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> Emily Crose, ex-hacker for the National Security Agency (NSA), ex-Reddit moderator and current network threat hunter at a cybersecurity startup, wanted to be in Charlottesville, Virginia, to join in the protest against white supremacists in August.
> Three people died in that protest. One of Crose’s friends was attacked and hurt by a neo-Nazi.
> Her response has been to create and train an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool to unmask hate groups online, be they on Twitter, Reddit, or Facebook, by using object recognition to automatically spot the symbols used by white nationalists.
> neo-Nazi logos) or alt-right doctored Pepe the frog memes.
> "This technology is riddled with surveillance and privacy issues!" You're absolutely right. Actually, this is the most frightening part of #Nemesis if I'm being honest with you.
> She posted this clip onto Twitter that shows NEMESIS in action, picking out black sun and other white supremacist images carried by white supremacist protesters.
>NEMESIS is clearly generating a lot of controversy – controversy that Crose apparently welcomes, given that it “tells me I’m doing something right.”
NEMESIS is clearly generating a lot of controversy – controversy that Crose apparently welcomes, given that it “tells me I’m doing something right.”
Well Sup Forums is she doing something right? Is she really teaching us a lesson? If so, what is it?