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The Limits of Data

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Policymakers want to make decisions based on clear data, but important factors are lost when we rely solely on data. A philosopher writes:

The Limits of Data By C. Thi Nguyen Data is powerful because it’s universal. The cost is context. Illustration by Shonagh Rae I once sat in a room with a bunch of machine learning folks who were developing creative artificial intelligence to make “good art.” I asked one researcher about the training data. How did they choose to operationalize “good art”? Their reply: they used Netflix data about engagement hours. The problem is that engagement hours are not the same as good art. There are so many ways that art can be important for us. It can move us, it can teach us, it can shake us to the cor

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