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Princeton prof. warns of racial bias in technology at Annenberg talk
African American studies Princeton professor Ruha Benjamin said, “Race neutrality, it turns out, can be a deadly force.” Princeton professor Ruha Benjamin discussed underlying racial biases in technology at a talk at the Annenberg School of Communication on Monday. Benjamin, who teaches African American studies, discussed the “New Jim Code,” the idea that technology developers …
Princeton grad found guilty of murdering his father after his allowance was cut
Thomas Gilbert Sr., a founding managing partner of the hedge fund Wainscott Capital, was found dead in his apartment in January 2015 with a gunshot wound to the head. Gilbert’s attorneys did not dispute that he killed his father but said he was not guilty by reason of insanity. Jurors dismissed the insanity defense; they …
