James Mickens: Why All Data Science is Political

Data science and artificial intelligence have inescapable influence and power in our world. The people who are the most negatively affected are often the ones whose voices are not heard. What does a digital world that works for everyone look like? And who gets a seat at the table? In this episode, we are speaking with James Mickens about the ethical challenges in cybersecurity, the societal implications of data science, and the importance of humor in learning. James is a professor of computer science at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), as well as the director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.