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Chatter Episode 50 – Dr Birgit Schippers on Big Tech, Mass Surveillance, and the Power of AI

Josh Hamilton5 years ago5 years ago01 mins

Dr Birgit Schippers of St. Marys University College Belfast was our guest on today’s show. We discussed the role out of facial recognition software, how effective AI can actually be at understanding our personalities, and the unaccountability of tech companies. Resources https://www.stmarys-belfast.ac.uk/general/staff.asp?nq=1&mode=detail&staffid=55 http://smucb.academia.edu/BirgitSchippers Music by Just Jim – https://soundcloud.com/justjim If you enjoyed what you read…

Chatter Episode 33 – Bret Schafer on The Weaponisation Of Information and Social Media

Josh Hamilton7 years ago5 years ago03 mins

Bret Schafer from the Alliance for Securing Democracy was our guest on today’s show. They are currently trying to understand how to combat any future attempts by foreign or domestic bad actors to hijack or disrupt democratic elections or influence political conversations online. They aren’t interested in contesting what has gone on during elections over…

Russia, Bots, and Brexit

Josh Hamilton7 years ago7 years ago013 mins

As Theresa May condemned Russian influence on both British and International politics via social media this week, we felt it was necessary to clarify what they have been accused of and what we know about alleged Russia activity on Twitter and Facebook in relation to the Brexit campaign, the most recent general election, and elections…

Should Tech And Social Media Firms Police Content On Their Sites?

Josh Hamilton7 years ago010 mins

As social media has grown and platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have grown exponentially as a part of our lives, they have become the central forums through which business, organisations, and individuals can exchange ideas, opinions, and information. As they have grown in influence upon our lives and as a portion of the internet,…

How Tech Giants Are Tackling Bots and Misinformation

Josh Hamilton7 years ago7 years ago016 mins

The idea that social media bots and misinformation could influence our political conversation isn’t a new concept. The phrase “election hacking” has been thrown around and misused by numerous news outlets and pundits to describe the use of bots and junk news on social media and their potential effects upon elections in the US, UK, Germany,…

Governing Is The Last Frontier For Technological Disruption In Politics

Josh Hamilton7 years ago7 years ago016 mins

Almost every single industry has seen major disruption as a result of the explosion of technology over the past two decades. Transport, retail, media, the list is endless, and yet politics has escaped it’s grasp to an extent not seen in many other parts of life. That’s not to say that the technological advances made…

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Chatter #363 – Bob Moriarty: Trump’s Crazy Cabinet – Are We Closer To WW3 Than Ever?

Chatter #362 – Adam B. Coleman: Political Realignment – How Trump Changed America