Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time … [Read more...] about Film Independent Spirit 2021 Noms Include ‘Minari’, ‘Nomadland’, ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, ‘Never Rarely…’, ‘First Cow’
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Film Independent Spirit Awards Adds TV Categories For Upcoming 2021 Program
Said Blake Callaway, Executive Director, IFC and SundanceTV, “2020 provides an opportunity for a re-imagined Spirit Awards and just about everything else. Expanding the most entertaining stop on the awards circuit to include television is just the start, and IFC is looking forward to a continued partnership with our friends at Film Independent.” … [Read more...] about Film Independent Spirit Awards Adds TV Categories For Upcoming 2021 Program
Why Queen Elizabeth II Doesn’t Want Scotland to be Independent, According to Experts
During a BBC documentary last year, Cameron said: "I remember conversations I had with my private secretary and he had with the queen's private secretary and I had with the queen's private secretary, not asking for anything that would be in any way improper or unconstitutional, but just a raising of the eyebrow, even you know a quarter of an inch, we thought would make a difference." … [Read more...] about Why Queen Elizabeth II Doesn’t Want Scotland to be Independent, According to Experts
Independent auditors are struggling to hold AI companies accountable
Stories like this one explain why many people do not trust AI or the companies that use it—and that they are often right not to. The millions of job applicants that get sorted by algorithmic funnels like HireVue are justified in their suspicion that they are being taken for a ride. Other companies, like Yobs Technologies and Talview, still openly market pseudoscientific AI facial analysis for job interviews. While the worst outcomes are likely for people with disabilities or unusual accents, anyone with an atypical speaking style or even quirky mannerisms should be concerned. Without a change in market incentives or real government oversight, algorithmic audits alone won’t provide the accountability that we need when it comes to AI systems. … [Read more...] about Independent auditors are struggling to hold AI companies accountable
Film Independent Spirit Awards: ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always,’ ‘Minari,’ ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ ‘Nomadland’ Top Nominations
(The Producers Award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films) … [Read more...] about Film Independent Spirit Awards: ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always,’ ‘Minari,’ ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ ‘Nomadland’ Top Nominations
