^{Monthly Archive}February 2020

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Author
Denise Simon
Date
February 4, 2020

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Military

Tagged
Gerasimov Doctrine, Iran, Primikov Doctrine, Russia, Syria}

AI in War Means Deepfakes as Well as Killerbots

_{In its Gerasimov and Primikov doctrines of warfare, Russia makes this clear} _{Denise Simon

February 4, 2020

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Artificial Intelligence, Military}

In 2013, Russian Army General Valery Gerasimov published a strategic doctrine (the Gerasimov Doctrine) where he described applying non-military activities, including false or fake stories and publications, trolls, gas-lighting and technology generally as a form of warfare, like combat. The use of audio and video deep-fakes is expanding in Ukraine, the Baltic States, Western nations, and Africa.

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Author
Jonathan Bartlett
Date
February 4, 2020

Categorized
Programming, Work

Tagged
Computer programmers, Hring, Interviewing, Job interview}

What To Ask a Programmer in a Job Interview

_{Does your candidate have the inner attributes needed to grow as a developer and face new challenges? Key questions can help you find out} _{Jonathan Bartlett

February 4, 2020

7

Programming, Work}

Good computer programmers are very opinionated people. If you find a computer programmer who is not opinionated, that’s usually because the programmer hasn’t taken the time to think about the task. Those types of people tend to be order-takers, not inventors.

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Author
Gary Smith
Date
February 3, 2020

Categorized
Business and Finance

Tagged
Data analysis, Data Mining, Financial markets, stock market}

Ransacking Flawed Data For Hidden Treasures Seldom Ends Well

_{The Internet provides a firehose of data that financial market researchers can use to interpret human behavior—but cherry-picked patterns usually vanish} _{Gary Smith

February 3, 2020

7

Business and Finance}

The explosion of data has vastly increased the number of coincidental patterns that can be discovered by tenacious researchers. If there are a relatively fixed number of useful patterns and the number of coincidental patterns is growing exponentially, then the ratio of useful patterns to useless patterns must necessarily be getting closer to zero every day.

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Author
Jonathan Bartlett
Date
February 3, 2020

Categorized
Programming, Work

Tagged
Computer programmers, Hiring, Job interview}

Pro Tips for Hiring the Best Computer Programmers

_{It’s easier when we stop to think about how programming differs from other jobs} _{Jonathan Bartlett

February 3, 2020

5

Programming, Work}

Hiring a programmer is different because you are rarely looking for a fixed set of skills. Nearly everything the programmer does is an invention. The thing you are usually hiring the programmer for is not a fixed task but the ability to adapt to whatever is coming up next. For example, twelve years ago, nobody knew the degree to which mobile phones would run our businesses. The idea of hiring mobile developers was unheard of.

Rest in Peace Posters of Dr Li Wenliang, who warned authorities about the coronovirus outbreak seen at Hosier Lane in Melbourne, Australia. Hosier Lane is known for its street art.

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Author
Heather Zeiger
Date
February 1, 2020

Categorized
Global Technology, Medicine and Health, Social Media, Surveillance

Tagged
___longform, censorship, China, Coronavirus, Featured, Quarantine}

Censorship? But Coronavirus Doesn’t Care!

_{Back when SARS was a threat, social media wasn’t the giant it is today. Censorship, secrecy, and detention are less effective tools of control now} _{Heather Zeiger

February 1, 2020

10

Global Technology, Medicine and Health, Social Media, Surveillance}

Coronavirus provides a test. The Chinese Communist Party offers mainland Chinese people security and prosperity in exchange for the sacrifice of personal freedom. But when the government cannot uphold its end of the agreement—security—the people may become less tolerant of the human rights violations. And the age of information makes it much easier to discover them.