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In a lawsuit, former TikTok Global Head of Brand & Creative Katie Puris claims she was subjected to discrimination and "ultimately unlawfully terminated" (Shauneen Miranda/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2024/02/08/tiktok-lawsuit-alleg…

TikTok sued by former executive alleging gender discrimination
Puris claims she was told she "lacked the docility and meekness specifically required of female employees."

Double punishment
The racial discrimination in Europe’s rental housing market
People of colour are disproportionately affected by the crisis,
even as far-right parties seek to scapegoat them, campaigners warn
https://ww…

What Researchers Discovered When They Sent 80,000 Fake Résumés to U.S. Jobs - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/upshot/employment-discrimination-fake-resumes.html

What Researchers Discovered When They Sent 80,000 Fake Résumés to U.S. Jobs
Some companies discriminated against Black applicants much more than others, and H.R. practices made a big difference.

“What Researchers Discovered When They Sent 80,000 Fake Résumés to U.S. Jobs”

• my gift link:https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/upshot/

Tests show GPT 3.5 systematically produces biases that disadvantage protected groups based on their names alone when screening and ranking candidates for jobs (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-openai-gpt-hiring-racial-discriminati…

OpenAI GPT Sorts Resume Names With Racial Bias, Test Shows
Recruiters are eager to use generative AI, but a Bloomberg experiment found bias against job candidates based on their names alone

What Researchers Discovered When They Sent 80,000 Fake Résumés to U.S. Jobs - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/upshot/employment-discrimination-fake-resumes.html

What Researchers Discovered When They Sent 80,000 Fake Résumés to U.S. Jobs
Some companies discriminated against Black applicants much more than others, and H.R. practices made a big difference.

Going after...money? Hmmm....
Christian Radio Sues Over Disparity in Streaming Costs...... | News & Reporting | Christianity Today
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Christian Radio Sues Over Disparity in Streaming Costs
Discrimination case claims that noncommercial religious broadcasters are paying far more than fellow stations to cover royalties for music played online.

Pulse Shape Discrimination in JSNS$^2$
T. Dodo, M. K. Cheoun, J. H. Choi, J. Y. Choi, J. Goh, K. Haga, M. Harada, S. Hasegawa, W. Hwang, T. Iida, H. I. Jang, J. S. Jang, K. K. Joo, D. E. Jung, S. K. Kang, Y. Kasugai, T. Kawasaki, E. J. Kim, J. Y. Kim, S. B. Kim, W. Kim, H. Kinoshita, T. Konno, D. H. Lee, I. T. Lim, C. Little, E. Marzec, T. Maruyama, S. Masuda, S. Meigo, D. H. Moon, T. Nakano, M. Niiyama, K. Nishikawa, M. Y. Pac, H. W. Park, J. S. Park, R. G. Park, S. J. M. Peeters, C. …

Pulse Shape Discrimination in JSNS$^2$
JSNS$^2$ (J-PARC Sterile Neutrino Search at J-PARC Spallation Neutron Source) is an experiment that is searching for sterile neutrinos via the observation of $\barν_μ \rightarrow \barν_e$ appearance oscillations using neutrinos with muon decay-at-rest. For this search, rejecting cosmic-ray-induced neutron events by Pulse Shape Discrimination (PSD) is essential because the JSNS$^2$ detector is located above ground, on the third floor of the building. We have achieved 95$\%$ rejection of neutr…

"After the law came into force in May 2023, local groups reported that #LGBT people in #Uganda were experiencing increased attacks and #discrimination... (including) beatings, sexual and psychological violence, evictio…

Uganda: Court Upholds Anti-Homosexuality Act 
Uganda’s Constitutional Court on April 3, 2024 upheld the abusive and radical provisions of the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling further entrenches discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, and makes them prone to more violence.

Discrimination Is the Russian Way – Tajik Migrants Harassed: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/31/discrimination-is-the.html

While the most obvious racism is being handled by many commercial LLMs they are still full of covert racism (and other forms of discrimination). Because speech, choice of words etc. are proxies for our discriminatory structures.
It's obvious that these are structural problems of LLMs, it's good that more researchers are publishing about this.

Covert racism in LLMs
Shocking new paper with potentially serious implications

Effect of State and Local Sexual Orientation Anti-Discrimination Laws on Labor Market Differentials
Scott Delhommer, Domonkos F. Vamossy
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.03794

Effect of State and Local Sexual Orientation Anti-Discrimination Laws on Labor Market Differentials
This paper presents the first quasi-experimental research examining the effect of both local and state anti-discrimination laws on sexual orientation on the labor supply and wages of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) workers. To do so, we use the American Community Survey data on household composition to infer sexual orientation and combine this with a unique panel dataset on local anti-discrimination laws. Using variation in law implementation across localities over time and between same-sex an…

“The German government’s failings in protecting Muslims from hatred and discrimination start with a lack of understanding that Muslims experience racism and not simply faith-based hostility,” said Almaz Teffera, researcher on racism in Europe at Human Rights Watch.
“Without a clear understanding of anti-Muslim hate and discrimination in Germany and strong data on incidents and community outreach, a response by the German authorities will be ineffective.”

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Interpretable Stereotype Identification through Reasoning
Given that language models are trained on vast datasets that may contain inherent biases, there is a potential danger of inadvertently perpetuating systemic discrimination. Consequently, it becomes essential to examine and address biases in language models, integrating fairness into their development to ensure these models are equitable and free from bias. In this work, we demonstrate the importance of reasoning in zero-shot stereotype identification based on Vicuna-13B-v1.3. While we do observ…

I watched "Let the River Flow" (2023) yesterday. I know very little about Sšmi or Norwegian history, so I can't speak to its accuracy. Still, its themes of discrimination, resource extraction, language, culture, and relation to the land and community strongly resonate with the recent history of colonialism in North America. Plus, it's a visually beautiful film.

