Category: 2017
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Big Data, Financial Services and Privacy
Author: N/A; Publisher: The Economist; Publication Year: 2017. The following article discusses how bankers and insurers are using big data to better target customers and offering more personalized service. However, regulation and ethic code should…
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Data Responsibility: Using Corporate Data to Improve Our Lives
Author: Stefaan Verhulst; Publisher: TEDx Talks; Publication Year: 2017. The following talk opens with a story on how big data collected by corporations have been essential in disaster relief, and how this could be just…
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Algorithmic Accountability
Author: Hetan Shah; Publisher: National Library of Medicine; Publication Year: 2017. The following article reviews ways in which researchers can improve trustworthiness. The authors argue that transparency alone cannot lead to accountability. Additionally, legislation for…
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Netflix and Spotify Ask: Can Data Mining Make for Cute Ads?
Author: Sapna Maheshwari; Publisher: The New York Times; Publication Year: 2017. The following article takes a look at specific ads from Netflix and Spotify that poked fun at unusual behaviors from specific users on their…
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The Real Reason to be Afraid of Artificial Intelligence
Accountability, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Biased Data, COMPAS Program, Machine Learning, Model Training, Robotics, TransparencyAuthor: Peter Haas; Publisher: TEDx Talks; Publication Year: 2017. The following article features Peter Haas, who actually works in robotics at Brown University, who is afraid of robots. The example of how to train a…