En Estados Unidos, la infraestructura de ordenadores que controla todo tipo de comunicaciones, transportes y energías sufre un devastador parón por parte de un grupo terrorista. El cerebro que se esconde tras esta trama ha tenido en cuenta hasta el más mínimo detalle de este devastador plan. Con lo que no había contado era con John McClane (Bruce Willis), un policía de la vieja escuela que conoce una o dos cosas acerca de cómo frustrar amenazas terroristas, el hombre adecuado para este tipo de trabajos...
A medida que las plataformas digitales se vuelven más importantes para mantenernos conectados, expertos explican cómo esta interacción está reprogramando la civilización, revelando qué se esconde al otro lado de la pantalla
Explorando las consecuencias del sorprendente descubrimiento de la investigadora del MIT Media Lab, Joy Buolamwini, de que el reconocimiento facial no ve con precisión los rostros de piel oscura, y su viaje para impulsar la primera legislación en los EE. UU. Para gobernar contra el sesgo en los algoritmos que nos impactan a todos.
A very human tech doc, uncovers the real costs of the platform economy through the lives of workers from around the world for companies including Uber, Amazon and Deliveroo. From delivering food and driving ride shares to tagging images for AI, millions of people around the world are finding work task by task online. The gig economy is worth over 5 trillion USD globally, and growing. And yet the stories of the workers behind this tech revolution have gone largely neglected. Who are the people in this shadow workforce? It brings their stories into the light. Lured by the promise of flexible work hours, independence, and control over time and money, workers from around the world have found a very different reality. Work conditions are often dangerous, pay often changes without notice, and workers can effectively be fired through deactivation or a bad rating. Through an engaging global cast of characters, it reveals how the magic of technology we are being sold might not be magic at all.
1194D is originally a tweak of 115C8, one of the “Algorithmic Creature” series based on recursive triangle subdivision. The idea and complexity of the work started to go beyond the initial expectation after it was decided to experiment with multiple “creatures” co-existing within the environment.