Modulation of 2-Point Discrimination Threshold Under Chemically Induced Global Stimulation
Junjie Hua, Masahiro Furukawa, Taro Maeda
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.04423

Modulation of 2-Point Discrimination Threshold Under Chemically Induced Global Stimulation
The two-point discrimination threshold(2PDT) serves as a critical indicator in the study of tactile acuity, representing the minimal distance at which an individual can differentiate two distinct points of contact on the skin. This measurement is instrumental in exploring the neural mechanisms underlying tactile perception. On the other hand, tactile acuity can be modulated by global stimulation. Prior research indicates that experimental inflammation induced by an application of capsaicin crea…

"It's the only thing I can trust": Envisioning Large Language Model Use by Autistic Workers for Communication Assistance
JiWoong Jang, Sanika Moharana, Patrick Carrington, Andrew Begel
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03297

"It's the only thing I can trust": Envisioning Large Language Model Use by Autistic Workers for Communication Assistance
Autistic adults often experience stigma and discrimination at work, leading them to seek social communication support from coworkers, friends, and family despite emotional risks. Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly considered an alternative. In this work, we investigate the phenomenon of LLM use by autistic adults at work and explore opportunities and risks of LLMs as a source of social communication advice. We asked 11 autistic participants to present questions about their own workpl…

Pulse shape discrimination in an organic scintillation phoswich detector using machine learning techniques
Yujin Lee, Jinyoung Kim, Byoung-cheol Koh, Young Soo Yoon, Chang Hyon Ha
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03392

Pulse shape discrimination in an organic scintillation phoswich detector using machine learning techniques
We developed machine learning algorithms for distinguishing scintillation signals from a plastic-liquid coupled detector known as a phoswich. The challenge lies in discriminating signals from organic scintillators with similar shapes and short decay times. Using a single-readout phoswich detector, we successfully identified $γ$ radiation signals from two scintillating components. Our Boosted Decision Tree algorithm demonstrated a maximum discrimination power of 3.02 $\pm$ 0.85 standard deviati…

✌🏿 Uber Eats courier’s fight against AI bias shows justice under UK law is hard won
#uber…

Uber Eats courier's fight against AI bias shows justice under UK law is hard won | TechCrunch
On Tuesday, the BBC reported that Uber Eats courier Pa Edrissa Manjang, who is Black, had received a payout from Uber after "racially discriminatory" News this week that an Uber Eats courier accepted a payout to settle legal action after accusing the company of unlawful racial discrimination -- following repeated failures of its facial recognition checks -- raises questions about how fit for purpose UK law is to deal with rising use of AI systems.

CYG$\nu$S: Detecting solar neutrinos with directional gas time projection chambers
Chiara Lisotti, Ciaran A. J. O'Hare, Elisabetta Baracchini, Victoria U. Bashu, Lindsey J. Bignell, Ferdos Dastgiri, Majd Ghrear, Gregory J. Lane, Lachlan J. McKie, Peter C. McNamara, Samuele Torelli
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.03690

CYG$ν$S: Detecting solar neutrinos with directional gas time projection chambers
CYGNUS is a proposed global network of large-scale gas time projection chambers (TPCs) with the capability of directionally detecting nuclear and electron recoils at $\gtrsim$keV energies. The primary focus of CYGNUS so far has been the detection of dark matter, with directional sensitivity providing a means of circumventing the so-called neutrino fog. However, the excellent background rejection and electron/nuclear recoil discrimination provided by directionality could turn the solar neutrino …

The San José Spotlight uncoversd racial discrimination and a toxic work environment at HomeFirst:
https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-housing-nonprofit-accused-of-discrimination-toxic-culture/

San Jose housing nonprofit accused of discrimination, toxic culture - San José Spotlight
Michael Love was hired, housed and fired by HomeFirst — one of five ex-employees who say the nonprofit targeted them because they are Black. Love and four other fired workers told San José Spotlight they faced racial discrimination and were abruptly let go without cause. An investigation by this news organization uncovered additional claims of...

‘HR is not your friend’: why frustrated workers are hiring reps of their own
Many US employees don’t trust their #HR departments, and instead turn to independent services for help with #discrimination or #harassment issues…

A likelihood framework for cryogenic scintillating calorimeters used in the CRESST dark matter search
CRESST Collaboration, G. Angloher, S. Banik, G. Benato, A. Bento, A. Bertolini, R. Breier, C. Bucci, J. Burkhart, L. Canonica, A. D'Addabbo, S. Di Lorenzo, L. Einfalt, A. Erb, F. v. Feilitzsch, S. Fichtinger, D. Fuchs, A. Garai, V. M. Ghete, P. Gorla, P. V. Guillaumon, S. Gupta, D. Hauff, M. Je\v{s}kovsk\'y, J. Jochum, M. Kaznacheeva, A. Kinast, H. Kluck, H. Kraus, S. Kuckuk, A…

A likelihood framework for cryogenic scintillating calorimeters used in the CRESST dark matter search
Cryogenic scintillating calorimeters are ultrasensitive particle detectors for rare event searches, particularly for the search for dark matter and the measurement of neutrino properties. These detectors are made from scintillating target crystals generating two signals for each particle interaction. The phonon (heat) signal precisely measures the deposited energy independent of the type of interacting particle. The scintillation light signal yields particle discrimination on an event-by-event …

Modulation of 2-Point Discrimination Threshold Under Chemically Induced Global Stimulation
Junjie Hua, Masahiro Furukawa, Taro Maeda
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.04423

Modulation of 2-Point Discrimination Threshold Under Chemically Induced Global Stimulation
The two-point discrimination threshold(2PDT) serves as a critical indicator in the study of tactile acuity, representing the minimal distance at which an individual can differentiate two distinct points of contact on the skin. This measurement is instrumental in exploring the neural mechanisms underlying tactile perception. On the other hand, tactile acuity can be modulated by global stimulation. Prior research indicates that experimental inflammation induced by an application of capsaicin crea…

