Okay, maybe AI doesn't dream of sheep. But if it does, then those sheep are definitely white.
🤖 It has been known for some time that AI has a bias issue. If you use Google to search for "hand", you will mainly be shown white hands. If you search for "black hand", the result is even more annoying. Depending on your filter bubble, you'll see earth-soiled hands or a white hand reaching for a black hand as if it were helping it. That's messed up. Algorithms in facial recognition software used by various police forces to find suspects are also considerably less likely to be wrong with Caucasians, resulting in unfair misidentification based on skin color. Browse through the linked content, because by studying such errors in AI, much can be learned about artificial intelligence in general.
☀️ As announced in our last newsletter, here's the video of our drone flight over the Paessler HQ. And if you happen to have a photovoltaic system on your roof and a minute to spare, we would be happy to hear your thoughts.
💻 Here's a little anecdote from the field of bold tech marketing. If you're Microsoft and want to advertise your Surface laptop with the statement "Mac recommends Surface", but don't wish to deal with bloodthirsty Apple lawyers, then what do you do? Find a guy who by chance has the name Mackenzie Book and let him deliver the message. That gives us an idea. If there is someone among our readers with the beautiful name of Solana Winds, please let us know. We would like to engage you for something!
🍷 Do you remember the French tax on tech companies, which will mainly affect large American companies? In a reaction that somehow didn't surprise anyone, Trump now responded by announcing a counter-tax. It is not yet known what products it will target, but Trump tweeted "I've always said American wine is better than French wine!". So I have a hunch.
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Next week we'll take a closer look at the topic of a delightful teenager who apparently doesn't feel like doing homework, Xbox, or other teenage stuff, and prefers to program international IoT malware.
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