Doing Data Science for Social Good, Responsibly

Author: Rachel Thomas

Publisher: fast.ai

Publication Year: 2021

Summary: The following article focuses on some of the ethical considerations not-for-profits need to consider before beginning a data science project. In addition to the general privacy and ethical considerations for profit companies need to consider, there are also issues of paternalism, power imbalance, and emphasizing flashy high tech solutions over proven low-tech methods.