Remembering every transaction we make.
Proposed “Digital Rupee” CBDC From India’s Central Bank Raises Privacy Concerns
A proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) from India’s central bank, which could get a test run in 2022, has some concerned about the implications for privacy as national governments begin making concrete moves into the digital currency space.
The “digital rupee” pilot could launch as early as April, but many important details have yet to be put into place. It remains unclear what the government’s plans are for centralizing the technology and using intermediaries, and there is currently no privacy law governing the proposal.
… China’s CBDC project, the first serious effort backed by a central bank and with a planned launch in early 2022, has come under fire from privacy advocates for its proposed concept of “controllable anonymity.” User identity can be made anonymous to the retailers and service providers that payments are exchanged with, but not to the government. The government touted its plans to monitor the currency in real time to police criminal activity. [And all other activity… Bob]
Another ‘We can, therefore we must?” Do we really need cameras that do all these things?
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/nextbase-iq-dash-cam-ai-cloud-adas/
Nextbase iQ is an AI-powered, cloud-connected smart dash cam
More than just a dash cam, the iQ series uses its always-on data connection and onboard artificial intelligence to boost safety and security.
… The new iQ models boost safety and security with the addition of 4G LTE connectivity, but can also help prevent accidents in the first place, thanks to an evolving suite of AI-powered, advanced driver-assistance technologies.
… There are two cameras integrated into the unit's housing, one pointed forward that captures in 1080p, 1440p or 4K resolution and another monitoring the cabin in either 1080p or 1440p. There is also an optional third wired remote camera that points out the rear window, capturing at 1440p.
The compact iQ is designed to be discrete and low-distraction, so it doesn't feature a screen. Instead, users will interact with the device using voice commands that allow them to capture clips or activate the new Witness Mode, which notifies your chosen emergency contacts and activates a real-time stream of video to the cloud during "vulnerable road situations" like road rage or police stops.
Witness Mode is powered by the iQ's built-in 4G LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity. This always-on data connection also powers what I reckon is the iQ's most important new feature, Emergency SOS Response. If an impact is detected and the driver is incapacitated or unresponsive, the smart dash cam can send precise location and heading information directly to emergency responders, along with optional medical information like blood type.
4G also enables the Valet mode, if the vehicle exceeds a certain speed or leaves its location boundaries, and the Live View mode that lets users check in on a live video stream from their car while it's parked, via the new Nextbase iQ app, and even broadcast their voice to the car using the iQ's built-in speaker. Users can also receive alerts when their parked vehicle is bumped or if the onboard AI detects would-be intruders looking into or loitering around their car.
How the Privacy Foundation was funded…
Ninth Circuit Affirms Approval of Injunctive Relief and Cy Pres Settlement of Google Street View Privacy Claims
Last week, in a decision that confirms the viability of cy pres settlements in privacy class action cases, the Ninth Circuit affirmed approval of a class action injunctive relief and cy pres-only settlement in In re Google Inc. Street View Electronic Communications Litigation, No. 20-15616, 2021 WL 6111383. The case featured Wiretap Act claims based on Google Street View vehicles’ collection of “payload data,” including emails, passwords, and documents that Internet users transmitted over unencrypted Wi-Fi networks.
Interesting.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-worst-case-scenarios
AI’s 6 Worst-Case Scenarios
Who needs Terminators when you have precision clickbait and ultra-deepfakes?
… as Malcolm Murdock, machine-learning engineer and author of the 2019 novel The Quantum Price, puts it, “AI doesn’t have to be sentient to kill us all. There are plenty of other scenarios that will wipe us out before sentient AI becomes a problem.”
Are we wrong to ask AI to explain its decisions?
https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/opinion/article-691456
Are we outsourcing our brains? - opinion
… There are countless more examples where learning models have proven to impact real-world systems in a very positive way. But are there some “side effects” that should concern us? Two possible risks are highlighted below.
The first is that, for the most part, learning models are not designed and built to provide an exact, easy to comprehend “formula” to explain the results they reach. No wonder scientists often refer to the inner “works” of such models as “neural networks.” Just as we are unable to understand exactly how a human brain, containing over one hundred billion neurons, reaches a certain conclusion, or why two people presented with identical data may reach different conclusions, we cannot really figure out a learning models’ outcomes. They resemble a “black box” guaranteeing, with a certain level of confidence, that if one feeds it with data that is like those it was trained on, the outcomes will continue to serve us well time after time.
… Second, as more and more professions are served by learning models, we may see professionals working in these areas give up trying to apply their own brain to the challenges ahead of them, as they succumb to the temptation to “outsource” this effort to virtual machines that do a fantastic job time and again. Rather than carefully reading each new case and trying to understand the human aspects involved, a judge may delegate this work to the model that will do it for him. A family doctor who used to talk to her patients, look at them while attempting to translate what their words and body language are telling her, may now prefer to let a model do the diagnosis in no time and with a much smaller probability of making a mistake.
Perspective.
https://insidebigdata.com/2022/01/03/2022-trends-in-intelligent-bots-knowledge-worker-empowerment/
2022 Trends in Intelligent Bots: Knowledge Worker Empowerment
… “Over the next one to two years we’ll see tens of thousands more knowledge workers deploy digital assistants to reduce complexity, achieve error-free work, help their customers by drastically reducing their ‘on-hold’ times and, most importantly, eliminate the frustration that arises from performing repetitive, manual tasks,” presaged Automation Anywhere CTO Prince Kohli.
Perspective.
https://insights.dice.com/2022/01/04/what-tech-jobs-demand-a-i-and-machine-learning-skills-in-2022/
What Tech Jobs Demand A.I. and Machine Learning Skills in 2022?
… According to Emsi Burning Glass, which collects and analyzes millions of job postings from across the country, the number of job postings requesting A.I. skills will increase 297 percent over the next two years. Over the past 12 months, some 142,346 job postings asked for A.I. skills; the median salary for jobs with a heavy A.I. component stands at $103,168.
But which tech jobs will see the strongest demand for A.I. skills? Based on job-posting data, it seems like data scientists, computer scientists/researchers, and data architects will see the most A.I.-related requests from employers. Check out the chart:
What does it mean when AI is mentioned in Vogue?
https://www.vogue.com/article/lior-cole-model-ai-technology-robo-rabbi
Lior Cole Is the Model Combining Artificial Intelligence With Religion
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