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Letting employees use their own devices for work has many benefits – and many risks, too.
Artificial intelligence is so hungry for information, soon there will be no real data left. If done right, synthetic data can fill the gap and improve AI models.
Individualised notions of consent for data use do little to help societies seeking to address collective health crises and other community needs.
There are dangers to having government surveillance carried out without proper oversight and accountability.
There’s been a gradual erosion of democratic rights and liberties in the island of Mauritius.
A string of recent deals by the cutting-edge AI company suggest an interest in large amounts of behavioural, health and biometric data.
Many African countries have a major youth unemployment problem. With growing populations, more must be done to create jobs and help young people develop the right skills.
Two new laws with major implications for how AI is used in society are being considered in Canada. Both lack protections for the public from the harms of AI, including racial profiling by police.
Generative AI advances bring risks of model collapse. Here’s how synthetic data can address these risks.
The comedian Vic Reeves said that 88.2% of statistics are made up on the spot.
A new ACCC report shows 74% of Australians are uncomfortable with their personal data being shared or sold. Yet this is happening every day, and the privacy law isn’t being enforced.
Florida’s school safety data dashboard is one of the most comprehensive in the US. A school safety researcher explains how schools and parents can use it.
VINs can tell a story if you know what to look for.
A professor shows science students how humanities classes are the real stem that other disciplines sprout from. They learn that critical thinking and skepticism don’t stop when they leave the lab.
Existing regulations do not go far enough in protecting people’s information from being collected and shared when they visit websites.
South Africa’s ocean information management system is helping to mitigate security and environmental risks.
The average might come in handy for certain data analyses, but is any one person really ‘average’?
A new study shows how often lightning strikes and how it behaves, often hitting the ground with multiple strikes from the same flash.
Governments can exclude certain groups of people in policies and services not only by the type of data they collect but also how they collect, store, analyze and use the data.
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Co-Founder of The Data Tank and Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer of the Governance Laboratory (GovLab), New York University
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Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and Demography, Penn State
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Professor of the Practice of Data Science, Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia
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