Evans-Harris: Data scientists want to act responsibly but lack practical guidance
Natalie Evans-Harris · Defining Responsible Data Practices // Natalie Harris, BrightHive (FirstMark's Data Driven) · May 22, 2018 · at 12:31
Natalie Evans-Harris, COO of BrightHive, discusses findings from surveying over 2,000 data scientists regarding ethical data practices.
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“Because what many of the data scientists that we spoke with just said was, it's not that I don't want to behave ethically or responsibly, it's I don't want to know what that looks like. And two, I don't know what to do if something bad happens.”
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