Abhishek Bali

This week we begin with an article on how a DNA database led to the conviction of one of the most notorious serial killers in US history. Next, we have a story on a major data leak of a data...

This week we start with a story on the biased nature of CoNLL-2003, an A.I. tool that has been in use for almost 2 decades helping machine learning models to identify and categorize entities in text. Next, we have a...

This week we begin with an article on the federal health advisory committee members warning about the consequences of the US government’s new virus data collection methods, on the integrity of data. Next, we have a story on the transformation...

This week we begin with an article on a British AI tool that was designed to predict gun and knife violence, but proved to be ineffective and inaccurate in serving the purpose. Next, we have a story about the surge...

This week we kick off with an article on an Anti-NATO Disinformation campaign primarily targeting some of the NATO members such as Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland. The next piece highlights how the efforts of the researchers from the University of...

This week we begin with an article on social media companies readying themselves to fight the spread of voter misinformation on their platforms. Next, we have a New York Times story that estimates the funds raised for election campaigning, by...

This week we begin with an article by MIT Technology Review on how the lack of public access to data related to COVID-19 in the United States has resulted in the failure of the government in prioritizing effective counter measures....

This week we begin with an article on the Police Data Accessibility Project, a data mining movement on Reddit, for making police data open source. The next story is on the increasing reliance of investors on alternative data related to...

This week we begin with an article on the use of NASA’s satellite imagery and data analysis tool to identify illegal gold mines in the Amazon rainforest. The next story is about the recent ban on 59 mobile apps by...

We kick off this week's newsletter with an article about the Chinese city of Yiwu, introducing a database that lets people getting married check if their partner has any history of domestic violence or abuse. The next piece by MIT...