Mueller, Babysitter, Seeing, Cheap AI Labor, Alt-Right - Five Things - Issue #396

Recent developments in the special counsel investigation indicate that things are about to heat up.

A start-up that requires prospective babysitters to hand over their social media accounts says it uses “advanced artificial intelligence” to assess a sitter's risk of drug abuse, bullying and more.

Advances in digital imagery could deepen the fake-news cris…