Preview: Bias in, Bias Out: Building Better AI

Kasia Chmielinski will moderate and participate in a panel discussing ways to eliminate bias in machine learning. They areproject lead of the Data Nutrition Project, a part of the Assembly program at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University & MIT Media Lab. Tackling bias in the datasets used to build AI is key to […]

Weekly News Roundup March 4 - March 10

Second patient cured of HIV A London patient is the second to be considered cured of HIV. In may, 2016 he received a stem cell transplant from a donor with a rare CCR5 mutation that allows for HIV resistance. He also underwent chemotherapy and until September 2017 took antiretroviral medication. Luke Perry dead at 52 […]

Top 5 Panels for Infrastructure

As we embark on the final countdown before this year’s SXSW kicks off on Friday, March 8th, there are several panels and sessions to get excited about as it relates to infrastructure. There is this crossroads of tech and infrastructure and what better place to learn about it than at SXSW. The panels and sessions vary from housing to mobility to inclusion to AI for policymaking. Read through our favorites below and also be sure to check out several of installments throughout week at Focus15.

Top 5 Panels for Aviation and Aerospace

The world of aerospace is quickly changing with the latest innovations in technology. It is no surprise that big panels will be seen at SXSW this year. Some of the topics include urban air mobility, flying cars and the promises that lie ahead in space exploration. Here are the top 5 panels for aviation and aerospace.

In 1983, Tim Berners-Lee made public the World Wide Web, believing that something so great should be shared and made accessible for all. That ideology has spilled into other areas of digital and tech industry, be it in the design of new and innovative forms of communication or in studying how tech evolution has changed […]

Top 5 Panels for Health and MedTech

Big data and health care is the next revolution in medical technology. How will patient information stay out of the wrong hands? How can suicide rates decrease and drug addiction be curbed by leveraging patient data more effectively?