Science is but a perversion of itself unless it has as its ultimate goal the betterment of humanity. - Nikola Tesla
Does this not nearly amount to "population-scale mass surveillance algorithms"? Do people not feel this is accelerating negative social impacts of technology?
Is it merely a coincidence that winning teams include many from countries criticized for their totalitarian social contracts: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, National University of Singapore, Microsoft Research China, Southeast University (China), Chinese Academy of Sciences? There's also a presence from Holland.
Oh, and guess who won the category "with additional training data"? Google.
Come on people, we can do better than this! SHAME SHAME SHAME.
Does this not nearly amount to "population-scale mass surveillance algorithms"? Do people not feel this is accelerating negative social impacts of technology?
Is it merely a coincidence that winning teams include many from countries criticized for their totalitarian social contracts: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, National University of Singapore, Microsoft Research China, Southeast University (China), Chinese Academy of Sciences? There's also a presence from Holland.
Oh, and guess who won the category "with additional training data"? Google.
Come on people, we can do better than this! SHAME SHAME SHAME.