The SBA has not responded to multiple requests from Fast Company for additional information about the advances. However, the latest update at least provides some much-needed clarity for small businesses. You can read all about the EIDL program and the targeted advances here. … [Read more...] about SBA targeted advance: What small businesses need to know about the disaster loan program for 2021
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Independent auditors are struggling to hold AI companies accountable
Yet there is no parallel in algorithmic auditing, as algorithmic harms tend to be individualized and hard to diagnose. Plus, companies don’t face consequences when their algorithms are discriminatory. If anything, self-evaluation and disclosure can pose a bigger risk. For instance, people remember that Amazon built a sexist hiring algorithm, but may forget that Amazon discovered the problem and scrapped the project on its own. Amazon’s lack of transparency about the project, which was discovered through an investigative report, also contributed to the blowback. However, the company might have been just as well off, at least in the public eye, by doing no introspection at all. … [Read more...] about Independent auditors are struggling to hold AI companies accountable
Shutterstock makes a $75 million bet that the future of photography won’t always involve cameras
Pavlovsky says he is open to regulation so that 3D media is made responsibly. “There is a lot of responsibility,” Pavlovsky says. “It’s a nascent category and very new in nature and we are monitoring that very closely. But it is something that will require some regulation, because as you can imagine, there are a lot of privacy concerns. There are a lot of things that can go wrong.” … [Read more...] about Shutterstock makes a $75 million bet that the future of photography won’t always involve cameras