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Greek Dioscorides.pdf
The Greek Dioscorides is a picture book herbal—a book of medicinal plants—made in Constantinople in the first half of the fifteenth century, with much of its imagery copied directly from a late antique illuminated manuscript. 412 of its pages are given over to images of plants, most of which occupy a full page. There follow twenty-five pages devoted to animals and birds, grouped many to a page. The manuscript concludes with two miniatures dedicated to human anatomy, Its four full-page miniatures depict luminaries of ancient Greek medicine and pharmacology.
UK Plans AI Experiment on Children Seeking Asylum | Human Rights Watch
"The United Kingdom’s announcement on July 22 that it would use AI face-scanning technology to evaluate whether an asylum seeker is under age 18 threatens to harm children seeking refuge. The asylum minister, Angela Eagle, said that the decision was because this experimental technology is likely to be the cheapest option.
[...]
AI face scans were never designed for children seeking asylum, and risk producing disastrous, life-changing errors. Algorithms identify patterns in the distance between nostrils and the texture of skin; they cannot account for children who have aged prematurely from trauma and violence. They cannot grasp how malnutrition, dehydration, sleep deprivation, and exposure to salt water during a dangerous sea crossing might profoundly alter a child’s face.
These AI systems’ inability to explain or reproduce results further erodes a child’s right to redress and remedy following wrongful assessment, while creating new privacy and non-discrimination risks.
The UK government has repeatedly and illegally subjected children seeking asylum to abusive conditions by wrongly classifying them as adults."
"The United Kingdom’s announcement on July 22 that it would use AI face-scanning technology to evaluate whether an asylum seeker is under age 18 threatens to harm children seeking refuge. The asylum minister, Angela Eagle, said that the decision was because this experimental technology is likely to be the cheapest option.
[...]
AI face scans were never designed for children seeking asylum, and risk producing disastrous, life-changing errors. Algorithms identify patterns in the distance between nostrils and the texture of skin; they cannot account for children who have aged prematurely from trauma and violence. They cannot grasp how malnutrition, dehydration, sleep deprivation, and exposure to salt water during a dangerous sea crossing might profoundly alter a child’s face.
These AI systems’ inability to explain or reproduce results further erodes a child’s right to redress and remedy following wrongful assessment, while creating new privacy and non-discrimination risks.
The UK government has repeatedly and illegally subjected children seeking asylum to abusive conditions by wrongly classifying them as adults."
Human Rights Watch
UK Plans AI Experiment on Children Seeking Asylum
The United Kingdom’s announcement on July 22 that it would use AI face-scanning technology to evaluate whether an asylum seeker is under age 18 threatens to harm children seeking refuge.
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Trichius fasciatus, the Eurasian bee beetle, is a beetle with elytra that are yellow with black stripes, and an abdomen that is covered with white or orange hairs.
This pattern and hairs make it look like a bumblebee, which gives them better protection from predators.
The survival strategy of mimicry (here Batesian) is pretty common in insects.
First time I ever see one! Apparently they mostly populate forested, mountainous areas.
This pattern and hairs make it look like a bumblebee, which gives them better protection from predators.
The survival strategy of mimicry (here Batesian) is pretty common in insects.
First time I ever see one! Apparently they mostly populate forested, mountainous areas.