dataPHILOSOPHERWas Apple Wrong to Unilaterally Remove Apps from its Store?Technology companies wield significant and increasing power. Having achieved this privileged position, incumbent on them surely should be…Aug 21, 2018Aug 21, 2018
dataPHILOSOPHERLearning Machines — How Computers Got SmartLast evening I had the great pleasure of attending a panel discussion on Machine Learning hosted by The Royal Society. Earlier this year I…Apr 13, 2016Apr 13, 2016
dataPHILOSOPHEREthical and Social Challenges for Machine LearningLast Thursday I had the great honour of being invited to give evidence to the Royal Society as part of their policy project on Machine…Jan 21, 2016Jan 21, 2016
dataPHILOSOPHERWhen one eighth of an inch becomes the difference between success and failure?A little over a week after the rumours broke of the loss of the 3.5mm headphone jack from the 2016 Apple iPhone range, and an online…Jan 14, 2016Jan 14, 2016
dataPHILOSOPHERWhy don’t cars work like computers?“All cars today look the same”. To the undiscerning eye that may well be true, as might the statement “All cars today work the same way” —…Jan 7, 2016Jan 7, 2016
dataPHILOSOPHERHow to avoid Star Wars and see the world in a better wayDon’t worry, Star Wars fans — I’m not really advocating avoiding the movie release this weekend — just the title of this article by Roland…Dec 17, 2015Dec 17, 2015
dataPHILOSOPHERWhy you should never make a decision without DataA friend of mine shared this video from JSConf with me last week of Interactive Visualisations on massive data sets using Palentir:Dec 10, 2015Dec 10, 2015
dataPHILOSOPHERData and the war between Business and ITMany years ago, I was running the Business Intelligence programme for a Bank that consisted of around 12 projects. I was new to formal…Oct 15, 2015Oct 15, 2015
dataPHILOSOPHERYour data is important to usDamn right it is, but do you realise how important it really is?Oct 7, 2015Oct 7, 2015