Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy

On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about “government by machines” and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader. Source: TechCrunch Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy Continue reading Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy

This ‘adversarial’ pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you

A security researcher has designed an algorithm that can create computer-generated patterns capable of hiding people, faces, and vehicles from detection by surveillance cameras. Source: TechCrunch This ‘adversarial’ pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you Continue reading This ‘adversarial’ pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you