Data Science Finds New Uses in Political Science

The intersection of public policy and public data is fertile ground for data scientists to practice their craft. Two new use cases that recently emerged in the United States are drafting political districts and predictin Read more…

AI Squares Off Against Fake News

In 2016, “fake news” was the Oxford English Dictionary’s Word of the Year. Thousands upon thousands of fake stories had plagued the internet throughout the U.S. presidential election – some shared millions and mi Read more…

The Pain of Watching AI Become A Pawn in the Geopolitical Fray

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a predominantly transnational phenomenon for most of this decade. Radical cross-border openness has been a central driver of the AI revolution. One of the primary factors stimulat Read more…

Next Up for AI: Running for Mayor

You've heard of smart cities, smart streets, and smart buildings. But how about smart politicians? Now Japan is giving us our first glimpse at what an AI mayor might look like. An AI entity has been making the rounds Read more…

Data Visualizations Follow the Campaign Money

The cottage industry of political polling is approaching a fever pitch at the end of a long, tortuous U.S. presidential campaign. However, a better metric for gauging whom will win next Tuesday's (Nov. 8) election may be Read more…

The Political Intrigue of Big Social Data

The value of social media in politics has certainly not been questioned in recent years as governments and individual candidates attempt to turn the social swells in their favor. For startups like Silicon Valley-based SocialMatica, however.... Read more…