The little glowing rectangles we carry in our pockets can reveal a lot about us. But MIT’s artificial intelligence pioneer Sandy Pentland tells us we can learn a lot without revealing any personally identifiable data. We’ll learn how to leverage the power of the smartphone for good. Catch up on... Read More
Within just a few years “people data” will be 90% of the world’s collective data. Jeff Nick, CTO of EMC, personal communication Our society has reached an unprecedented level of global connectivity. We live in a world peppered with countless digital interfaces, devices and platforms. This, in turn, makes our... Read More
As you might have seen this week, we can learn a lot about people and their habits from their smartphones. Dr. Alex “Sandy” Pentland is an MIT professor and thought leader, and has been working as a data scientist for decades. Pentland’s work has made him one of the most-cited... Read More
Our smartphones are a tool for democracy, even as we fear the privacy invasions that come with a device we have within arms-reach 23 hours of every day. Read More
