Information extracted from copyrighted material should not be seen as an infringement – such analytical use is good for society, argue intellectual property experts Martin Kretschmer and Thomas Margoni. (more…)
Although the machine learning behind Amazon, Google and Apple’s voice recognition is increasingly good at recognising words, their attempts to understand the tone of human voices can reflect human biases, says acoustic expert Trevor Cox. (more…)
Germany’s new social media regulation has created anxiety in some quarters about its effects on free speech. But, says Stefan Theil, NetzDG does not cover all hate speech and probably won’t have a ‘chilling effect’ on users. (more…)
From eye-scanners to 3D printers, technology in humanitarian crises can be a positive force for disenfranchised people, say Corinna Frey and Marian Gatzweiler. (more…)
Cities are adapting to the needs of driverless cars, with large-scale engineering and infrastructure projects well under way across the globe. Can policymakers keep up? Saber Fallah offers an expert overview. (more…)
