MEMO - Issue #142
A Day in the Life: Women and Men
Using the past couple of years of data from the American Time Use Survey, I simulated a working day for men and women to see how schedules differ. Below shows the results. Each dot represents a person, where cyan represents women and orange represents men.
Is Ethical A.I. Even Possible?
When a news article revealed that Clarifai was working with the Pentagon and some employees questioned the ethics of building artificial intelligence that analyzed video captured by drones, the company said the project would save the lives of civilians and soldiers.
Do Not Disturb: How I Ditched My Phone and Unbroke My Brain
And if you’re anything like me — and the statistics suggest you probably are, at least where smartphones are concerned — you have one, too.
How to Stop Obsessing Over Your Mistakes
Do you ever find yourself endlessly mentally replaying situations in which you wish you’d performed differently? You wish you hadn’t said that dumb thing. You wish you’d volunteered for that project that’s now winning accolades. You wish you’d spoken up. You wish you hadn’t dropped the ball with that potential client.
Automation: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Automation often seems like a scary new problem, but it’s neither entirely scary nor entirely new.