Advocates say having computer programs decide how much help vulnerable people can get is often arbitrary – and in some cases downright cruel
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The Rotting Internet Is a Collective Hallucination
Too much has been lost already. The glue that holds humanity’s knowledge together is coming undone.
Source: The Rotting Internet Is a Collective Hallucination – The Atlantic
Covid Proved the C.D.C. Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?
The New York Times: Covid Proved the C.D.C. Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/magazine/cdc-covid-response.html
Amazon and Walmart Have an Rx for Healthcare. The Cure Won’t Be Easy.
The Wall Street Journal: Amazon and Walmart Have an Rx for Healthcare. The Cure Won’t Be Easy.. https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-and-walmart-have-an-rx-for-healthcare-the-cure-wont-be-easy-11622194240?mod=flipboard
Jobs of the now: Workplace Environment Architect, Algorithm Bias Auditor
From Work-from-Home Facilitator to Fitness Commitment Counsellor and Algorithm Bias Auditor to Cyber Calamity Forecaster, the future of jobs is already upon us.
Source: ‘Jobs of the now’: The top 10 jobs of the future have arrived early | World Economic Forum
If You Plan to Visit Aging Parents, Bring a To-Do List
The New York Times: If You Plan to Visit Aging Parents, Bring a To-Do List. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/21/well/visit-aging-parents.html
The hybrid workplace probably won’t last
Having some people work from home while their teammates are in the office runs counter to much of what makes organizations tick.
Source: The hybrid workplace probably won’t last – The Boston Globe
It’s time to train professional AI risk managers
VentureBeat: It’s time to train professional AI risk managers. https://venturebeat.com/2021/05/06/its-time-to-train-professional-ai-risk-managers/
Are hospitals or Big Pharma more to blame for soaring health care costs?
As talk of reform grows in D.C., the two sides are gearing up for an epic clash.
Source: Are hospitals or Big Pharma more to blame for soaring health care costs? | Fortune
The Billionaire Who Controls Your Medical Records: An End to Epic’s Walled Garden?
Epic Systems founder Judy Faulkner built an empire pioneering—and later dominating—electronic medical records. For decades, she’s kept them walled off from competitors, but now the pandemic is fueling a digital health care race that might finally topple her from the throne.
Tech Dad develops open source biotech search platform to find cure for his child’s rare genetic disease
What is DataOps, and why it’s a top trend
DataOps would allow various teams handling data to collaborate better with the team deploying data into applications.
Source: What is DataOps, and why it’s a top trend | VentureBeat
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