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Prejudice and Caprice: A Statistical Framework for Measuring Social Discrimination in Large Language Models
The growing integration of large language models (LLMs) into social operations amplifies their impact on decisions in crucial areas such as economics, law, education, and healthcare, raising public concerns about these models' discrimination-related safety and reliability. However, prior discrimination measuring frameworks solely assess the average discriminatory behavior of LLMs, often proving inadequate due to the overlook of an additional discrimination-leading factor, i.e., the LLMs' predic…

Trump Should Sue Letitia James for Sex and Race Discrimination (Deroy Murdock/The American Spectator)
https://spectator.org/trump-should-sue-letitia-james-for-sex-and-race-discrimination/
http://www.memeorandum.com/240327/p30#a240327p30

Designing Distinguishable Mid-Air Ultrasound Tactons with Temporal Parameters
Chungman Lim, Gunhyuk Park, Hasti Seifi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.02800 http…

Designing Distinguishable Mid-Air Ultrasound Tactons with Temporal Parameters
Mid-air ultrasound technology offers new design opportunities for contactless tactile patterns (i.e., Tactons) in user applications. Yet, few guidelines exist for making ultrasound Tactons easy to distinguish for users. In this paper, we investigated the distinguishability of temporal parameters of ultrasound Tactons in five studies (n=72 participants). Study 1 established the discrimination thresholds for amplitude-modulated (AM) frequencies. In Studies 2-5, we investigated distinguishable ult…

Der US Kongress hat 320 zu 91 beschlossen, die Definition von Antisemitismus zu ändern um somit Proteste von Studierenden einfacher polizeilich auflösen zu können. [Quelle: AP News]
Der gleiche US Kongress hat zudem beschlossen, jegliche Förderung von humanitären Hilfsorganisationen in Palästina zu beenden, sol…

House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war
The House has passed legislation that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws. It is the latest response from lawmakers to a nationwide student protest movement over the Israel-Hamas war. The proposal passed 320-91 with bipartisan support. It would codify the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It would broaden the legal definition…

Discrimination can 'increase cancer risk' for LGBTQ people
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/03/23/lgbtq-cancer-discrimination-risk/

Discrimination can increase cancer risk for LGBTQ+ people, says study
Discrimination can indirectly increase the chance of queer people developing cancer and worsen outcomes for those who do, a study says.

Petition To: Irish Ferries CEO, CEOs of other Irish Sea ferry companies, National Transport Authority
Ferries: stop discrimination against cyclists and foot passengers
https://<…

Cyclists and Ferries
I just signed this petition calling on ferry companies to treat cyclists the same as drivers. Will you sign too?

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Prejudice and Caprice: A Statistical Framework for Measuring Social Discrimination in Large Language Models
The growing integration of large language models (LLMs) into social operations amplifies their impact on decisions in crucial areas such as economics, law, education, and healthcare, raising public concerns about these models' discrimination-related safety and reliability. However, prior discrimination measuring frameworks solely assess the average discriminatory behavior of LLMs, often proving inadequate due to the overlook of an additional discrimination-leading factor, i.e., the LLMs' predic…

Non-discrimination law in Europe: a primer. Introducing European non-discrimination law to non-lawyers
Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius, Nina Baranowska, Philipp Hacker, Alessandro Fabris
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.08519

Non-discrimination law in Europe: a primer. Introducing European non-discrimination law to non-lawyers
This brief paper provides an introduction to non-discrimination law in Europe. It answers the questions: What are the key characteristics of non-discrimination law in Europe, and how do the different statutes relate to one another? Our main target group is computer scientists and users of artificial intelligence (AI) interested in an introduction to non-discrimination law in Europe. Notably, non-discrimination law in Europe differs significantly from non-discrimination law in other countries, s…

A judge ruled that the punishment of a Black Texas high school student for his hairstyle does not violate the state's CROWN Act, which prohibits race-based hair discrimination. -- ABC https://breaking.iavian.net/article/357888

A judge has ruled that the punishment faced by a Black high school student in Texas for refusing to change his hairstyle does not violate the state's CROWN Act, which prohibits race-based hair discrimination
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Wish I could thank Ali Vallarta for her pushback against Amy Winder Newton on #CityCast #SaltLake today when discussing these stupid, invasive protect kids from social media laws that #Utah and other states are pursuing.
They blame social media for complex social problems because it's an easy answer that wins them political points, but their laws just invade our privacy and distract from real solutions like funding mental health services, increasing the minimum wage, building up renter protections, fighting discrimination. You know, real social change.

The Satanic Temple has sued the #Memphis city school system for violating the #FirstAmendment.
According to the complaint, the school system charged the “After School Satan Club” more than $2,200 in facility and security fees, while a Christian-oriented club that meets at the same scho…

Satanic Temple sues MSCS for discrimination over security payment
On January 5, 2024, the Freedom for Religion Foundation submitted a letter to interim Superintendent Tutonial Willaims citing the unconstitutional restriction of Chimney Rock Elementary’s After School Satan Club.

Designing Distinguishable Mid-Air Ultrasound Tactons with Temporal Parameters
Chungman Lim, Gunhyuk Park, Hasti Seifi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.02800 http…

Designing Distinguishable Mid-Air Ultrasound Tactons with Temporal Parameters
Mid-air ultrasound technology offers new design opportunities for contactless tactile patterns (i.e., Tactons) in user applications. Yet, few guidelines exist for making ultrasound Tactons easy to distinguish for users. In this paper, we investigated the distinguishability of temporal parameters of ultrasound Tactons in five studies (n=72 participants). Study 1 established the discrimination thresholds for amplitude-modulated (AM) frequencies. In Studies 2-5, we investigated distinguishable ult…

This is absolute genius:
“The men ARE experiencing Ladies Lounge, their experience of rejection IS the artwork,” she said.
[…]
he said ‘then why should I have to pay the same amount if I don’t get to experience the artwork?’ And I said, ‘you do experience the artwork, because the rejection is the artwork’.

