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AI experts warn Facebook’s anti-bias tool is ‘completely insufficient’

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Facebook today published a blog post detailing Fairness Flow, an internal toolkit the company claims enables its teams to analyze how some types of AI models perform across different groups. Developed in 2018 by Facebook’s Interdisciplinary Responsible AI (RAI) team in consultation with Stanford…
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Canon Appears to Be Rapidly Discontinuing Popular DSLR Lenses

Canon appears to be rapidly discontinuing its EF-mount DSLR lenses this year as the company focuses on its mirrorless offerings. Five popular lenses have been marked as “no longer available” at some retailers including popular optics like the 85mm f/1.2L USM II and the 70-200mm f/4L IS USM II. As noted on a running list on Canon Rumors, the company reportedly started discontinuing lenses in…
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Cresta, which uses AI to mentor customer service agents in real time, raises $50M

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Cresta, an AI-powered platform that offers real-time support to help customer service agents respond to inquiries on calls or in chats, has raised $50 million in a series B round of funding. The company’s latest investment, which was led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Greylock Partners…
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Facebook for iOS adding new ways to manage and control your News Feed

Facebook announced today some major changes in its News Feed, which will be available for iOS users in the coming weeks. First of all, Facebook is adding a feature that already exists on Twitter: the ability to control what you share. Every time you post on your feed, the app is going to ask who can comment: everyone, friends, or profiles and pages you mention. The goal of News Feed is to…
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