AI & Data Intelligence Blog

Bullshit at the Data Lakehouse

Move over big data hubris and data lake stupidity there’s a newer, thicker and far bigger arsehole on the block.…

Apr 20, 2020 Yves Mulkers 114M views 4 min read

Open Data Projects Are Fueling the Fight Against Police Misconduct

 a 16-year-old foster child from Far Rockaway, New York, had no criminal history when he was arrested in September, accused…

Nov 2, 2016 Yves Mulkers 161M views 4 min read

Using Big Data to Predict Terrorist Acts Amid Privacy Concerns

Before Ahmad Khan Rahami planted bombs in New York and New Jersey, he bought bomb-making materials on eBay, linked to…

Oct 19, 2016 Yves Mulkers 100M views 4 min read

Microsoft and the ubiquity of data intelligence

Microsoft’s had a very busy couple of months. On September 29th, it announced, and I wrote about, several enhancements to…

Oct 12, 2016 Yves Mulkers 135M views 4 min read

HPE and BlueData − A Game-Changing Combination for Big Data

Last week, at the Strata + Hadoop World conference, an estimated 7,000 people descended upon New York City to hear…

Oct 10, 2016 Yves Mulkers 71M views 3 min read

Humans are the weak link in Big Data

In recent posts I’ve looked at how untested software can skew results, and dishonest scientists who manufacture data. But supply…

Aug 31, 2016 Yves Mulkers 159M views 2 min read

Can you get to know a person through data alone?

Stefanie Posavec had quite a week. She said “fuck” 66 times, “asshole” 12 times and let rip with “shit” on…

Aug 26, 2016 Yves Mulkers 94M views 4 min read

Big Data Sleuths Uncover Clues to the Roots of Depression

Scientists will never find a single gene for depression—nor two, nor 20. But among the 20,000 human genes and the hundreds…

Jun 2, 2016 Yves Mulkers 100M views 4 min read

What humans need to learn about machine learning

Artificial intelligence, machine intelligence, cognitive computing — whatever you want to call machines that are capable of understanding and acting…

May 28, 2016 Yves Mulkers 118M views 3 min read

Inside Palantir, Silicon Valley’s Most Secretive Company

A trove of internal documents and insider interviews has pulled back the curtain on one of Silicon Valley’s most secretive…

May 27, 2016 Yves Mulkers 142M views 4 min read