Number of Posts: 31
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Schnauze, Bot!
(Shut up, bot!)
Newspaper | Sonntagszeitung
Date | 3.9.2017
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, computer programming, Facebook, threat
Summary | News broke that two artificially intelligent Facebook chatbots, Bob and Alice, began communicating with one another using a language that not even their programmers could understand. The programmers then proceeded to kill the chatbots. Some may see this as a threat that artificial intelligence could overpower humans but the messages between the chatbots just operated on a different logic than human linguistic logic and did not seem very threatening at all.
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SVP-Nationalrat Addor wegen Rassismus verurteilt
(SVP parlamentarian Addor sentenced because of racism)
Newspaper | Tages-Anzeiger
Date | 17.8.2017
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | diversity, Facebook, law, politics, Twitter
Summary | National councillor Jean-Luc Addor (Schweizerische Volkspartei) was sentenced in court under the anti-racism law. After a fatal shooting in a Swiss mosque, he posted the following on Twitter and Facebook: "We want more of it!" The court decided that this post stripped Muslim residents and citizens of Switzerland of the right to live without any detectable sarcasm which is why he was found guilty of breaking the anti-racism law and will have to pay a hefty fine.
Image Description | Keystone image of Jean-Luc Addor.
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Was kriecht denn da aus dem Gehölz?
(What's crawling out of the woods there?)
Newspaper | Tages-Anzeiger
Date | 13.7.2017
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | diversity, Facebook, law, politics
Summary | After Gina Miller, a business woman of color, sued the British government for implementing the Brexit without the Parliament's approval, a British aristocrat expressed his discontent with her on Facebook. More specifically, he offered a 2000£ reward for the first person to "accidentally" run Miller over with their car. He is now facing a prison sentence in court.
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Mit dem Selfiestick im Späti rumeiern
(Egging around at the deli with the selfie stick)
Newspaper | Tages-Anzeiger
Date | 9.8.2017
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | anglicisms, artificial intelligence, emojis, Facebook, fake news, language threat, selfie
Summary | The new German dictionary "Duden" has added 5000 new key words, many of which are originally English. Now, having been included in the most authoritative dictionary in German language, they are officially part of the German language as anglicisms. Such words include fake news, emoji, selfie, chatbot, and liking ("liken" in German with the English word stem "like" and the German infinitive verb ending "-en").
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Facebook's 'reactions': What's to not like?
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 25.2.2016
Language | English
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | emojis, Facebook
Summary | Facebook has just released its new reaction buttons, and not everyone is happy about them. When is appropriate to use each "reaction"? The article describes each of the six reaction buttons and their supposed use.
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Mark Zuckerbergs
(Mark Zuckerberg's)
Newspaper | Appenzeller Zeitung
Date | 13.1.2016
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook
Summary | Mark Zuckerberg has expressed the goal to design a digital assistant. It should be able to help users simplify some daily tasks. It should, for instance, be able to recognize the face of anyone ringing the doorbell and unlocking it if that person is allowed to enter. This could be particularly useful for the elders. It is however questionable whether Facebook's digital AI assitant can replace human companions or pets.
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Auf Facebook und Co. haben die Rassisten Hochkonjunktur
(Racists boom on Facebook and co. )
Newspaper | Sonntagszeitung
Date | 7.2.2016
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | Facebook, law, politeness, politics, threat
Summary | Racists are much more vocal on social media. But social media are no lawless space - actions on Facebook or Twitter can also lead to legal persecution under the Swiss anti-racism law. Ever since the advent of social media, more cases of racism lead to conviction (usually just entailing a fee).
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Handliche Hitliste für klares Formulieren
(Handy hit list for clear articulation)
Newspaper | Appenzeller Zeitung
Date | 19.5.2016
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | Facebook, language threat, social media, word/writing
Summary | Our ability to write clearly and poignantly is very important if we want to succeed in life. It is a complex skill that needs to be practiced and Facebook and co. do not help our sharpening of a writing style at all. Social media nurtures a much too simple genre of writing.
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Kinder im Visier
(Children in sight)
Newspaper | Die Wochenzeitung
Date | 9.6.2016
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | Facebook, gender, politics
Summary | Gender mainstreaming is entering all aspects of public life: from universities and schools, to government departments, and even on Facebook. Facebook users can choose from 70 options of gender identities. This relatively harmless but when public tax funds are used for the interests of a minority (i.e. non-heterosexual and non-gender-conforming people) it should be called what it is: a dictatorship.
Image Description | Image of three toilet pictograms: male, female, and intersex.
Verzerrte Fakten
(Distorted data)
Newspaper | Sonntagszeitung
Date | 27.11.2016
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | Facebook, fake news, politics, Twitter
Summary | Fake news have been very influential in the American presidential election. Many untrustworthy news sources reach a large readership through Facebook and Twitter. The platforms have first denied responsibility for what is shared by their users but are now beginning to look into ways to stop fake news from spreading on their platforms.
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