These are the stories of the future big data is bringing to our doorsteps. The real impact of predictions and surveillance. The power of artificial intelligence and autonomous machines. For better or worse, these are the Secrets of Big Data.
EPISODE 1
Beat Down by Data
A British warship has its location mysteriously faked when its automated tracking data is compromised; a teen is arrested and beaten by police after parking his car in an area determined to be a hot spot for crime by a computer algorithm.
EPISODE 2
Rise of the Autonomous Machines
A nuclear scientist is assassinated in an attack that may involve remote-controlled weaponry; a driverless car fails to recognize a pedestrian in its path; a portrait created by an algorithm goes up for sale, stoking controversy in the art world.
EPISODE 3
Augmented Eternity
Police use facial recognition technology to arrest a suspected thief; a Canadian writer creates an artificial intelligence chat-bot to reconnect with a lost loved one; a London-based stock trader uses algorithms to beat the market at its own game.
EPISODE 4
Bit Con
The owner of Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange dies under strange circumstances; a woman suffering from a series of painful medical issues is denied access to prescription medication because an algorithm flags her as high risk to abuse drugs.
EPISODE 5
The SolarWinds Hack
The U.S. government suffers the largest and most intrusive cyberattack in its history; a New York City job-seeker engages in a series of interviews where an algorithm analyses his every word and gesture to determine his suitability for employment.
EPISODE 6
Future Games
A Spanish badminton player uses technology in an effort to accomplish something that nobody in the sport has ever done before; an American man is wrongfully convicted of a crime based on an inaccurate lie detector test.
Jeff Teravainen
