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What Data Scientists Really Do, According to 35 Data Scientists

Harvard Business Review

Many of my guests are skeptical not only of the fetishization of artificial general intelligence by the mainstream media (including headlines such as VentureBeat’s “An AI god will emerge by 2042 and write its own bible. Ethics is among the field’s biggest challenges. Will you worship it?”),

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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.