Need advice for the High Holidays? Ask the Robo-Rabbi. By Maya Mirsky Aug 31, 2021 The age-old question of “who is a Jew” has been given a modern new twist: Can an artificial intelligence — a program that tries to replicate or mimic human intelligence — be Jewish? According to Michael Fischer, the Robo-Rabbi definitely is. “We actually asked the AI if it could be Jewish,” said Fischer, a recent… Read More
Tech Report: antisemitic and anti-Muslim content flourishes on TikTok Researchers analyzing TikTok for extremist content have discovered videos that portray Muslims as supporters of terrorism, clips supporting Holocaust… By Alejandra Molina, RNS Aug 30, 2021
Religion Facebook has a new prayer feature. But is it made for Jews? After her daughter was killed in a drive-by shooting earlier this year and her son began using drugs to cope with the pain, one mother was overwhelmed.… By Mira Fox, Forward Aug 24, 2021
Tech Anti-Defamation League calls on Twitter to remove Taliban accounts The Anti-Defamation League is calling on Twitter and other social media platforms to remove Taliban and Taliban-linked accounts from their sites. The ADL… By Gabe Stutman Aug 20, 2021
Tech After leaving Instagram in disgust, @MichaelChabon is all-in on Twitter On Aug. 3, @michaelchabon tweeted the following to his 16,000 followers: “Remember carob? What was that all about?” The whimsical tweet touched a nerve,… By Andrew Esensten Aug 18, 2021
Tech Israel to serve as hub for Google’s ‘data arms race’ Google has announced that two new submarine cables, meant to assure fast data transfer for years to come, will use Israel as their pivotal connection… By Maya Mirsky Aug 9, 2021
Books Oakland reporter exposes tech giant Facebook in new book Journalist Sheera Frenkel was ready for a change of pace after a decade living in and reporting from the Middle East. Between 2005 and 2015, she covered… By Andrew Esensten Aug 2, 2021
Tech Is education a casualty in social media fight against Holocaust denial? In October, one day after Facebook announced that it would ban Holocaust denial, Izabella Tabarovsky received an unexpected message from the platform. A… By Ben Sales, JTA Jun 30, 2021
Tech Tech leaders: ‘We stand against antisemitism’ Leaders from some of Silicon Valley’s most recognized tech companies, including Google, Twitter and YouTube, are among about 200 technology and business… By Gabriel Greschler Jun 10, 2021