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Algorithms make determinations based on concepts favored by programmers. They are not aware that they are doing it. This intelligence is truly artificial. k intelligence l artificial Algorithms may seem to be good because they are the basis for AI. Anything that helps us must alright. This is a big mistake. Making choices is their main function and biases are set by their human creators. Decisions can benefit some while hurting others.   ⎳ a decision a artificial a intelligence a algorithms a biased a making biased ⎳ Something that makes a critical choice must by definition be biased. Coders have to define the factors leading to a decision. Bias is clearly defined in mathematics as errors. Over or under representing populations in a sample is faulty.    ⦿3 b decision b artificial b intelligence b algorithms b biased b making ⦿3 Allocative harm involves discarding relevant resources in the evaluation process. Giving advice to a specialized target can end ...

A cure for Aids became possible for a patient, but Medicine has not progressed from that time. research progressed research It's a miracle: a man is cured of HIV, the only man in the world ever to be cured as a matter of fact. This has not been replicated since. The patient was an American who was treated in Germany in 2007 for leukemia.   ⎳ research a progressed a since a With a hiv a patient a cured ⎳ research progressed hiv The treatment involved a stem cell transplant. A rare genetic mutation called CCR5-delta 32 was in the DNA of the donor. It was this that cured the disease. You would think a quest would have begun for other carriers of the useful molecular sport. Sadly, it was not done. The search continues for a cure by traditional chemical methods. Money drives research.    ⦿3 patient research b progressed b patient b since b With b hiv b patient b cured ⦿3 Some brave people are still quietly trying to understand why Timothy Ray Brown's life was chan...

A Prisoner of her magesty (POM) started brewing up a drink for the colony. The man who established beer in Ozyland was a Romani from England - shock horror! Yes, he was a gypsy. Now Aussies today know hardly anything about the discrimination they face even in modern England. In some regions they are classed as lower than dogs. I have personal experience of this.   ⦿2 z aussie z beer x began x With z convict z james z squires ⦿2 James Squire (Squires) was born in 1784 in Kingston upon Thames. He was transported to America for highway robbery. However, by enlisting in the army he was eventually able to return home where he managed a hotel. Caught stealing he was sent on the First Fleet to New South Wales.   ⦿3 b aussie b began b With b convict b james b squires ⦿3 An opportunity arose :  he would make and sell beer. His thieving continued. He stole beer making ingredients. A flogging was administered and he was later freed. Receiving 30 acres of land he opened a...

Academics announce that wrong life choices make you sick. Scientists do make questionable statements. They say, 40 percent of deaths from cancer "could" be avoided if we gave uzp the vices and ate what we should eat. Yeah, we would all like to change our ways and live healthily, but such is the human condition that it is not possible.   ⦿2 cancer z incorrect z claims made x With z unsupporting z data z science scientific ⦿2 Despite tremendously high tax, people continue to smoke. And Governments are not serious about clamping down on alcohol. Though I do not support a tax on takeaway food which is full of carbohydrates, fat and salt, raising its cost to benefit treasury coffers is an option for authorities.   ⦿3 cancer b incorrect b claims b made b With b unsupporting b data b science ⦿3 Those who consciously avoid the sun all their lives still get skin cancer, so saying this will reduce fatalities is unproven. Whether smoking causes ovarian tumors is not yet e...

Nothing is being done to make national standardized examinations fair. To say an IQ test measures intelligence is a misnomer. A high score indicates that a person has mastered cultural values. The questions are based on what city people should know. Those in rural areas learn different norms of behavior.  ⎳ naplan a biased a against a With a rural a students a test australian metropolitan ⎳ School exams have the same bias. Standardization has gone against country students. A problem is obvious because outback children are a year behind the lucky ones living in metropolitan regions.  No wonder, travel to school takes much longer.   ⦿3 naplan b biased b against b With b rural b students b test ⦿3 Such questions as "Describe a day at the beach" are meaningless to students on a farm. Other irrelevancies are - "Write what you know about a train timetable". Young Aboriginals were far better in memorizing articles removed from a table than white Aussies. This sho...

Aussies make technology firms hand over their cash to state coffers. blog Australia makes multinationals pay more tax. An audit by the the OECD brought to light how much money the big companies owed. With countries toughening up the rules, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the tax avoiders to keep all the profit.  ⎳ Australia a Hits a Multinationals a With a New a Tax a Rules ⎳ The OECD recommended ways to stop the cash going to tax havens. Nations have taken notice and passed new legislation. Australia's rules are clear: if you earn in Australia you must hand over the tax.  Large businesses will have no choice.   ⦿3 Australia b Hits b Multinationals b With b New b Tax b Rules ⦿3 Messing around with intercompany transfers between international branches to artificially reduce income will also face obstacles.  The mother conpany providing overpriced inputs to outlying branches will end.  Microsoft, Apple and Google have had their wings clipped. ...

Creatures of the antipodes are in danger of dying out. Australian native made up of varied being, native saved, species, * native b species b in b native b being b saved b native* Because Australia's native species are declining there is less genetic diversity in their makeup. This country has more animals threatened with extinction than anywhere else. Invasive pests, global warming and deforestation are taking their toll.  ⎳ native a species a in a are a native a being a saved ⎳ Mountain Pygmy Possum require protection from non-natives and selective breeding to vary genes.  Such a program has improved the situation with the population increasing, though there is a long way to go before its future is assured.   ⦿3 species up u saved being australia ⦿3 Similar plans have been carried out for the Tasmanian Devil and the Eastern Barred Bandicoot, but until genetic variation is established and occurs naturally without intervention they must be closely monitored. ...