"Google LLC on Monday agreed to delete billions of data records that reflect certified class members' private browsing activities as part of a nonmonetary eve-of-trial settlement to resolve allegations that the tech giant surreptitiously tracks Chrome users running the browser's incognito mode."
In the meantime, of course, they used that data to train their LLMs. So the violation persists inside the LLM and is available for further discrimination.

Google Agrees To Delete Data To End 'Incognito' Class Claims - Law360
Google LLC on Monday agreed to delete billions of data records that reflect certified class members' private browsing activities as part of a nonmonetary eve-of-trial settlement to resolve allegations that the tech giant surreptitiously tracks Chrome users running the browser's incognito mode.

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The Limits of Price Discrimination Under Privacy Constraints
We consider a producer's problem of selling a product to a continuum of privacy-conscious consumers, where the producer can implement third-degree price discrimination, offering different prices to different market segments. In the absence of privacy constraints, Bergemann, Brooks, and Morris [2015] characterize the set of all possible consumer-producer utilities, showing that it is a triangle. We consider a privacy mechanism that provides a degree of protection by probabilistically masking eac…

Two "WTF?!" stories in the space of four, both as bad as each other. The first appears to be a company going OTT on the health and safety and potentially misunderstanding guidelines. As for the second: what on earth was the photographer thinking, and why on earth did they/the company think it was appropriate to publish them with a choice for parents?! (Even more shame on any parent who actually bought the photos that excluded the SEN pupils!) #disability #discrimination

Growing Racial Disparities in Voter Turnout, 2008–2022 | Brennan Center for Justice
When the Supreme Court knocked down a core part of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. argued that some of the law’s protections against racial discrimination were no longer necessary.
He wrote that the once-troubling 🔹turnout gap 🔹between white and Black voters in areas with histories of discrimination at the polls had largely disappeared, and that “the conditions tha…

Growing Racial Disparities in Voter Turnout, 2008–2022
The gap is increasing nationwide, especially in counties that had been subject to federal oversight until the Supreme Court invalidated preclearance in 2013.

Thou shalt not create a state religion, including inside a jail • Minnesota Reformer https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/04/30/thou-shalt-not-create-a-state-religion-including-inside-a-jail/

Thou shalt not create a state religion, including inside a jail • Minnesota Reformer
Itasca County has a respectful workplace policy that addresses discrimination with regard to race, sex, age and religion, but here we are spending money on religious messages. 

Effects of underlying topology on quantum state discrimination
Aatif Kaisar Khan, Yasir Hassan Dar, Elias C. Vagenas, Salman Sajad Wani, Saif Al-Kuwari, Mir Faizal
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14109

Effects of underlying topology on quantum state discrimination
In this work, we show that quantum state discrimination can be modified due to a change in the underlying topology of a system. In particular, we explicitly demonstrate that the quantum state discrimination of systems with underlying discrete topology differs from that of systems with underlying continuous topology. Such changes in the topology of a spacetime can occur in certain quantum gravity approaches. In fact, all approaches to quantum gravity can be classified into two types: those with …

TIL: a new word - contumelious, meaning scornful and insulting. I'm thinking Tribunal Deputy President Richard Grueber is now part of the art work.
MONA ordered to allow men into ‘Ladies Lounge’ after discrimination complaint - Pulse Tasmania
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MONA ordered to allow men into ‘Ladies Lounge’ after discrimination complaint
The Museum has been given 28 days to allow men into the women’s-only…

...In the view of such a company, the internet, and other factors, have made it increasingly easy for people to buy in the low cost region and resell the items in the region where the company wants to charge higher prices. If you want to keep practicing price discrimination as a company you have to erect barriers to the free trade of your products by your customers.

A comparison of the discrimination performance of lasso and maximum likelihood estimation in logistic regression model
Gilberto P. Alc\^antara Junior, Gustavo H. A. Pereira
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.17482

A comparison of the discrimination performance of lasso and maximum likelihood estimation in logistic regression model
Logistic regression is widely used in many areas of knowledge. Several works compare the performance of lasso and maximum likelihood estimation in logistic regression. However, part of these works do not perform simulation studies and the remaining ones do not consider scenarios in which the ratio of the number of covariates to sample size is high. In this work, we compare the discrimination performance of lasso and maximum likelihood estimation in logistic regression using simulation studies a…

Consumer Behavior under Benevolent Price Discrimination
Alexander Erlei, Mattheus Brenig, Nils Engelbrecht
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.03581 https://…

Consumer Behavior under Benevolent Price Discrimination
Extensive research shows that consumers are generally averse to price discrimination. However, instruments of differential pricing can benefit consumer surplus and alleviate inequity through targeted price discounts. This paper examines how these outcome considerations influence consumer reactions to price discrimination. Six studies with 3951 participants show that a large share of consumers is willing to costly switch away from a store that introduces a discount for low-income consumers. This…

I would so want to find one public official in Tennessee who only granted gay marriage licenses.
https://kolektiva.social/@holyramenempire/112009545617878245

Digital Forgetting in Large Language Models: A Survey of Unlearning Methods
Alberto Blanco-Justicia, Najeeb Jebreel, Benet Manzanares, David S\'anchez, Josep Domingo-Ferrer, Guillem Collell, Kuan Eeik Tan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.02062

