The great paradox of data: it has this scientific aura that makes it superhuman, yet it is also distancing, makes it hard to feel we can control and use it. @TimandraHarknes#DataDebate
Main man @HetanShah opens with a stats jokes. What a legend. And then goes on to talk about a ‘rock star’ statistician (missed the name). More impressive than that? The audience knew who he was talking about! #DataDebate@turinginst
@HetanShah worried about role of private companies in the mass collection of citizen data. This used to be what govt did (with checks and balances ensuring access by all). But companies that do not need to be transparent or need to make info available. #DataDebate@turinginst
.@HetanShah commends Hans Rosling's 'factfulness', highlights the unfairness in many algorithmic systems and even pitches his own model for how large tech giants could the masses of personal data they gather #datadebate
Our report ‘It Speaks’ looks at bias in word libraries and how to address it. Keen to hear the views of the panellists. #DataDebates@turinginst https://t.co/L4vrI143tw
@TimandraHarknes asking the panel about bias in data... had some interesting convos with my own network about this recently... can’t wait to hear from the panel #DataDebate@turinginst
@Berkeleythinks strives for racial justice and asks of data sets: who is counted and why? Critical question for #aiethics and a first step to identifying issues of politics, justice and racism. #DataDebate@turinginst
We're looking for a Creative NLP Developer to join our team applying AI to storytelling for some upcoming projects. For details see https://t.co/AN0K96HxlX
Pls RT to spread the word. #storytelling#AI#machinelearning#conversationalAI#NLProc
The PIIE Framework outlined in the #ItSpeaks research report is a common language for multi-disciplinary teams to use for incorporating ethics throughout their work #cogx18 @LisaTalia