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Telling Human Stories with Data

Conferences Data Science for Good Data Visualization Modeling ODSC Speaker Europe 2019posted by Alan Rutter August 16, 2019

Editor’s Note: Be sure to attend Alan’s talk on this idea of telling human stories with data at ODSC Europe this November 19 – 22 in London! Register now for “Bringing Data to the Masses Through Visualization.” If you’re reading this and you’re part of the ODSC community, the... Read more

The Interplay of Experimentation and ML to Aid in Repayment of Micro-Loans in Sub-Saharan Africa

Conferences Data Science for Good Machine Learning Modeling ODSC Speaker Data Science for Good microloans MLposted by Brianna Schuyler August 16, 2019

Editor’s Note: Brianna is speaking at ODSC West 2019 and ODSC Europe 2019, see her talk “The Interplay of Experimentation and ML to Aid in Repayment of Micro-Loans in Sub-Saharan Africa” there Imagine that through a twist of fate, rather than living the life that brought you to reading this... Read more

4 Examples of Businesses Solving Problems with AI

Accelerate AI Conferences Data Science for Good ODSC Speaker ai for good West 2018posted by Ava Burcham, ODSC August 7, 2019

In her talk at ODSC West 2018, “Reality Check: How Businesses are using Human in the Loop Processes to Drive Real Value,” Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger, the VP of Product at Figure Eight, explains how companies can begin solving creating value and solving problems with AI. [Related Article: Problem Solving... Read more

Watch: Using Data For Good

Conferences Data Science for Good Tech Updates east 2018posted by ODSC Team August 6, 2019

With Crisis Response and Disaster Maps, Facebook is providing real-time support to disaster response and aid providers—trying to use data for good. In this video from ODSC East 2018, Brandon Rohrer shares some examples of the information provided, the processing, algorithms and visualization methods behind it, and how the... Read more

Generating Neural Networks to Detect Alzheimer’s

Accelerate AI Conferences Data Science for Good Healthcare Healthcare neural networkds West 2018posted by Elizabeth Wallace, ODSC August 5, 2019

AI is showing so much promise in the medical field. It’s an excellent example of how AI combines with human intelligence to create a “super brain” capable of predicting disease, uncovering patterns, and testing solutions for persistent problems. Precision Medicine is a medical nonprofit using this super combination of... Read more

Three Ways Researchers are Using Data Science for Good

Data Science for Good conservation Data Science for Good Machine Learning mobile money ODSC West solar energyposted by Paxtyn Merten October 23, 2018

Data experts have long identified marginalization and narrow-minded problem solving as some of the biggest challenges facing data science. When large technology enterprises only seek solutions to problems they face within their company and their communities, it exacerbates inequalities. But companies, nonprofits, and individuals across the globe are making... Read more

The Potential of Communities and Machine Learning for Good

Data Science for Good Data Science for Good Machine Learningposted by Rudradeb Mitra September 21, 2018

For any technology to be successful, it needs to move from the early adopter market segment to the majority, i.e., crossing the chasm. Up until now, machine learning has been primarily in the hype phase and adoption has been mostly driven by the early adopters and innovators. I envision that... Read more

Meet ODSC Grant Award Recipient Michael Hayes of CancerAI – the Non-Profit Using AI to Fight Cancer

Data Science for Good Tech Updates cancer ai Data Science for Good Interview odsc grantposted by Alex Landa, ODSC August 15, 2018

The term “data science for good” has been appearing on LinkedIn feeds, Twitter timelines, and RSS feeds for me a little more than usual recently. This is not a complaint by any means; rather, it’s refreshing to see that many data scientists and others involved in data are becoming... Read more

Startup Watch: Accelerating Drug Development with BenevolentAI

Accelerate AI Data Science for Good Healthcareposted by Alex Amari June 26, 2018

Making new drugs is hard. Really hard. A 2014 study from Tufts University’s Center for the Study of Drug Development placed the cost of bringing a new prescription drug to market from R&D to clinical trials to regulatory approval at $2.6 billion. Facing high production costs and shortening timelines... Read more