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By Yoree Koh The Wall Street Journal Tues., Jan. 8, 2019 Mark Zuckerberg last year boldly announced his personal challenge was to fix Facebook. This year the Facebook CEO and founder is setting a more modest goal. In a blog post on Tuesday, Mr. Zuckerberg said this year he plans to host a series of public discussions on the role of technology in society. In an era of growing anxiety about such topics, Mr. Zuckerberg said he wants to debate some of them out loud. Many of them touch on issues that Facebook itself is grappling with, including artificial intelligence and the job market, the role of information gatekeepers, and how the internet can strengthen society. This year’s resolution follows a string of other annual goals from Mr. Zuckerberg that have included building an artificial-intelligence system for his home, running 365 miles, visiting every U.S. state and learning Mandarin. Mr. Zuckerberg’s pledge to fix Facebook last year was followed by a … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerberg’s personal 2019 challenge: Talk more about tech’s problems
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces public discussion series on tech
Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that he will host a series of public discussions about the future of technology in society, which the Facebook CEO admitted will require him to "put myself out there more than I've been comfortable with." "Every few weeks I'll talk with leaders, experts, and people in our community from different fields and I'll try different formats to keep it interesting," Zuckerberg wrote in a post on his personal Facebook page. "These will all be public, either on my Facebook or Instagram pages or on other media." The announcement comes in the form of Zuckerberg's annual personal challenge, which in previous years has included everything from killing the meat he ate to wearing a tie to work. It also points to growing skepticism from politicians, the general public and even many technologists over the possible harms of Facebook and other tech that has quickly taken hold in the lives of millions of people. Among the critiques leveled at technology companies is … [Read more...] about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces public discussion series on tech
Inside Facebook’s suicide algorithm: Here’s how the company uses artificial intelligence to predict your mental state from your posts
Facebook is scanning nearly every post on the platform in an attempt to assess suicide risk. Facebook passes the information along to law enforcement for wellness checks. Privacy experts say Facebook’s failure to get affirmative consent from users for the program presents privacy risks that could lead to exposure or worse. In March 2017, Facebook launched an ambitious project to prevent suicide with artificial intelligence. Following a string of suicides that were live-streamed on the platform, the effort to use an algorithm to detect signs of potential self-harm sought to proactively address a serious problem. But over a year later, following a wave of privacy scandals that brought Facebook’s data-use into question, the idea of Facebook creating and storing actionable mental health data without user-consent has numerous privacy experts worried about whether Facebook can be trusted to make and store inferences about the most intimate details of our minds. Facebook is … [Read more...] about Inside Facebook’s suicide algorithm: Here’s how the company uses artificial intelligence to predict your mental state from your posts
Mark Zuckerberg declares victory at the end of a brutal year for Facebook: ‘I’m proud of the progress we made’ (FB)
Kif Leswing, provided by Published 11:50 am CST, Friday, December 28, 2018 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Facebook had a difficult 2018. Mark Zuckerberg's public goal this year was to fix the social network's issues. "I'm proud of the progress we've made," Zuckerberg wrote in a post on Friday. He wrote that Facebook has intentionally made changes that would harm its bottom line, in the name of building a stronger service: "One change we made reduced the amount of viral videos people watched by 50 million hours a day." Facebook has had a difficult 2018, enduring issues that included data-leakage scandals, congressional enquiries, and even accusations that foreign governments used the social network to spread misinformation and propaganda. But looking back on the year, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg sees a job well done. "For 2018, my personal challenge has been to focus on addressing some of the most important issues facing our community -- whether that's … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerberg declares victory at the end of a brutal year for Facebook: ‘I’m proud of the progress we made’ (FB)
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is on the right track in fixing its problems, and people are watching 50 million fewer hours of viral videos a day
Facebook had a difficult 2018. Mark Zuckerberg’s public goal this year was to fix the social network’s issues. “I’m proud of the progress we’ve made,” Zuckerberg wrote in a post on Friday. He says that Facebook has intentionally made changes that would harm its bottom line, in the name of building a stronger service: “One change we made reduced the amount of viral videos people watched by 50 million hours a day,” Zuckerberg wrote. Facebook has had a difficult 2018, enduring issues ranging from data leakage scandals, congressional inquiries, and even accusations that foreign governments used the social network to spread misinformation and propaganda. But looking back on the year, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg sees a job well done. “For 2018, my personal challenge has been to focus on addressing some of the most important issues facing our community — whether that’s preventing election interference, … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is on the right track in fixing its problems, and people are watching 50 million fewer hours of viral videos a day