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Secrets of Big Data
Technology is the great paradox of the twenty first century. While it's inarguable that it has enhanced certain aspects of our lives, it's hard to ignore the detrimental effects it can inflict on society at large. These are the stories of the future that big data is bringing to our doorsteps. The real world impact of predictions and surveillance. The power of artificial intelligence and autonomous machines. For better or worse, these are the Secrets of Big Data.
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Episode 1
Beat down by Data
A British warship has its location mysteriously faked when its automated tracking data is compromised, sparking a tense military standoff with Russian forces in the Black Sea. An American teenager is arrested and beaten by police after parking his car in an area determined to be a hotspot for crime by a computer algorithm. A LiDar scan of the Amazon rainforest reveals several strange circular depressions on the jungle floor. An Indian woman has her livelihood destroyed by a cyclone twice in twenty years, but artificial intelligence may just prevent it from happening again.
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