Data Science - Do We Need an Ethics Committee?

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Many institutions and organizations are requesting that data scientists have ethical training. "Data science is about decision making," says Renee Drexler, who teaches big data ethics at UVA. If a justice-oriented approach looks at due process and brings an approach that speaks to duty of care, it provides a really sharp sense of due diligence"

Ethics in AI is a broad, deep, and tough subject. It's also, arguably, one of the most important subjects for analysts, data scientists, and organizations overall to deliberately and determinedly tackle as a standard part of how they do work. On this episode, Renée Cummings, Professor of Practice in Data Science and Data Activist in Residence at the University of Virginia (among many other roles), joined us for a discussion of the subject. Her knowledge of the topic is as deep as her passion for it, and both are bordering on the limitless, so it was an incredibly informative chat! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.