automation
Researcher Deepfakes His Voice, Uses AI to Demand Refund From Wells Fargo
Do Not Pay, which has automated a ton of menial tasks, says it plans to make the tool available to customers.
Robot Landlords Are Buying Up Houses
Companies with deep resources are outsourcing management to apps and algorithms, putting home ownership further out of reach.
Startup That Wants To Let You Fly Helicopter With an iPad Gets $200 Million
Skyryse claims to be creating an automation system that can “enable anyone to fly as safely as the best pilots on their best day” with two iPads and a joystick.
Tech Companies Want AI to Fix the Disastrous Vaccine Rollout
As people struggle to book appointments and doses go unused, some companies are proposing automated tools to help deliver vaccines into arms.
This App Claims It Can Detect 'Trustworthiness.' It Can't
Experts say an algorithm can't determine whether you can be trusted by analyzing your face or voice. But that's not stopping this company from trying.
A Data-Driven Guide to Whether a Machine Will Be Doing Your Job By 2025
Humans and machines will clock the same work hours by 2025 (and other startling findings from the World Economic Forum’s ‘Future of Jobs 2020’ report).
Faulty Facial Recognition Led to His Arrest—Now He’s Suing
Michael Oliver is the second Black man found to be wrongfully arrested by Detroit police because of the technology—and his lawyers suspect there are many more.
Instacart Sends Cease-and-Desist to Website That Automatically Placed Orders
During the pandemic, multiple developers have created tools that let users automatically grab delivery slots, letting them secure food before others.
Here’s What Happens When an Algorithm Determines Your Work Schedule
Companies have promised to improve automated systems that dictate work shifts. They’re still making workers miserable.
This Is How We'll Live When the Government Gives Us All a Basic Income
Capitalism’s single-minded emphasis on profit has warped our ideas about purpose and usefulness in work. Universal basic income could change that.
Cost Cutting Algorithms Are Making Your Job Search a Living Hell
More companies are using automated job screening systems to vet candidates, forcing jobseekers to learn new and absurd tricks to have their résumés seen by a human.
The Greatest Minds of My Generation Made This Machine That Makes Gross Pizza
It can make a lot of pizza, but why?