Is There a Role for Regulation?

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There's been some disturbing research showing that the entire basis of this technology could be flawed. Just because i'm smiling doesn't necessarily mean i'm happy, right? It depends on the context. And finally, the issue of race. For example, based on how much training data you have of different races, the technology has ended up being far more accurate for caucasian faces compared to african american faces,. Madomida mergia is the f ts european tech logy correspondent.

AT&T is nearing a deal to combine its content unit WarnerMedia with rival Discovery to create a media giant to compete in streaming, the insurance group Axa said one of its Asian business units was the victim of a “targeted ransomware attack”, and the EU plans to throw its weight behind a push to expand vaccine manufacturing in Africa. Plus, the FT’s European technology correspondent, Madhumita Murgia, explains why companies see potential in emotional recognition technology.

AT&T nears deal to create $150bn streaming giant with Discovery

https://www.ft.com/content/5aeba5f9-2e00-4cba-b9c7-e0431aad798b

Axa’s Asian operations hit in ransomware attack

https://www.ft.com/content/4443da60-6d90-4d27-b300-b0896425f99f?

EU to back expansion of vaccine production capacity in Africa

https://www.ft.com/content/d2a47c7e-0b00-4e31-92ab-cd3ff0b9070b

Emotion recognition: can AI detect human feelings from a face?

https://www.ft.com/content/c0b03d1d-f72f-48a8-b342-b4a926109452?

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