Below you will find pages that utilize the taxonomy term “social-science”
September 2, 2023
Machine Learning’s Public Perception Problem
Why machine learning literacy for the public needs to be a priority for data science, and what we can do about it.
I was listening to a podcast recently with an assortment of intelligent, thoughtful laypeople (whose names I will not share, to be polite) talking about how AI can be used in healthcare. I had misgivings already, because they were using the term “AI”, which I find frequently means everything and nothing at the same time.
July 25, 2023
Thinking Sociologically About Machine Learning
I sometimes mention in my written work and speeches that I have a sociology background, and used to be an adjunct professor of sociology at DePaul University before embarking on my data science career. I loved sociology, and still do — it shaped so much about how I understand the world and my own place in it.
However, when I made a career change and turned to data science, I spent a lot of time explaining how that background, training, and experience were assets to my practice of data science, because it wasn’t obvious to people.