Unfortunately, our democracy is in shambles. We are, and putting that job on the U.N.'s shoulders denies our responsibility. To the editor: The United Nations is not the “last, best hope” to stave off catastrophe, as U.S. Tell your elected representatives to eliminate subsidies, price carbon and put dirty and renewable power on an equal basis. What’s missing is the will to ignore the entrenched interests, not the technology. Battery technology is progressing rapidly. I disagree with Mann on one point: Much of climate change is an engineering problem, which can be solved with technologies already in use or in development. Not transitioning, or taking half-measures, will be much more expensive. Transitioning to renewable energy will be expensive and disruptive. Yes, we will have to adapt to the damage being done by the carbon we have already emitted, but the cheapest way to capture and sequester carbon is to leave it in the ground. To fight climate change, we must reduce our carbon emissions. To the editor: When you’re in a hole, stop digging. That is our only chance to save ourselves.
We must move beyond empty words to help our world heal. Google is committed to making products that work well for everyone, and are actively researching unintended bias and mitigation strategies.Doctors tell us, “We need better Band-Aids.” Administrators argue, “Band-Aids are too expensive.” A resident at the back says, “Maybe we need a tourniquet, even if we have to amputate later.” Being aware of this is a good start, and the conversation around how to handle it is ongoing. As language understanding models use billions of common phrases and sentences to automatically learn about the world, they can also reflect human cognitive biases. Spelling and grammar suggestions are powered by machine learning.
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