Rayid Ghani

Data Science for Social Good @datascifellows / AI, ML & Data Science to solve social problems @CarnegieMellon @SCSatCMU @HeinzCollege.

[HumanX @HumanXCo]

Last night, #HumanX2025 kicked off with an unforgettable panel featuring former VP
@KamalaHarris, Representative @JayObernolte, Professor of Machine Learning and Public Policy at
@CarnegieMellon @rayidghani, and Nuno Sebastiao, CEO of @feedzai!

[Rayid Ghani @rayidghani]

We’re kicking off 25 years of machine learning (department) celebrations this morning at @CarnegieMellon @mldcmu @SCSatCMU

[Rayid Ghani @rayidghani]

Join us tonight at 5pm eastern for the @datascifellows Data Science for Social Good DataFest (at @CarnegieMellon or via zoom) to hear about our projects this summer with @ACDHS @bmoredhcd @vibrantforall @KcmoCourt @IHHN_PK @douglascountyks @jocogov

https://t.co/1Hup0ip9il

[Rayid Ghani @rayidghani]

Nothing like DSSG swag to get ready for the last two weeks of the summer fellowship @datascifellows

[Rayid Ghani @rayidghani]

Looking forward to the @theNASEM workshop today discussing issues around the use of data and equity to support suicide prevention efforts. Data is not the solution but it can help if used responsibly https://t.co/gqvceOgzER

[Rayid Ghani @rayidghani]

It’s great to see data science for social good programs spreading and growing, and adding wonderful, passionate, and smart people to our growing family. We need more of you to join us to help people on the ground create more equitable communities.

[Meghna Asthana @MeghnaAsthana]

We have officially kickstarted our fellowship from an amazing pep talk from the @datascifellows founder @rayidghani (@CarnegieMellon) and e-meeting Fellows @uni_kl . Looking forward to the next 3 months.

@turinginst @warwickuni @DSSGxUK

[Data Science for Social Good @datascifellows]

Time to recover from a whirlwind of a week as we kicked off DSSG 2022 and started getting to know our new fellows, project managers, data science mentors, and projects at @CarnegieMellon @mldcmu @HeinzCollege

https://t.co/pQ9BpU2TGw

[Data Science for Social Good @datascifellows]

.@seralinardi from @CaasiPitt @GSPIA @PittTweet talking with #DSSG Fellows about how academia can work more effectively with our local communities #DSSG2022

[Data Science for Social Good @datascifellows]

Done with Week 1: making new human and technical friends
Starting week 2: getting to learn more about our projects, data, and partner organizations.

[Rayid Ghani @rayidghani]

2/2 ...But there are also a lot of people like me who believe that AI can help us improve society but it has to be done in a responsible manner. There are a lot of systemic issues we face today and while AI is not the answer, it has a role to play.

[Rayid Ghani @rayidghani]

Apparently I'm twitter famous today & not even for something I actually said. I don't claim to never make mistakes, but I'm not building or advocating for an algorithm to detect if people are gay. While people are interested in the responsible use of AI, here are some thoughts...

[Rayid Ghani @rayidghani]

1/2 It’s easy to portray AI as the big bad wolf, and there are a lot of mistakes being made by the community and talent being wasted helping people shop. But...

[Rayid Ghani @rayidghani]

@alexhanna @onekade Absolutely. Ask. Said on the panel, The people being affected are the most important stakeholders.Their needs and concerns come before anything and We need to co-design with them.

[Rayid Ghani @rayidghani]

@onekade Thank you @onekade.

[Rayid Ghani @rayidghani]

@onekade I remember hearing that as well during the panel but that was said by an audience member, not me.