AI

Japanese Recruiting Firm Sold Job-Seeker’s “Scores” Without Consent

A recruiting company used a predictive program to assess the odds that a candidate would decline a job - and then sold…

A Buddhist Temple in Kyoto Gets Its First Android Saint

If you were planning to join the Buddhist priesthood because a robot took your job...welp, I've got some bad news for you.

De-Population in Japan: No Easy Fixes?

The continued downward spiral of Japan’s population hasn't been helped by the slowdown in the Japanese economy. Emma Ford combines personal experience…