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What Data Scientists Really Do, According to 35 Data Scientists

Harvard Business Review

Ethics is among the field’s biggest challenges. When I asked Hilary Mason in our first episode if any other major challenges face the data science community, she said, “Do you think that imprecise ethics, no standards of practice, and a lack of consistent vocabulary are not enough challenges for us today?

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Retailers Turn to "Soft Surveillance" to Fight Customer Anonymity

Harvard Business Review

Develop and execute prototype solutions to gain an understanding of the opportunities that these systems and their data present, how these move the firm closer to its customer-intelligence goals, and what ethical frameworks need to be established to protect both the company and the consumer.

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What Is Business For? Cast Your Vote!

Harvard Business Review

Along with our partners at HBR and McKinsey, we're delighted to announce those finalists today (in alphabetical order): Progress Out of Poverty: Business Intelligence for Those in the Business of Helping the Poor. Valuing Nature: How Responsible Water Use Sustains Business, Communities and Ecosystems. Hack by Chris Allen.