Social media / Platforms Last week was a big news week. The pandemic rolled on as the U.S. exceeded 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. Unemployment got worse. Minneapolis police started a national firestorm with the death in custody of a black…
Tecnologia / Democracia As tecnologias digitais podem ser uma importante forma de viabilizar as atividades legislativas no contexto atual, mas ainda há muito espaço para pensar de que modo elas podem ampliar e aprofundar nossa experiência democrática. Fonte: JOTA Leia todo…
Polarization / Facebook On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal published a report about Facebook’s efforts to fight polarization since 2016, based on internal documents and interviews with current and former employees. Rich with detail, the report describes how Facebook researched ways to reduce…
Coronavirus / Delaying Elections The coronavirus has affected daily life around the world, leaving no country untouched. In some places, the virus has created a profound political crisis, while elsewhere citizens have been heartened by their government’s even-handed and scientifically informed…
Parcialidade / Algoritmos Alguns algoritmos de inteligência artificial (IA) são desenvolvidos para aprender a reconhecer a música preferida do usuário, o gênero de filmes que lhe interessa, os assuntos que busca no jornal. O objetivo desse tipo de programação é…
AI algorithms / coronavirus pandemic At some point, every one of us has had the feeling that online applications like YouTube, Amazon, and Spotify seem to know us better than ourselves, recommending content that we like even before we say it. At…
Microsoft / journalists Microsoft is to replace dozens of contract journalists on its MSN website and use automated systems to select news stories, US and UK media report. Fonte: BBC Leia todo o texto Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52860247?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_medium=custom7&at_custom3=%40BBCWorld&at_custom2=twitter&at_campaign=64&at_custom4=7958183E-A25D-11EA-8783-BBE74744363C&at_custom1=%5Bpost+type%5D&fbclid=IwAR1GREE54pPr2oyZmW5Db8qJmATMcLsQwEKlc8vioq2JR66vjbZ4mKfv38Q Leia outros textos aqui
Open access / Research findings During the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and publishers have pulled together to publish their outputs at an unprecedented rate. So, how have they responded? And how will this change research culture and the way findings are disseminated…
Twitter / Misinformation Over the past few weeks, Twitter has been stepping up its efforts to fight misinformation and prevent it from spreading on the platform. This initiative made headlines when Twitter decided to fact-check a tweet from the President of…
Comunicação corporativa / Pandemia O lucro do setor de comunicação corporativa no Brasil bateu a marca de R$ 3,2 bilhões em 2019, segundo mapeamento da agência Mega Brasil, divulgado nesta 4ª feira (24.jun.2020). Os dados do relatório levaram em conta…