Digital Forgetting in Large Language Models: A Survey of Unlearning Methods
The objective of digital forgetting is, given a model with undesirable knowledge or behavior, obtain a new model where the detected issues are no longer present. The motivations for forgetting include privacy protection, copyright protection, elimination of biases and discrimination, and prevention of harmful content generation. Effective digital forgetting has to be effective (meaning how well the new model has forgotten the undesired knowledge/behavior), retain the performance of the original…

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A contextuality witness inspired by optimal state discrimination
Many protocols and tasks in quantum information science rely inherently on the fundamental notion of contextuality to provide advantages over their classical counterparts, and contextuality represents one of the main differences between quantum and classical physics. In this work we present a witness for preparation contextuality inspired by optimal two-state discrimination. The main idea is based on finding the accessible averaged success and error probabilities in both classical and quantum m…

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The CCube reconstruction algorithm for the SoLid experiment
The SoLid experiment is a very-short-baseline experiment aimed at searching for nuclear reactor-produced active to sterile antineutrino oscillations. The detection principle is based on the pairing of two types of solid scintillators: polyvinyl toluene and $^6$LiF:ZnS(Ag), which is a new technology used in this field of Physics. In addition to good neutron-gamma discrimination, this setup allows the detector to be highly segmented (the basic detection unit is a 5~cm side cube). High segmentatio…

Multi-Polarization Superposition Beamforming: Novel Scheme of Transmit Power Allocation and Subcarrier Assignment
Paul Oh, Sean Kwon
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.02757

Multi-Polarization Superposition Beamforming: Novel Scheme of Transmit Power Allocation and Subcarrier Assignment
The 5th generation (5G) new radio (NR) access technology and the beyond-5G future wireless communication require extremely high data rate and spectrum efficiency. Energy-efficient transmission/reception schemes are also regarded as an important component. The polarization domain has attracted substantial attention in this aspects. This paper is the first to propose \textit{multi-polarization superposition beamforming (MPS-Beamforming)} with cross-polarization discrimination (XPD) and cross-pola…

A coalition of LGBTQ charities, teachers and human rights groups is urging the British public to oppose discriminatory new guidance that would see trans, non-binary and gender-questioning pupils "outed" to parents or carers, among other dangerous measures. A public consultation on the plans closes tomorrow.

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Non-discrimination law in Europe: a primer. Introducing European non-discrimination law to non-lawyers
This brief paper provides an introduction to non-discrimination law in Europe. It answers the questions: What are the key characteristics of non-discrimination law in Europe, and how do the different statutes relate to one another? Our main target group is computer scientists and users of artificial intelligence (AI) interested in an introduction to non-discrimination law in Europe. Notably, non-discrimination law in Europe differs significantly from non-discrimination law in other countries, s…

The Cost of Coming Out
Enzo Brox, Riccardo Di Francesco
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03649 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2403.03649

The Cost of Coming Out
The fear of social stigma and discrimination leads many individuals worldwide to hesitate in openly disclosing their sexual orientation. Due to the large costs of concealing identity, it is crucial to understand the extent of anti-LGB sentiments and reactions to coming out. However, disclosing one's sexual orientation is a personal choice, complicating data access and introducing endogeneity issues. This paper tackles these challenges by using an innovative data source from a popular online vid…

If discrimination against a race is racist, against ableness is ableist and against age is ageist, does that mean that artist is the discrimination against art preference?

"Parker has often expressed support for the Seven Mountain Mandate, a theory that conservative Christians in America should use fundamentalist beliefs to influence and run government, education and media, among seven key areas of life. Its supporters have sought to restrict reproductive care while allowing discrimination of LGBTQ people for religious beliefs." | WaPo
"Alabama justice who quoted Bible in

Alabama justice who quoted Bible in IVF case often invokes religion
Tom Parker has frequently cited Christian theology in rulings, is a supporter of the Seven Mountains Mandate and was a close ally of Roy Moore.

"Google LLC on Monday agreed to delete billions of data records that reflect certified class members' private browsing activities as part of a nonmonetary eve-of-trial settlement to resolve allegations that the tech giant surreptitiously tracks Chrome users running the browser's incognito mode."
In the meantime, of course, they used that data to train their LLMs. So the violation persists inside the LLM and is available for further discrimination.

Google Agrees To Delete Data To End 'Incognito' Class Claims - Law360
Google LLC on Monday agreed to delete billions of data records that reflect certified class members' private browsing activities as part of a nonmonetary eve-of-trial settlement to resolve allegations that the tech giant surreptitiously tracks Chrome users running the browser's incognito mode.

Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge says | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/hair-discrimination-school-locs-texas-trial-4a1c3ec2ff85da27ffb2118f9fc55007

Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge says
A judge has ruled that a Black high school student’s monthslong punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle does not violate a new state law prohibiting race-based hair discrimination. Darryl George hasn’t been in his regular classes at his Houston-area high school since Aug. 31 because his school district says he’s violating its policy limiting the length of boys’ hair. George wears his hair in tied and twisted locs on top of his head, and his attorney …

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Robust Regulation of Firms' Access to Consumer Data
In this paper I study how to regulate firms' access to consumer data when the latter is used for price discrimination and the regulator faces non-Bayesian uncertainty about the correlation structure between data and willingness to pay, and hence about the way the monopolist will use the consumers' information to segment the market. I fully characterize all policies that are worst-case optimal when the regulator maximizes consumer surplus: the regulator allows the monopolist to access data if th…

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The CCube reconstruction algorithm for the SoLid experiment
The SoLid experiment is a very-short-baseline experiment aimed at searching for nuclear reactor-produced active to sterile antineutrino oscillations. The detection principle is based on the pairing of two types of solid scintillators: polyvinyl toluene and $^6$LiF:ZnS(Ag), which is a new technology used in this field of Physics. In addition to good neutron-gamma discrimination, this setup allows the detector to be highly segmented (the basic detection unit is a 5~cm side cube). High segmentatio…

