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Why poor AI is skewing representation Mar 09, 2023

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AI is a great tool for lifting the burden of repeatable, predictable tasks off humans. Until it isn’t. The fact is, a lot of AI is biased and even unconsciously discriminatory. It’s trained on poor, skewed datasets as the result of traditional biases in the tech industry. That means in the real world, unrepresented groups such as women are losing out on opportunities as a result of decisions being made by AI in finance, HR, healthcare, and more. So what can we do to solve this issue? We’re joined by Professor Anjana Susarla from Michigan State University to find out.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it.

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Anjana's book recommendation: Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism

Saving energy to save organizations Mar 02, 2023

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Our energy use is a hot topic (pun intended). In many parts of the world, fluctuating oil prices and energy supplies due to international turmoil and economic strife are posing an existential threat to organisations and our data. So what can we do to help keep the lights on? This week we’re joined by HPE Chief Technologist Dr John Frey to talk about ‘easy’ ways to save energy in our datacenters and IT ecosystems.

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What organizations can learn from the weather Feb 23, 2023

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Weather is never out of the news. From an extreme and later than normal hurricane season in the US to record-breaking cold snaps in China and Korea all within the space of a few weeks, it’s fairly obvious that we should care about forecasting. Especially as we’re likely to get more extreme weather in the future. This week, we take a look at how experts and tech companies are developing up-to-the-minute solutions to predicting our weather woes.

Today's stories:

What is nowcasting? An outline from the UK Met Office: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/data/nowcasting-datasheet_2019.pdf
Microsoft DeepMC: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/micro-climate-predictions-enabling-hyper-local-decisions-for-agriculture-and-renewables/
HPE accelerates its offer to the weather forecasting arena: https://community.hpe.com/t5/servers-systems-the-right/advance-weather-prediction-with-a-breakthrough-supercomputer-at/ba-p/7178940#.Y_eQFXbP0Q8
Record for communicating via a brain implant set at 62 words per minute: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/24/1067226/an-als-patient-set-a-record-for-communicating-via-a-brain-implant-62-words-per-minute/
3D scanning using a home router: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2301.00250.pdf

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Welcome to Technology Now: A new weekly podcast from HPE Feb 17, 2023

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This is Technology Now, a new weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and talk to leading experts about why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it.

Featured in this trailer: HPE Chief Technologist Matt Armstrong-Barnes, and Anjana Susarla, Professor of Responsible AI at the University of Michigan.

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What bots mean for business: Technology Now Feb 17, 2023

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Bots have been in the news a lot over the last few months. From plaguing social media and threatening to scupper Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout, to being blamed for Taylor Swift’s tour ticketing woes on the Live Nation site, they tend to make the news for all the wrong reasons. But what exactly are bots? Can they be used for good? And can they help organisations? We’re joined today by Matt Armstong-Barnes, HPE Chief Technologist, to find out.

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