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Jan 23

Why Our Faces are so Valuable

A look at the facial recognition narrative from a bird’s eye view — For governments, tracking our faces means finding terrorists faster or catching criminals easier. For social media companies, it means they can add dog ears to our faces or tag people in pictures. For Walmart and McDonalds, it means optimizing sales and improving service quality. But is it really worth it…

Facial Recognition

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Why Our Faces are so Valuable
Why Our Faces are so Valuable

Oct 18, 2021

Humanoid Robots, Autonomous Fighter Drones, and Computers Than Can Code: What’s Next?

Even if the technology is unrealized, its effects will be very real. This is your guide to understanding what tech-ethics is with info for undergraduates looking to study in this intersection. “We’re setting it such that it is at a mechanical level, at a physical level you can run away…

Technology

4 min read

Humanoid Robots, Autonomous Fighter Drones, and Computers Than Can Code: What’s Next?
Humanoid Robots, Autonomous Fighter Drones, and Computers Than Can Code: What’s Next?

Jun 30, 2021

The Ethics of Exoskeletons

A look into the future of wearable robotics. Whether we see an advancement or a dystopia is up to us. Picture a world where robots do all our work, omniscient machines predict the future, and robotic caretakers serve as our friends. An optimist might be intrigued by such a future…

Technology

5 min read

The Ethics of Exoskeletons
The Ethics of Exoskeletons

Feb 20, 2021

The Dilemma of Black Box AI in Cybersecurity

Accurate AI doesn’t translate to safe AI — Today, AI models are used in fraud detection, courtrooms, and hospitals throughout the country and are becoming ever more commonplace. We encounter AI daily, from the search engines we type in to the smart home assistants we interact with. …

Ethical Tech

7 min read

The Dilemma of Black Box AI in Cybersecurity
The Dilemma of Black Box AI in Cybersecurity

Feb 20, 2021

Brain-Computer Interfaces: Where Are We Headed?

One globe, seven continents, and 195 countries. Despite so many distinctions, all of the people living here are unified by one thing: the human brain. The brain is a complex organ, and we are still learning more and more about it. …

Tech For Social Good

4 min read

Brain-Computer Interfaces: Where Are We Headed?
Brain-Computer Interfaces: Where Are We Headed?

Feb 4, 2021

AI and the Future of Vaccines

The novel coronavirus has devastated communities across the globe, creating an unprecedented global health crisis. Yet, there is light at the end of the tunnel: a vaccine. Traditional vaccines work by introducing a weakened portion of the virus into the bloodstream. These components, known as immunogenic sites, elicit an immune…

Covid 19

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AI and the Future of Vaccines
AI and the Future of Vaccines

Jan 4, 2021

Data Commodification: An Unparalleled Comparative Advantage

The driving force behind the evolution of capitalism is innovation. The discovery of coal led to the industrial revolution in Britain in the 18th century, and the competition forced other countries to adopt a similar manufacturing-based economic system. Consequently, American life changed, as well. The commodification of coal created urbanized…

Ethical Tech

7 min read

Data Commodification: An Unparalleled Comparative Advantage
Data Commodification: An Unparalleled Comparative Advantage
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Abhiram Pulavarthi

Interested in the intersection between tech and ethics.

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