Tajikistan recommends its citizens refrain from traveling to Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/28/tajikistan-recommends-its.html

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First measurement of discrimination between helium and electron recoils in liquid xenon for low-mass dark matter searches
We report the first measurement of discrimination between low-energy helium recoils and electron recoils in liquid xenon. This result is relevant to proposed low-mass dark matter searches which seek to dissolve light target nuclei in the active volume of liquid-xenon time projection chambers. Low-energy helium recoils were produced by degrading $α$ particles from $^{210}$Po with a gold foil situated on the cathode of a liquid xenon time-projection chamber. The resulting population of helium re…

A Personalized Predictive Model that Jointly Optimizes Discrimination and Calibration
Tatiana Krikella, Joel A. Dubin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.17132 http…

A Personalized Predictive Model that Jointly Optimizes Discrimination and Calibration
Precision medicine is accelerating rapidly in the field of health research. This includes fitting predictive models for individual patients based on patient similarity in an attempt to improve model performance. We propose an algorithm which fits a personalized predictive model (PPM) using an optimal size of a similar subpopulation that jointly optimizes model discrimination and calibration, as it is criticized that calibration is not assessed nearly as often as discrimination despite poorly ca…

US cases around copyright and AI: author Elisa Shupe asked for copyright on a book that was created with the help of generative AI. She stated not giving her registration would be disabilities discrimination, since she was unable to create her work otherwise. On appeal, partial copyright protection for “selection, coordination, and arrangement of text generated by artificial intelligence” was granted, without referral to the disability argument.

How One Author Pushed the Limits of AI Copyright
Elisa Shupe was initially rebuffed when she tried to copyright a book she wrote with help from ChatGPT. Now the US Copyright Office has changed course—but there’s a catch.

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Non-discrimination law in Europe: a primer. Introducing European non-discrimination law to non-lawyers
This brief paper provides an introduction to non-discrimination law in Europe. It answers the questions: What are the key characteristics of non-discrimination law in Europe, and how do the different statutes relate to one another? Our main target group is computer scientists and users of artificial intelligence (AI) interested in an introduction to non-discrimination law in Europe. Notably, non-discrimination law in Europe differs significantly from non-discrimination law in other countries, s…

Label-free discrimination of actin and myosin muscle networks using nonresonant contribution of Multiplex-Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (M-CARS)
Malik Nafa, Tigran Mansuryan, Vincent Couderc, Laetitia Magnol, V\'eronique Blanquet, Fabienne Baraige, Claire Carrion, Jean-Ren\'e Ducl\`ere, Claire Lefort
https://arxi…

Label-free discrimination of actin and myosin muscle networks using nonresonant contribution of Multiplex-Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (M-CARS)
We propose an original experimental strategy providing evidence for the first label-free disclosure of muscle actin network based on the nonresonant contribution of a multiplex CARS (M-CARS) microscopy setup. Thin actin filaments are known for being located between thick myosin filaments that can be detected in Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) with our M-CARS setup. The first step of our strategy consists in defining spatial regions where thick myosin filaments or thin actin filaments are expec…

#LB A comunidade acadêmica deveria valorizar mais as participações femininas na história da matemštica. Eu obviamente jš conhecia os aneis noetherianos, mas eu só descobri que Noether era uma mulher muitos anos depois.
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> She worries the negative effects will spread as the technology does. "One biased human hiring manager can harm a lot of people in a year, and that's not great," she says. "But an algorithm that is maybe used in all incoming applications at a large company… that could harm hundreds of thousands of applicants."

AI hiring tools may be filtering out the best job applicants
As firms increasingly rely on artificial intelligence-driven hiring platforms, many highly qualified candidates are finding themselves on the cutting room floor.

«La Cour d’appel fait erreur, a soutenu pour sa part la ministre de la Famille, Suzanne Roy. « Les enfants ont deux parents, ce n’est pas une discrimination sur le sexe »»
Hein! La ministre de la Famille a vraiment dit ça ??? Que fait-elle Š la tête de ce ministère si elle ne sait pas que de ne pas pouvoir faire garder ses enfants défavorise essentiellement les femmes sur le marché du travail ??

Les demandeurs d’asile menacent la langue française, selon Legault
Comme le ministre Roberge, il fait le lien entre menace pour l’identité québécoise et demandeurs d’asile.

This is a good start. The NDA usage should be heavily restricted. For any discrimination or harassment claims it should be forbidden. If there is a trial shift then it is paid. Posting salary/wage ranges will allow the job hunters to know ahead of time and not waste their time on places that underpay their staff.

ACLU Condemns House Passage of Dangerous Bill That Would Chill Free Speech : Indybay
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/05/02/18865698.php

ACLU Condemns House Passage of Dangerous Bill That Would Chill Free Speech : Indybay
This Bill Would Falsely Equate Criticism of Israel with Antisemitic Discrimination

Project 2025 contains extreme policy plans for Trump’s potential second term. If implemented the results will be horrifying.
Spread the word!
#BidenHarris4More

As Media Matters reports, it didn’t take long for the reich-wing media ecosystem to begin flooding the zone with #disinformation about the Key bridge.
Insane #Republicans are insinuating that everything from diversity to terrorism to “WW3” is to blame for the bridge accident.
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Right-wing media spread conspiracy theories about Baltimore bridge collapse
After Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck by a cargo ship and collapsed, right-wing media figures baselessly claimed that the incident was a terrorist or cyber attack. Some right-wing media figures used the tragedy to continue their ongoing crusade against diversity initiatives, blaming the collision and collapse on DEI initiatives or "a wide open border" without any evidence. 

If Donald Trump returns to the White House, close allies want to dramatically change the government's interpretation of #Civil #Rights-era laws to💥 focus on "anti-white racism" 💥rather than discrimination against people of color.
Trump's Justice Department would push to

Exclusive: Trump allies plot anti-racism protections — for white people
Trump's Justice Department would push to eliminate or upend programs designed counter the racism that has favored whites.

