Let go of ‘move fast and break things’ — I’ve heard ‘move fast and break things’ for over a decade. This phrase is a pseudo-rallying call in the tech community. Creating digital processes, systems, products and platforms quickly and figuring out that they don’t work has become a badge of honor. The prevailing standard operating theory is that if…

It has been 6 months since Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4 (GPT-4) was released. Yes, that’s right — it feels like a long time ago but it was Pi Day (March 14th) of this year. Generative AI systems, tools and platforms have since bombarded our digital marketplace. The sea of softwares…

The term ‘AI’ has gotten overplayed. Similar to the term ‘data science’ from 5 years ago, the word ‘AI’ is used everywhere by everybody. It has become the umbrella term for anything tech-related or tech-adjacent. AI, as a discipline, has also gone through a series of metamorphoses. AI isn’t strictly…

4 newsletters to help you stay calm in this AI-focused season — Let’s face it, AI is only as well-rounded as the humans who build it. From medical records analysis and ChatGPT to eradicating bias and building better cities or social media, our panelists discuss the future of artificial intelligence models. That was the description of the Medium Day’s Is AI The…

A perspective for keeping hip hop authentic and preventing AI from co-opting the culture — 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop music. It’s a cultural, artistic and creative blend of disco, funk, jazz, reggae and rhythm and blues. Over the past 5 decades, hip hop has gone from street corners and parks in Queens, New York to global reach and influence. Digital technologies…

A vision for supporting Black women in their data roles — I’m sitting in yet another data meeting with fellow data practitioners, educators and researchers. The room looked like what you’d expect. I was the only Black woman and it was uncomfortable. I once again found myself sick and tired of being uncomfortable in a discipline I have so much passion…

Re-envisioning ‘in perpetuity’ for modern Generative AI times — As the Twitter’s demise continues ever so slowly, those of us who use social platforms are feeling nostalgic about our social media escapades: our first online community, reminiscing about how which online relationships that turned into real-life friendships and work collaborations, etc. It has been a wild and weird ride…

The latest ChatGPT-3 release in November 2022 sent me on a read-think-reflect carousal that, frankly, I desperately want to get off. The surge in AI commentary from legitimate to not-so-trustworthy people and sources has been overwhelming. And by no means should anyone read every piece written or video made. Regardless…

Why I’ve left my faculty position and full professor rank behind — U.S. higher education is broken and broke. Now, I have a lot to say about academia so before I share my observations let me share my academic appointments, overlapping roles included: 6 years as a graduate teaching assistant, 1 semester as an adjunct lecturer, 18 months as a postdoctoral associate…