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Lessons in Cambodian Silk Supply Chains

Mills Scofield

Marcelia Muehlke one of the great young entrepreneurs I get to hang out with. It has been a year since that first trip and I am still learning just how challenging, complex and rewarding it is to develop an ethical supply chain Figure 2 (Figure 2). This is a wonderful story, with lessons for all of us!

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A Guide to Solving Social Problems with Machine Learning

Harvard Business Review

This mix of enthusiasm and trepidation over the potential social impact of machine learning is not unique to local government or even to government: non-profits and social entrepreneurs share it as well. But even before we reach that stage, we need to make sure the tool is promising enough to ethically justify testing it in the field.