with this example clinicbarcelona.org/ca/14oticies/e… why this may not be an area in which we want algorithms to be making decisions. Thread starting 👇
2/15 Disclaimer: I only know about this application what is written in the article, so some points are based on assumptions. It still helps illustrate the fundamental issues.
May 16, 2020 • 18 tweets • 6 min read
1/n Alternative headline: "Deceptive use of deep learning to permaban Twitter users you don't like." As someone who works on both the spread of disinformation and privacy, I can say a lot about this. Let's go. elpais.com/tecnologia/202…2/n
Let's get this out of the way: disinformation is a real problem that needs to be addressed & disinformation about covid-19 is amplifying the crisis. We should be working on ways to dampen disinformation and promote quality journalism.
