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Equity and Responsibility

Stories about the importance of innovating responsibly by ensuring ethical standards are applied during the design, development and use of data-driven technologies.

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Reggie TownsendFebruary 10, 2023 2

A call to action: Empowering minority populations in the AI revolution

One of the reasons I got involved with the trustworthy AI movement is because automated systems enabled by our past will hurt people – at scale – if we aren’t careful. Worse yet, and from a personal perspective, it concerned me that if such systems were deployed in justice and

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Analytics

Catherine (Cat) TruxilloJanuary 31, 2023 0

5 keys to building stronger analytics teams

With so much complexity and change in the marketplace, organizations worldwide are leveraging opportunities to make better predictions, identify solutions and take strategic, proactive steps forward – which means that they increasingly depend on big data. In their quest for organizational resilience, however, companies find that numbers aren’t necessarily the secret

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Analytics

Kayla WoitkowskiJanuary 13, 2023 0

6 reasons why hiring early-career talent may be a strategy to explore

Determining the “right” talent strategy for an organization isn’t easy. Diverse projects and priorities demand various levels of knowledge, skills and experiences to achieve the end goal. Talent planning requires assessing current employees and unearthing the gaps to identify what’s needed to meet business demands. Specific and extensive knowledge and

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Education

Analytics

Caslee SimsDecember 8, 2022 0

Remaining resilient: Our 2023 analytics predictions

In 2022, the world adjusted to and worked to recover from a global pandemic and international conflict that displaced millions of families. Energy costs increased sharply and supply chain issues and other disruptions persisted. This contributed to the highest global inflation rate in decades, prompting a domino effect across economies.

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Analytics | Data for Good

Becky GraebeNovember 30, 2022 0

CEO Roundtable on Cancer tackles equitable access

What barriers do some communities face in getting the facts about cancer and the treatment they deserve? The CEO Roundtable on Cancer opened up about them at a November conference at SAS. For 21 years, the CEO Roundtable on Cancer has been gathering to discuss advancements in cancer. Their 40-member organization, along with

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Health Care

Artificial Intelligence

Reggie TownsendNovember 21, 2022 1

Harnessing our superpower: Creating a common vision for AI

I’ve spent months traveling and speaking to business leaders worldwide about trustworthy AI and responsible innovation. On the nights I laid awake in unfamiliar hotel rooms, wishing my body clock would adjust faster than it was, I found joy in watching local television in local languages. While I don’t understand

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Data for Good | Work & Life at SAS

Olivia OjedaNovember 18, 2022 0

Exploring the minds of Gen-Z in the workplace

As the new generations start to sweep into the workplace, we decided to take a peek into what Gen-Z looks for in their career. This post features two SAS employees from different generations. Our more senior employee, Savera Tanwir, asks questions of our Gen-Z mentor, Yutika Aggarwal, to take a

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Lisa LucasNovember 3, 2022 0

Addressing maternal and infant health disparities with analytics and policy changes

Childbirth should be a safe and joyous occasion as parents welcome a new member into their family. Still, too often, that joy is overshadowed by maternal complications, including maternal and infant death. Each year in the United States, as many as 60,000 women experience severe, unexpected health problems related to

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Health Care

Analytics | Data Management

Beth SatterfieldSeptember 14, 2022 1

Can we wage war against opioids with data and analytics?

Dedicated people, funding and data analytics can join forces to battle the opioid epidemic.

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Government

Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good | Learn SAS

Reggie TownsendAugust 8, 2022 1

Next generation of responsible AI innovators tackle real-world challenges with AI4ALL and SAS

As head of the SAS Data Ethics Practice, I spend a lot of time contemplating the social implications of AI. Considering its benefits like augmenting medical decisions and pitfalls, making decisions based on biased data results in dire consequences for patients. Such implications have the potential to impact society in a variety

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Education

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