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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

The technology ecosystem known as the internet of real-time data is moving us toward a better understanding of what these consumers are thinking and doing. With modifications, this technology could identify perfumes worn by shoppers and send related ads and discount offers to video screens in elevators or corridors. Casual browsers?

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