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The first edition of our new column exploring real life data quality disasters and crises averted.
Accessible and grounded in hard‑won experience, a primer for leaders who want to move beyond slogans and understand how AI transformation happens.
Next in our series, the panel explores the most impactful developments coming down the road.
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Next in our series, the panel explores the statistical underpinning of AI.
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Next in our series, the panel explores the tensions, trade-offs and practical realities facing policymakers and data scientists alike.
As AI regulation wobbles, this piece shows data scientists how today’s policy fights translate into concrete design choices—and how smarter systems can reduce risk while…
For the first video in our new series, experienced data scientists reflect on the technical, organisational, and personal challenges shaping modern data science.
An excellent read for an organisational leader seeking inspiration to automate
The UK has a rare opportunity to lead, not follow, by building a sovereign AI model trained on NHS data to accelerate the transition from treating disease to preventing…
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The Royal Statistical Society is launching its new fully open access journal, RSS: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence with a remit to publish research on statistics…
I’ll be leaving Real World Data Science and the Royal Statistical Society in a month’s time. Before I go, I want to say a big thank you to all the contributors, readers…
It’s been a busy seven days for AI news in the UK as two major government reports were published, millions of pounds of new investments were announced, and warnings rang out…
Government says staff need to understand what generative AI is, its limitations, and how to deploy the technology lawfully, ethically and securely.
The 2024 International Cherry Blossom Prediction Competition will open for entries on February 1. There’s cash and prizes on offer for the best entries, including having…
This is the story of how a Royal Statistical Society editor discovered an open source publishing system called Quarto, learned how to code (a bit), and built an online…
Inspired by Nicola Rennie’s excellent tutorial on making Christmas cards with R, we’ve had a go at putting together our own design – especially for you, the wonderful…
At techUK’s Digital Ethics Summit, experts looked back on a year in which AI chatbots dominated debates, helped shape legislative agendas, and opened our eyes to the dangers…
How can we help organisations to deploy AI in a responsible way? Why have evaluation metrics trailed behind advances in AI technology? And, are data inputs receiving the…
At the Royal Statistical Society Conference this September, Real World Data Science brought together data scientists, statisticians, and policy experts to discuss the urgent…
Public funding is needed for an ‘AI for humanity’ project, modelled on the Human Genome Project, argues Martin Goodson. How else can we ensure the benefits of AI are spread…
An introduction to Real World Data Science as part of RSS Members’ Week; a keynote talk at the NHS-R Community Annual Conference; and a panel debate on AI evaluation…
We’re thrilled to have ASA on board as a Real World Data Science partner and look forward to working with ASA members, groups and sections to further grow and develop the…
This year’s posit::conf has come to a close, and we had a great time in Chicago learning about data science software, ideas, and applications. Read on for key takeaways from…
In organisations, data scientists are not the only players who get to influence how data and data science are presented and used – so they need to be on their guard for…
The ‘RWDS_post_template’ repository, created by Finn-Ole Höner, demonstrates various Quarto features and helps site contributors to create content using our house style and…
In his new book, ‘Is Artificial Intelligence Racist?’, Arshin Adib-Moghaddam explores the relationship between various forms of racism and sexism and artificial…
Heading to RSS Conference in Harrogate this September? Here’s a selection of sessions to add to your schedule.
Alice-Maria Toader and Liam Brierley report on two recent talks that explore the role of AI and data science in video game development.
We’re in Toronto for this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM). Over the next few days, we’ll be sharing key takeaways from a selection of talks and sessions. Check back…
Open University professor Rachel Hilliam calls for data science outreach in schools, to build skills pipeline and plug gaps: ’There is absolutely no reason why we can’t…
OpenAI’s latest plugin turns ChatGPT into a tool for data cleaning, preprocessing, analysis, visualisation and predictive modelling tasks, among other things. Some have…
Our editor shares his personal highlights from the first ever London Data Week, including an art exhibition about AI, a panel discussion on the benefits of open source, and…
A new survey from the Ada Lovelace Institute and the Alan Turing Institute finds broadly positive views towards AI use cases in healthcare and border security, among others…
Last week, outlets around the world were plastered with news of yet another open letter claiming AI poses an existential threat to humankind. Michael Timothy Bennett argues…
Osama Rahman, director of the Data Science Campus at the UK Office for National Statistics, shared his thoughts on the past, present, and future of data science at an event…
Data science means different things to different people. Former RSS president Sylvia Richardson has described it as ‘a rainbow of interconnected disciplines’. What’s your…
Educators are worried about ChatGPT being used by students for homework assignments, so OpenAI has released a tool to classify whether text is human- or AI-written. But…
A ‘digital skills’ gap is harming employer productivity and growth, according to a survey by engineering body IET. But the ‘digital skills’ that are needed sound a lot like…
ChatGPT represents a next step in the evolution of large language models, says Detlef Nauck. However, there are still major challenges - and concerns - to overcome.
Join us at the RSS International Conference 2023 in Harrogate, 4-7 September.
We’re starting the year with a new addition to the site: a page dedicated to the excellent RSS Data Science & AI Section newsletter.
Today we’re launching DataScienceBites – a new member of the ScienceBites family – offering bite-sized summaries of data science papers.
’Hello there! I’m a large language model trained by OpenAI, so I don’t have the ability to experience emotions or have a physical presence. I’m here to provide information…
We’re back discussing large language models after two weeks of ‘breakthrough’ announcements, excitable headlines, and some all-too-familiar ethical concerns.
Can data science save the world? What is a data scientist? What statistical ideas do data scientists need to know? And, what’s happening in the world of data science?
The outputs of LLMs seem impressive, but users need to be wary of possible bias, plagiarism and model ‘hallucinations’.
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