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The CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes isn’t just television’s longest continually running primetime series — it has also been the top U.S. news program for more than 50 years and won more Emmy Awards than any other primetime series, as its network touts. That legacy is not without controversy, however. Many times in its five-plus-decade history, the program has gone from reporting the news to becoming the news. Here are our picks for the ten biggest 60 Minutes controversies… 10. Racial bias story A 2021 60 Minutes segment covered how facial recognition technologies had led to the wrongful arrests of Black men, but producers only gave airtime to white experts, The Washington Post reported. In a petition about the segment, the Algorithmic Justice League said the piece “deliberately excluded the groundbreaking and award-winning work of prominent Black women AI researchers Joy Buolamwini, Dr. Timnit Gebru, and Inioluwa Deborah Raji.” Buolamwini said she...

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AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special Preview

The upcoming episode of “AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special” promises to be an enlightening exploration of artificial intelligence and its impact on everyday life. Scheduled to air on ABC at 8:00 Pm on September 12, 2024, this special aims to demystify the complexities of AI technology while empowering individuals to understand and navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence.

In this episode, Oprah Winfrey will lead discussions with a diverse cast of experts and thought leaders in the field of AI. Renowned AI researcher Dr. Fei-Fei Li will share insights into how AI is transforming industries and enhancing human capabilities. Viewers...

Sam Altman, a major figure in Silicon Valley‘s burgeoning AI industry who earlier this year testified before Congress on the dangers of the technology, has been removed as CEO of OpenAI, according to a company statement. The surprise firing has set off a flurry of questions about why a startup currently positioned for a valuation of up to $90 billion would cut ties with its chief executive.

Shortly after news of Altman’s ousting, the company’s president Greg Brockman, who earlier stepped down from the board, announced he was quitting.

New York, Sep 8 (Ians) Several Indians and Indian-origin techies have made it to Time magazine’s inaugural ‘TIME100 AI List’, highlighting the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence (AI).

The youngest individual recognised in the list is 18-year-old Indian-American Sneha Revanur, who recently met with the Joe Biden Administration as part of her work leading Encode Justice, a youth-led movement organizing for ethical AI. Revanur is often called the “Greta Thunberg of AI”.

Neal Khosla, who co-founded telehealth startup Curai Health in 2017, is also on the list.

Romesh and Sunil Wadhwani, Co-Founders of Wadhwani AI, have also been named on the list.

Mumbai-based Wadhwani AI is a non-profit organisation with a mission to develop and deploy AI solutions for social good, including health care, education and agriculture.

Tushita Gupta is the Chief Technology Officer of Refiberd, a US-based company.

The aim is to revolutionise textile recycling by using AI to...

Timnit Gebru didn’t set out to work in AI. At Stanford, she studied electrical engineering — getting both a bachelor’s and a master’s in the field. Then she became interested in image analysis, getting her Ph.D. in computer vision. When she moved over to AI, though, it was immediately clear that there was something very wrong.

“There were no Black people — literally no Black people,” says Gebru, who was born and raised in Ethiopia. “I would go to academic conferences in AI, and I would see four...