https://slate.com/technology/2019/10/consequential-computer-code-software-history.html
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News and interesting articles
We didn’t make the top 5, but we had fun! Results: https://www.facebook.com/picoctf.competition/ Our clubs: https://facebook.com/queencitycomputerclub https://facebook.com/rochestercomputerclub
Play this game to see if you can make AI fairer than a human judge… https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613508/ai-fairer-than-judge-criminal-risk-assessment-algorithm/
This is a great (and short) little intro to Cryptography with some examples in Python. It’s only a little bit techy, so don’t be afraid to read it if you aren’t a programmer… https://py.checkio.org/blog/cryptography-dummies-encryption-examples
If you or your business is upgrading your laptops, please let me know! https://kttc.com/news/2019/05/30/program-provides-laptops-to-rps-students/
Tell your friends (in high school) to sign up for my new courses! http://blog.rctc.edu/rctc-to-offer-concurrent-computer-science-courses/
If you value equality and free competition on the internet, this should concern you. Without Net Neutrality, your ISP will be able to charge fees for websites like the cable companies do. Want Facebook and Instagram? You’ll have to pay extra for the “social” package. Want ESPN.com? Great, that’ll be $20 a month for the “sports” package. Want to start your own social media website? Too bad, you’re not part of a package so no one will visit your site. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/technology/fcc-net-neutrality.html
https://qz.com/1130687/stanford-trained-ai-to-diagnose-pneumonia-better-than-a-radiologist-in-just-two-months/
http://www.myfox47.com/story/36846052/2017/11/14/rochester-public-schools-will-begin-offering-mobile-app-development-courses
I think this is the scariest part of Artificial Intelligence – not the automation of jobs, but the potential for abuse by those in power: https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21728614-machines-read-faces-are-coming-advances-ai-are-used-spot-signs