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Richard Benjamins

El Dr. Richard Benjamins es chief AI & data strategist en Telefónica. Durante su carrera profesional ha trabajado en el mundo académico, en distintas start-ups y en corporaciones multinacionales. Ha sido Chief Data Officer de AXA. Su pasión es crear valor a partir de los datos. Ha sido el fundador del área de Big Data for Social Good de Telefónica. Es cofundador y vicepresidente del Observatorio del Impacto Social y Ético de la Inteligencia Artificial, OdiseIA, y es miembro del grupo de expertos de la Comisión Europea sobre la compartición de datos entre empresas y gobiernos para el interés público. Es doctor en Ciencias Cognitivas por la Universidad de Ámsterdam y ha publicado más de 100 artículos científicos.

Richard Benjamins

Four design principles for developing sustainable AI applications

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been put forward as the technology that will change the world in the coming decades. Many applications already have seen the light including recommendations of...

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AI, Data and IT – how do they live together?

Many things related to AI and Data are about information technology (IT). Systems, platforms, development, operations, security, all are needed for creating value with AI and Data, and are...

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Lessons learned from The Cambridge Analytica / Facebook scandal

It has been now some time that the Cambridge Analytica / Facebook scandal was first revealed on March 17, 2018 by The Guardian and the New York Times. Much has been...

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Will GDPR’s “right to data portability” change the data industry forever?

After years of preparation, on May 25 2018, the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has come into force. Much has been written, discussed and speculated about it. Over...

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Artificial Intelligence is disrupting the law as we know it

Years ago, science fiction movies used to seem very futuristic to us – making us feel detached from the remarkable innovations we saw from scene to scene. However, what...

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Are you ready to become the CDO? Applying Analytics to the CDO role

As we have seen from an earlier post on CDOs, Chief Data Officers are becoming more popular. Increasingly more organizations are understanding that data is a strategic asset and...

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How these 4 sports are using Data Science

Thousands of companies around the world may have started their journey to become data-driven, harnessing the full potential of Big Data, however, the world of professional sports is only...

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Artificial Intelligence vs Cognitive Computing: What’s the difference?

The media hype around Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cognitive Computing is unquestionable at the moment. They seem to appear everywhere on the Internet in the press, blogs, conferences and events...

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Big Data: What’s the economic value of it?

How do we put an economic value on Big Data initiatives in our organizations? How can we measure the impact of such projects in our businesses? How can we...

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54% of organizations now have Chief Data Officers, but should mine?

With Big Data becoming such a big deal in the world of business, it is no surprise that the Chief Data Officer (CDO) has managed to wriggle its way...