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September 24, 2021 24 Sep'21
Big Data London: Mitigate AI bias rather than try to remove it, say experts

Bias cannot be stripped from artificial intelligence systems, but organisations can work to mitigate it, Big Data London 2021 attendees heard this week
September 24, 2021 24 Sep'21
Big Data London: NHS Digital data service struggled with Covid testing demands

A critical component of NHS Digital’s data processing struggled to cope with demand caused by Covid-19 testing, Big Data London 2021 attendees heard this week
September 22, 2021 22 Sep'21
Dreamforce 2021: Benioff declares Salesforce as net zero and Slack ubiquitous across stack

Marc Benioff, CEO and chair of Salesforce, declares his company net zero in a keynote at Dreamforce 2021 in San Francisco, alongside update on Slack integrations
September 22, 2021 22 Sep'21
Newham aims to harness local talent to build data economy in London

The London Borough of Newham sets out to enable its young, digitally savvy population to build a data economy for sustainable growth through the launch of Newham Sparks at London Tech Week 2021

Data science vs. machine learning vs. AI: How they work together

Data science, machine learning and AI are central to analytics and other enterprise uses. Here's what each involves and how combining them benefits organizations. Continue Reading
8 top data science applications and use cases for businesses

Data scientists engage in various applications to analyze data and create technologies. These are eight common ones, with examples from different organizations and industries. Continue Reading
How to structure and manage a data science team

Data science teams typically include various analytics and data professionals and can be set up in different ways, as explained here along with tips on managing them. Continue Reading

Beware the 1% view of data science

This is a guest blogpost by Shaun McGirr, AI Evangelist, Dataiku As data science and AI become more widely used, two separate avenues of innovation are becoming clear. One avenue, written about and ... Continue Reading
Is it time football teams rebranded as technology businesses?

This is a guest blogpost by James Petter, VP International, Pure Storage. All eyes at this year’s UEFA European Football Championship have been on the performances of the players and managers. The ... Continue Reading
Businesses need to show data science isn’t dull, it can be fun and rewarding

This is a guest blogpost by Libby Duane Adams, chief advocacy officer at Alteryx. In today’s business environment, data is key to success. With over 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created each day, ... Continue Reading

Using geospatial data to unlock innovation in the property sector

Louise Weale from Ordnance Survey argues that geospatial data is key to unlocking business innovation in the property sector Continue Reading
Why a data-driven world should consider an oath of ethics

The Hippocratic Oath is perhaps the most widely known of Greek medical texts – and such an oath is needed in data science Continue Reading
Can we rely on AI?

As artificial intelligence comes increasingly to bear on human lives, how ought we to address social and ethical concerns? Is a tighter symbiosis between human systems and AI systems the way forward? Continue Reading

Computer Weekly @ 50: The next big things in tech – a developers’ perspective

Leading technology experts discuss the trends in enterprise software and how this will impact future applications
CW500: Chris Carey, independent consultant and former global insight director at Universal Music

In this CW500 video, Chris Carey, independent consultant and former global insight director at Universal Music, talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick about delivering better customer engagement in an increasingly digital world.