Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. The idea of technological determinism is treated almost as gospel in ...

In my view, the most profound and insightful work of political economy written in the 2010s was neither a journal article nor a monograph nor a book in the traditional sense. Rather, it was an online ...

Cathy O’Neil believes there is a dark side to numbers. A mathematician by training, she earned her doctorate at Harvard and went on to become a tenure-track professor at Barnard College. In 2007, ...

This workshop is being sponsored by the Institute for Global Law and Policy, Harvard Law School Brazilian Studies Association, and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University ...

Artificial intelligence has moved into the commercial mainstream thanks to the growing prowess of machine learning algorithms that enable computers to train themselves to do things like drive cars, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. The rise of “fake news,” misinformation, disinformation, digital ...

Humans create and share vast amounts of data which can be used to manipulate every aspect of life—for good and not-so-good motives. Data and their associated algorithms can serve governments, ...

Social media were designed to maximize attention even if this means minimizing civility. Digital natives have every advantage in terms of affluence and opportunities. Yet, no generation has ever been ...