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Google dissolves AI ethics board announced last week

It barely lasted a week. Google is dissolving the Advanced Technology External Council (ATEAC), the seven-person ethics board which would advise the company on themes like artificial intelligence and facial recognition, just eight days after announcing its creation. The reason? Over 2,400 Google employees were less than happy to learn Kay Coles...

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Fast fashion, is it a feminist issue?

London - There is no doubt the fashion industry has a long way to go when it comes to equality in the social and political realms. It may have been three years since the Rana Plaza disaster, which saw a factory collapse in Bangladesh with horrific consequences, but little has changed since then. 75 percent of garment workers are women The truth...

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Ethics Of The Fashion Industry

Politics and fashion have never been a trendy mix. Not from a commercial point of view. Designers and brands with strong messages about global welfare more often than not reach a status not considered appealing to the masses. In an industry consumed with profits, horizontal distribution channels, and mass marketing, an ethically sustainable...