🏘️ End Residential Occupancy Limits
#zoning

End Residential Occupancy Limits
Residential occupancy laws, which limit the number of unrelated people who can share a dwelling, enable unjust discrimination and drive up housing costs. A growing number of cities are looking to get rid of them.

Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Sue for Job Discrimination Over Forced Transfers
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-04-17/supreme-court-makes-it-easier-to-sue-for-job-discrimination-ove…

Trump spoke to a Black conservative group last Friday
-- and they gave him an award they had just invented.
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson called Trump’s “con-man hustle” for the African American vote “cringeworthy, cynical, infuriating, insulting, racist, and super-racist.”
Donald Trump compared his arrests for 91 criminal indictments to historic discrimination against Black Americans.
Trump said, “A lot of people said that’s why the Black people liked me…

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Dataset for neutron and gamma-ray pulse shape discrimination
The publicly accessible dataset includes neutron and gamma-ray pulse signals for conducting pulse shape discrimination experiments. Several traditional and recently proposed pulse shape discrimination algorithms are utilized to evaluate the performance of pulse shape discrimination under raw pulse signals and noise-enhanced datasets. These algorithms comprise zero-crossing (ZC), charge comparison (CC), falling edge percentage slope (FEPS), frequency gradient analysis (FGA), pulse-coupled neural…

"There is a Job Prepared for Me Here": Understanding How Short Video and Live-streaming Platforms Empower Ageing Job Seekers in China
PiaoHong Wang, Siying Hu, Bo Wen, Zhicong Lu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.00527

"There is a Job Prepared for Me Here": Understanding How Short Video and Live-streaming Platforms Empower Ageing Job Seekers in China
In recent years, the global unemployment rate has remained persistently high. Compounding this issue, the ageing population in China often encounters additional challenges in finding employment due to prevalent age discrimination in daily life. However, with the advent of social media, there has been a rise in the popularity of short videos and live-streams for recruiting ageing workers. To better understand the motivations of ageing job seekers to engage with these video-based recruitment meth…

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First measurement of discrimination between helium and electron recoils in liquid xenon for low-mass dark matter searches
We report the first measurement of discrimination between low-energy helium recoils and electron recoils in liquid xenon. This result is relevant to proposed low-mass dark matter searches which seek to dissolve light target nuclei in the active volume of liquid-xenon time projection chambers. Low-energy helium recoils were produced by degrading $α$ particles from $^{210}$Po with a gold foil situated on the cathode of a liquid xenon time-projection chamber. The resulting population of helium re…

USDA unveils dozens of recommendations to advance equity | The Hill #law
https://thehill.com/homenews/race-politics/4483046-usda…

USDA unveils dozens of recommendations to advance equity
The Department of Agriculture’s Equity Commission on Thursday presented a detailed report meant to address the department’s history of discrimination against farmers of color. The report, written by the 15-person commission and members of two subcommittees focused on agriculture and rural community economic development, identified decades-long acts of discrimination and listed a total of 66…

The CCube reconstruction algorithm for the SoLid experiment
The SoLid collaboration
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.03580 https://arxiv.or…

The CCube reconstruction algorithm for the SoLid experiment
The SoLid experiment is a very-short-baseline experiment aimed at searching for nuclear reactor-produced active to sterile antineutrino oscillations. The detection principle is based on the pairing of two types of solid scintillators: polyvinyl toluene and $^6$LiF:ZnS(Ag), which is a new technology used in this field of Physics. In addition to good neutron-gamma discrimination, this setup allows the detector to be highly segmented (the basic detection unit is a 5~cm side cube). High segmentatio…

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Pulse shape discrimination technique for diffuse supernova neutrino background search with JUNO
Pulse shape discrimination (PSD) is widely used in particle and nuclear physics. Specifically in liquid scintillator detectors, PSD facilitates the classification of different particle types based on their energy deposition patterns. This technique is particularly valuable for studies of the Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background (DSNB), nucleon decay, and dark matter searches. This paper presents a detailed investigation of the PSD technique, applied in the DSNB search performed with the Jiangm…

"Today, women are more likely to be misdiagnosed than men are and take longer to be diagnosed with heart disease and some cancers; they may be less likely to be offered pain medication; their symptoms are more likely to be written off as anxiety — or, as the book title suggests, as being all in their head."
‘All in Her Head’: A Doctor Reckons With Sexism in Women’s Health Care - The New York Times

‘All in Her Head’: A Doctor Reckons With Sexism in Women’s Health Care
A new book explores the history of discrimination in women’s health care and how it affects diagnosis and treatment today.

The CCube reconstruction algorithm for the SoLid experiment
The SoLid collaboration
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.03580 https://arxiv.or…

The CCube reconstruction algorithm for the SoLid experiment
The SoLid experiment is a very-short-baseline experiment aimed at searching for nuclear reactor-produced active to sterile antineutrino oscillations. The detection principle is based on the pairing of two types of solid scintillators: polyvinyl toluene and $^6$LiF:ZnS(Ag), which is a new technology used in this field of Physics. In addition to good neutron-gamma discrimination, this setup allows the detector to be highly segmented (the basic detection unit is a 5~cm side cube). High segmentatio…

Fairness in AI: challenges in bridging the gap between algorithms and law
Giorgos Giannopoulos, Maria Psalla, Loukas Kavouras, Dimitris Sacharidis, Jakub Marecek, German M Matilla, Ioannis Emiris
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.19371 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2404.19371
arXiv:2404.19371v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: In this paper we examine algorithmic fairness from the perspective of law aiming to identify best practices and strategies for the specification and adoption of fairness definitions and algorithms in real-world systems and use cases. We start by providing a brief introduction of current anti-discrimination law in the European Union and the United States and discussing the concepts of bias and fairness from an legal and ethical viewpoint. We then proceed by presenting a set of algorithmic fairness definitions by example, aiming to communicate their objectives to non-technical audiences. Then, we introduce a set of core criteria that need to be taken into account when selecting a specific fairness definition for real-world use case applications. Finally, we enumerate a set of key considerations and best practices for the design and employment of fairness methods on real-world AI applications

👍 Biden Administration Restores Health Protections for Gay and Transgender People - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/us/politics/biden-gay-transgender-health-care.html

Biden Administration Restores Health Protections for Gay and Transgender People
The Health and Human Services Department finalized a rule prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, reversing a Trump-era policy.

