Rumman Chowdhury’s job used to involve a lot of translation. As the “responsible AI” lead at the consulting firm Accenture,…
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As covid-19 began spreading around the world, an avalanche of new digital services and data-driven approaches has emerged to aid…
As rioters stormed Capitol Hill on January 6, Theo—like many Americans—watched, dumbfounded and in horror. Then he had an idea.…
image copyrightWest Cumbria Mining CompanyThe government’s chief planning officer has defended its recent decision to allow a new coal mine…
The year 2020 was profoundly challenging for citizens, companies, and governments around the world. As covid-19 spread, requiring far-reaching health…
In a study published in Science today, Berger and her colleagues pull several of these strands together and use NLP…