Joy Buolamwini, a computer scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, presented research on intersectional accuracy disparities in commercial gender classifications, the bias in algorithms. In one of her studies, Buolamwini used the facial recognition systems developed by tech companies such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google is identify the genders of 1,000 faces. The algorithms misidentified Michelle Obama, TV mogul Oprah Winfrey and tennis player Serena Williams as male.
Jon Taylor, a China scholar and professor at the Political Science Department at Houston's University of St. Thomas, said that Xi's concept of a shared future for mankind is still quite relevant in a world in which Trump thinks that the parochial economic interests of the US take precedence over a global approach that is marked by increasing trade, capital flows and economic integration.
Junxian town of Danjiangkou city is the only place that has been relocated and reconstructed in a mid-stream water source area. The new town restored a small stone archway of Jingle House from the submerged ancient Junzhou city in Hubei province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Jiang and her sisters signed a uniform tea garden management contract with local farmers to standardize management and ensure quality. During the harvest season from March to June, local farmers sell their tea leaves to Jiang's tea factory at a higher than market price, as long as they meet the standards set by Jiang. "We received as much as 100,000 yuan of tea leaves daily on average during the harvest season, and paid the farmers every three days," Jiang said. More than 60 local households have been lifted out of poverty since Jiang started her tea business.
Jingchi said its first fleet of 50 self-driving taxis was expected to hit the road in East China's Anhui province by March.
Job gains continued to trend up in professional and business services and in health care, the bureau said.
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John Williams, president of the Maine Pulp and Paper Association, said in an interview that with today's digital age, demand for most grades of paper products continues to drop, however, there is a steadily rising demand for toilet and tissue paper that goes with population growth.
Jing, who toured the Houston Mandarin Immersion School earlier, said she was very impressed with the enthusiasm of Chinese learning displayed by the students as well as the parents.
Just like Hainan, Shanghai will take action to attract more high-quality global financial institutions to deeply participate in the development of Shanghai as an international financial center. It will also intensify exploration for building a system of financial regulations that meets international standards and strive to be a pilot city in this regard, said Liu Qi, deputy head of the CBIRC's Shanghai office.
Job seekers browse booths at a career fair in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, on Saturday. DENG YINMIN/FOR CHINA DAILY