Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Category: Technology Policy
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Big Bata, Big Challenges, Big Opportunities, and the Reification of Consilience
As with any new approach, the combination of big data and machine learning brings both great opportunities and equally grave risks. Let us reason together.
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Business, AI, and the Future
A few days ago, I had the opportunity and pleasure to chair a panel on AI as part of the David Eccles School of Business (DESB) Alumni forum at the University of Utah.
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The Endless Frontier and the National Science Board
I am pleased that I am being appointed to the National Science Board, where I hope to help the NSF continue to support and sustain scholars – young and old – and to advance scientific research and ensure national competitiveness.
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On Being the Right Size: Science Scaling and Power Laws
Balancing single researcher support against large projects is of ever-growing scientific policy importance.
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Reluctant Revolutionaries, the Trolley Paradox, and Ender’s Game
Suddenly we were playing Ender’s Game, making software decisions that controlled life and death.
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Research: When There Are No Answers in the Back of the Book
Research is about the unknown. There are no answers in the back of the textbook, for there is no textbook