Advances in machine learning and predictive analytics are unlocking unprecedented opportunities to address important problems and pain-points large and small, from product marketing to hiring, criminal sentencing, college admissions, and medical diagnoses. Whether you consider these dramatic shifts on their own or in the context of national and global events, the changing environment raises potential new risks and questions about data use, security and governance. As both developers and consumers of technology we have an opportunity and a responsibility to ensure that respect and humanity remain the principal tenets of design and implementation of new technologies.

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