IEEE has an article on real-world testing of AI systems ‘in the wild’. An interesting new development in cyber-physical systems. The article describes some of […] Read More
IEEE has an article on real-world testing of AI systems ‘in the wild’. An interesting new development in cyber-physical systems. The article describes some of […] Read More
Just out: a new article co-authored with Luke Hespanhol (University of Sydney) and Nanna Verhoeff (Utrecht University). This contribution is part of the special […] Read More
Hey, it’s been a while since the last post… Interesting short read on The Conversation by Joanna Gibson, about how algorithmic culture is pushing genericness […] Read More
Several people informed us that the link of our special issue in Leonardo Electronic Almanac from our research group on urban interfaces from 2019 (Leonardo […] Read More
In two earlier posts I reblogged about a RealPage collusion scheme to jack up rent prices. After some time, Ars Technica now reports on a […] Read More
In yet another update to the Amazon Ring doorbell series, Ars Technica reports that Amazon is now partnering with Flock Safety. Flock’s payoff is “Shaping […] Read More
Dutch news channel NOS reports that the Spanish national government is taking down over 50.000 vacation rentals from online platforms. In Spain over the last […] Read More
Several Dutch news outlets, like local Amsterdam news channel AT5 and National news channel NOS, report on the terrible circumstances of Indian laborers in a […] Read More
A few years ago i had a talented student who did an internship for Amsterdam municipality, researching the rise of super-apps and their potentials for […] Read More
404 Media report on a phenomenon that appears to be on the rise: the use of GenAI videos on a variety of platforms about highly […] Read More
The Dutch city of Utrecht has used camera drones during demonstrations seven times out of 522 total in 2024, according to tech news website Tweakers. […] Read More
(This one was in Drafts for a while) The Markup reports on a state ban on algorithmic pricing of rental homes. Easy to view this […] Read More
According to Dutch tech website Tweakers, Chinese company Baidu plans to enter the European market with robotaxis. Swiss would be the first country to launch […] Read More
Meanwhile, more uplifting news from the Netherlands. National Dutch newspaper Telegraaf reports that the Netherlands’ 2nd biggest supermarket chain Jumbo terminates their experiment with AI […] Read More
Allie Volpe for Vox had a very personal piece about using mobile friendship apps for making new friends. She used Bumble for Friends, Timeleft, and Hey! Vina. […] Read More
Google Maps is adding ‘AI-powered’ recommendations to its Maps, Earth and Waze products, according to a somewhat older article on Ars Technica. By including its […] Read More
Human labor has been unwittingly harvested and exploited for some time in online spaces. Think training AI models through solving Captchas or on massive amounts […] Read More
Via NOS The Netherlands Data Protection Authority (DPA, or Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, AP) have looked into the illegitimate use of facial recognition technologies by Dutch holiday […] Read More
The Markup together with The Guardian features an interesting story about how TikTok helps to spread misleading narratives to Senegalese migrants about how to live […] Read More
AT5 and other news outlets report on yet another queue somewhere in the city, spurred by Dutch TikTok influencer Monica Geuze. A fried rice sandwich […] Read More