The Department of Education is opening an investigation into #Owasso Public Schools where student #Nex #Benedict, a member of the #2SLGBTQ community, go…

Department of Education to investigate Nex Benedict's school district for discrimination
The Human Rights Campaign submitted a complaint against the school district.

Who Followed the Blueprint? Analyzing the Responses of U.S. Federal Agencies to the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights
Darren Lage, Riley Pruitt, Jason Ross Arnold
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.19076 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2404.19076
arXiv:2404.19076v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: This study examines the extent to which U.S. federal agencies responded to and implemented the principles outlined in the White House's October 2022 "Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights." The Blueprint provided a framework for the ethical governance of artificial intelligence systems, organized around five core principles: safety and effectiveness, protection against algorithmic discrimination, data privacy, notice and explanation about AI systems, and human alternatives and fallback.
Through an analysis of publicly available records across 15 federal departments, the authors found limited evidence that the Blueprint directly influenced agency actions after its release. Only five departments explicitly mentioned the Blueprint, while 12 took steps aligned with one or more of its principles. However, much of this work appeared to have precedents predating the Blueprint or motivations disconnected from it, such as compliance with prior executive orders on trustworthy AI. Departments' activities often emphasized priorities like safety, accountability and transparency that overlapped with Blueprint principles, but did not necessarily stem from it.
The authors conclude that the non-binding Blueprint seems to have had minimal impact on shaping the U.S. government's approach to ethical AI governance in its first year. Factors like public concerns after high-profile AI releases and obligations to follow direct executive orders likely carried more influence over federal agencies. More rigorous study would be needed to definitively assess the Blueprint's effects within the federal bureaucracy and broader society.

Enabling pulse shape discrimination with commercial ASICs
John Leland, Ming Fang, Satwik Pani, Yuri Venturini, Marco Locatelli, Angela Di Fulvio
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.16927 <…

Enabling pulse shape discrimination with commercial ASICs
Fast electronic readout for high-channel density scintillator-based systems is needed for radiation tracking and imaging in a wide range of applications, including nuclear physics, nuclear security and nonproliferation. Programmable electronics, like FPGAs and ASICs, provide a fast way of conditioning and processing the signal in real time. In this paper, we present a pulse shape discrimination (PSD) method based on the shaping circuit of a commercially available ASIC, the Citiroc1A by CAEN Tec…

Cop accused of discrimination against Black drivers arrested for possession of child porn - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/cop-arrested-child-porn/

Cop accused of discrimination against Black drivers arrested for possession of child porn
A police officer in Wisconsin has been placed on unpaid leave after being arrested for allegedly having child pornography on his phone.According to Milwaukee, Wisconsin NBC affiliate WTMJ, Racine County Sheriff's Deputy Preston Kite was immediately fired following his arrest and is now facing multip...

Enabling pulse shape discrimination with commercial ASICs
John Leland, Ming Fang, Satwik Pani, Yuri Venturini, Marco Locatelli, Angela Di Fulvio
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.16927 <…

Enabling pulse shape discrimination with commercial ASICs
Fast electronic readout for high-channel density scintillator-based systems is needed for radiation tracking and imaging in a wide range of applications, including nuclear physics, nuclear security and nonproliferation. Programmable electronics, like FPGAs and ASICs, provide a fast way of conditioning and processing the signal in real time. In this paper, we present a pulse shape discrimination (PSD) method based on the shaping circuit of a commercially available ASIC, the Citiroc1A by CAEN Tec…

Way back in the 1870s, the short lived Territorial Government of Washington D.C. passed two anti-discrimination laws that made it a crime for restaurants to refuse service based on race.
As Jim Crow tightened its grip, the laws were omitted from the city code by 1901 and faded from memory.
But they were never actually repealed.
And when Civil Rights researchers uncovered the old statutes in the ‘40s, legal scholars thought the so-called "Lost Laws" might still b…

👍 New federal rule bars #transgender school bathroom bans, but it likely isn’t the final word
What to know about new federal rule that blocks transgender school bathroom bans | AP News
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What to know about new federal rule that blocks transgender school bathroom bans
A new federal rule seeks to clarify that a law against sex discrimination at schools includes gender identity, too. It's expected to spark another wave of lawsuits from states and advocacy groups. Most Republican-controlled states have adopted laws in the last few years aimed at curtailing the rights of transgender young people. The measures include restrictions on transgender girls participating in girls sports and on which school bathrooms transgender people can use. Some of them run afoul of…

Idaho Goes to SCOTUS Arguing Pregnant People Are Second-Class Citizens
https://theintercept.com/2024/04/19/idaho-abortion-supreme-court-emtala/

Idaho Goes to the Supreme Court to Argue That Pregnant People Are Second-Class Citizens
Idaho says EMTALA, a federal law barring discrimination in emergency medical care, interferes with its abortion ban.

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Biden Title IX rules set to protect trans students, sexual abuse survivors - The Washington Post
https://wapo.st/3vY8zo2

Biden Title IX rules set to protect trans students, survivors of abuse
The Biden administration finalized sweeping Title IX rules barring discrimination against transgender students and ordering a new system for sexual assault claims.