Should We Teach Facial Recognition Technology About Race?
Alondra Nelson of Columbia University, who studies the ethics of new technologies, says demographic data may contribute to algorithms’ accuracy, but it also complicates their use.
Alondra Nelson of Columbia University, who studies the ethics of new technologies, says demographic data may contribute to algorithms’ accuracy, but it also complicates their use.
A new Columbia analysis of health information from more than 10 million people living in three countries and five different climates sheds light on the prenatal environmental exposures that link birth season and disease risk.
Forecasters are expecting another La Niña winter for the 2017-2018 season. The phenomenon can cause major changes in climate patterns that can influence water availability, food production, human health, and extreme weather events around the globe.