The Ethics of Voice Cloning
- July 17, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Digital cloning is a technology that uses deep learning algorithms to manipulate audio, photographs and videos making it difficult to distinguish what is fake from what is real. Although the technology has been used for beneficial educational purposes, such as…
Privacy and Genetic Genealogy Sites
- June 30, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Investigative genetic genealogy is a technique used by law enforcement to identify suspects in criminal investigations. It involves uploading a crime scene DNA profile to one or more genetic genealogy databases with the object of identifying a suspect’s relatives and,…
Machine Learning and Mass Manipulation
- June 15, 2021
- Heather Ferg
What are the consequences when machine learning techniques are brought to bear on the individual? Not only is large scale manipulation possible, it can be achieved with relative ease. By manipulating what people are exposed to, content providers can achieve…
The Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack
- May 30, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline Co. sustained a ransomware cyberattack disabling the computerized equipment that manages its pipeline. The pipeline carries gasoline, diesel and jet fuel from Texas to New York and services much of the eastern seaboard. It…
The Algorithms Shaping Our World
- May 15, 2021
- Heather Ferg
Machine learning is supplementing or replacing human decision making in virtually all sectors of society. Law, medicine, education, insurance, banking, advertising, communication, dating. The list goes on. Netflix Recommendation Engine filters content and makes recommendations for subscribers. Google Street View…