Skill shortages are a drain on society. They hamper economic opportunities for individuals, slow growth for firms, and impede labor productivity in aggregate. Therefore, the ability to understand and predict skill shortages in advance is critical for poli... (more…)

Machine learning provides an invaluable toolbox for the natural sciences, but it also comes with many open questions that the theoretical branches of the nat... (more…)

Fake news can be used for social media campaigns with an aim to disseminate propaganda. The issue has intensified in the last five years as digital journalism h... (more…)

Everyone is talking about artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning these days. This is not just of strategic relevance for companies the likes of Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook or Salesforce.com. AI is now a term that all companies should be fam...

The purpose of this article and further ones in the “ML 101” series is to discuss the fundamental concepts of Machine Learning. I want to ensure that all the concepts I might use in the future are clearly defined and explained. One of the most significant... (more…)