Book Review: Darkness By Design
Walter Mattli reveals the opaque world of high-speed trading, and its danger to finance and the regulatory power of governments.
Walter Mattli reveals the opaque world of high-speed trading, and its danger to finance and the regulatory power of governments.
Brett Frischmann and Evan Selinger warn that real freedom of will and human agency will require the ability to be “off.”
Data technology researcher and author Ben Green punctures the myth of the smart city.
Facial recognition expert Clare Garvie explains how police are using (and abusing) this dangerous technology.
Our 2nd issue is off to the printer. Here’s a sneak peek of what’s inside.
In a wide-ranging conversation, philosopher Michael Zimmerman contextualizes our technological journey within the history of Western thought.
The hows and whys of the decisions of machine-learning algorithms are increasingly opaque, even to their programmers. That makes laws and norms increasingly difficult to apply.
A new report on AI examines what might happen when bad actors deliberately misuse the technology. Despite its importance, politicians may not be paying attention.
For a computer scientist, Georgetown professor and author Cal Newport is hard to reach via email. But it’s part of his philosophy that focused concentration–so elusive in our overstimulated world–is the key to a better and more rewarding work and personal life.
It’s our 2nd birthday! Publisher Mo Lotman shares a few thoughts about where we’ve come and where The Technoskeptic is going.