Technology

Building a Better Data-first Strategy: Lessons from Top Companies

What do top companies get right about using data to make smart decisions? Neil Hoyne, Google’s global head of customer analytics, answers that question in this opinion piece.

Who Is Responsible for Biased and Intrusive Algorithms?

Machine learning algorithms don’t have a moral character. We need to know how to specify what we want, say Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth, co-authors of 'The Ethical Algorithm.'

Machine Programming: What Lies Ahead?

Machine programming -- software that creates its own software -- is at an inflection point. It may redefine many industries, says Intel’s Justin Gottschlich.

Why Audits Are the Way Forward for AI Governance

When algorithms make decisions, they engender not just challenges but also huge risks for corporations. Companies should use AI audits to mitigate these risks, writes Wharton’s Kartik Hosanagar.

Why Digital Transformations Fail — and How to Fix That

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Author Tony Saldanha offers five steps for businesses that want to transition to digital but don’t know how.

Your Data Is Shared and Sold…What’s Being Done About It?

You are tracked more often, and in more meaningful ways, than you think. Wharton and Penn experts reveal exactly how your data is sold, shared and leaked.

What’s Pushing China’s Tech Sector So Far Ahead?

Journalist and author Rebecca Fannin dives into what is behind China’s surging dominance in technology, from social media to 5G.

Removing Human Bias from Predictive Modeling

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Algorithms are supposed to be neutral, but they are packed with the same biases built into the data used to create them. Wharton statistics professor James Johndrow has developed a[…]

How Closing the Digital Literacy Gap Helps Workers — and Employers

There is a digital skills gap in many companies, and closing it could bring new opportunities and rewards, notes this opinion piece.

How a New Startup Aims to Use AI to ‘Amplify Humanity’

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With $50 million in seed funding, former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka’s new venture -- Vianai -- seeks to harness artificial intelligence to tackle some of the world's biggest problems.

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