Originally published in Harvard Business Review, July 15, 2022. Ten years ago we published the article “Data Scientist: Sexiest Job of the 21st Century.” Most casual readers probably remember only the “sexiest” modifier — a comment on their demand in the marketplace. The role was relatively new at the time, but as more companies attempted to
Originally published in Nature, July 26, 2022. ‘Data leakage’ threatens the reliability of machine-learning use across disciplines, researchers warn. From biomedicine to political sciences, researchers increasingly use machine learning as a tool to make predictions on the...
Originally published in AdWeek, Aug 1, 2022. The brand is one of the first to rely on OpenAI’s Dall-E 2 art generator. Heinz tapped an artificial intelligence-powered art generator to create a clever demonstration of the ubiquity...
Originally published in Scientific American, June 6, 2022. A close look reveals that the newest systems, including DeepMind’s much-hyped Gato, are still stymied by the same old problems. To the average person, it must seem as if...
Originally published in MIT Management, May 26, 2022. Armed with scores of data, Spotify and Wayfair use machine learning algorithms to make customers happy. Here’s how. Whether you’re combing the online aisles at Wayfair to find a...
Originally published in Wired.com, May 5, 2022. OpenAI’s new system is adept at turning text into images. But researchers say it also reinforces stereotypes against women and people of color. MARCELO RINESI REMEMBERS what it was like to watch Jurassic...