OpinionNovember 20, 2019
The Media’s Coverage of AI is Bogus
Claims that machine learning can predict sexuality, psychosis, and more are greatly overblown
Stories by Eric Siegel
Eric Siegel, PhD, is the author of Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie or Die, Revised and Updated Edition (Wiley, January 2016), founder of the Predictive Analytics World conference series, executive editor of The Predictive Analytics Times, and a former computer science professor at Columbia University.
PolicyFebruary 19, 2018
How to Fight Bias with Predictive Policing
The data-driven technique can perpetuate inequality, but if done right, it also presents an unprecedented opportunity to advance social justice
BehaviorJune 14, 2017
Why Data Science Argues against a Muslim Ban
Some people have relied on "common sense" to brand an entire religion as dangerous—but rigorous analysis proves they're wrong
PolicyApril 12, 2017
The Real Problem with Charles Murray and "The Bell Curve"
The 1994 book, now seeing an unfortunate resurgence, investigates racial differences in IQ—without being honest about the authors' motives
ComputingSeptember 21, 2016
9 Bizarre and Surprising Insights from Data Science
The petabytes of information currently available to analysts amounts to a boundless playing field of possible truths
PolicySeptember 15, 2016
How Hillary's Campaign Is (Almost Certainly) Using Big Data
The evidence suggests her campaign is using a highly targeted technique that worked for Obama—but which Trump may not be taking advantage of