Data Analytics Research

With the growing interest in careers in data science and programming for handling data at large scale, it is worth reflecting on ways to be more effective that take us beyond the application of the […]

Data scientists at LinkedIn conducted research on members to examine the impact of strong ties and weak ties in the first large scale, longitudinal study of its kind. The study, reported in Science, has raised […]

As reported in TechCrunch and The Guardian, Meta has been fined 405 million euros for violations of the GDPR on its Instagram platform. The violations are connected to the handling of data for teens allowed […]

Apparently Google is so into search that they have no hesitation having a policy allowing warrantless access to video from your home security cameras by police when police declare that it is an emergency, and […]

Many products and services that impact children directly or indirectly incorporate artificial intelligence. A recent report by the World Economic Forum includes a toolkit for those involved in developing systems, for those in corporate roles […]

A piece by Will Gendron in Input calls attention to the fact that video conferencing apps, including Zoom, Slack, Google Meet, and Discord, continue to gather data from users even after their mics are muted. […]

Despite the many calls for monitoring and improving the fairness of artificially intelligent applications, the problems they present may be more complicated and thus more challenging to address than is generally assumed. Writing in Vox, […]

Wondering how to begin learning Python either for personal reasons or as part of your preparation for further formal study? Check out Gareen Puglia’s account of her experience taking the Google Crash Course on Python […]

Writing in Axios, Ina Fried provides an update on the continuing battle regarding the use of facial recognition technology by various government agencies. Although critics have succeeded in getting the IRS to drop the use […]

Confronted with the growing use of artificial intelligence in its operations, the University of California created a Presidential Working Group to develop institutional policies for the responsible use of AI. The working group has issued […]