That Was The Week That Was
It is conventional wisdom that technology typically outpaces the law. But the last week of October in the year 2023 may be remembered as the week when lawmakers made a real effort to outpace...
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Social Protest, War, and the Organizational Culture of the Israeli Science...
Prologue This blog was written prior to October 7th, the day on which Israel’s war on Hamas broke out, the day on which reality in Israel changed significantly. On that day, not only did the war...
View ArticleWhat Does Digitization Mean, and When Did It Begin?
Digitization is on everyone's lips. What does digitization mean and when did it begin? What do text robots think about this question? ChatGPT "Digitization refers to the process of converting analog...
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When Data Worlds Collide
Explorys was a healthcare analytics startup that during its time had the largest clinical dataset in the United States. Explorys had dozens of healthcare organizations as customers and had onboarded...
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The Interdisciplinarity of Data Science from the People Analytics...
Setting Data science is an interdisciplinary field that integrates knowledge and practices from three perspectives: computer science, mathematics and statistics, and the application domain. In this...
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The Interdisciplinarity of Data Science from the People Analytics...
Setting People analytics is an interdisciplinary topic that deals with the application of data science methods and machine learning algorithms for a variety of purposes in the domain of human...
View ArticleDigitization Puts Many at a Disadvantage
Digitization has many downsides. It puts many people at a disadvantage and relegates them to the sidelines. Many service providers apparently are unaware of this, or consciously accept it. It...
View Article‘On Expert Testimony’: A Response
This post was created in response to the Cerf's Up article "On Expert Testimony" that appeared in the December 2023 issue of Communications. In October, I had the honor of participating with Vinton...
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The Link Between Rituals and Data Science
Think about your most personal ritualistic event–walking your dog, grocery shopping, or a weekly meet-up with your friends. Most likely, it takes place in the same place, close to home, with the same...
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Niklaus Wirth, or the Importance of Being Simple
I am still in shock from the unexpected death of Niklaus Wirth eight days ago. If you allow a personal note (not the last one in this article): January 11, two days from now, was inscribed in my mind...
View ArticleThe Campaign Against Deepfakes
Politics has never had a great reputation. Candidates fib, lie, and toss insults at each other with near-impunity. Opponents bend, distort, and misrepresent each other’s words. Yet in the age of...
View ArticleThe Battle to Mitigate E-Waste
E-waste is the term for electronic equipment that no longer works, or that you no longer want. That can include anything from smartphones and laptops to extension cords and remote controls. No matter...
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Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
Imagine you are at a crossroads in a complex project and you need quick answers on how to grapple with a problem. It is quite likely that you might turn to an online knowledge community for answers,...
View ArticleService Robots Roll Forward
History is filled with examples of robotic devices designed to reduce, eliminate, or improve upon human labor. From washing machines to roaming vacuum cleaners, various machines have transformed the...
View ArticleInnovation Is Overrated: A Provocation
There is a parallel between rising economic inequality and the current wave of technological disruption in which the world is mired. Economists around the world are debating about the need to rethink...
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The Internet of Batteryless Things
Imagine using a health bracelet that tracks your blood pressure and glucose level that you do not have to charge for the next 20 years. Imagine sensors attached to honeybees helping us understand how...
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Internet of Things Security and Privacy Labels Should Empower Consumers
The White House launched a new U.S. Cyber Trust Mark in July 2023, unveiling the design and announcing the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would be soliciting comments on a wide range of...
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Disinformation 2.0 in the Age of AI: A Cybersecurity Perspective
According to a report from Lloyd’s Register Foundation,a at present, cybercrime is one of the biggest concerns of Internet users worldwide, with disinformationb ranking highest among such risks (57%...
View ArticleHere Come the Killer Robots
In late 2023, the United Nations General Assembly approved its first-ever resolution on autonomous weapons systems, or weapons systems powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The resolution raised...
View ArticleA Healthy Dose of AI
Diagnosing and treating medical problems is at the heart of effective healthcare. However, too often, symptoms are vague, errors occur, or people simply do not have access to adequate healthcare at...
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