Kenneth Cukier discusses the frontiers of big data and how it is transforming how we live, work and think. Some key points are that with big data, more data is not just more of the same but rather is new, better and different. Big data allows for new insights like identifying drug side effects from search queries without a medical study. Data is becoming a new raw material and machine learning is powering advances in areas like computer translation, speech recognition and self-driving cars. However, regulation is needed regarding privacy and ownership with increased data collection.
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1. The Frontiers of Big Data
Kenneth Cukier
Data Editor, The Economist
Co-author Big Data: A revolution that will transform how we live, work and think
OECD Global Forum on the Knowledge Economy, Tokyo, October 2, 2014
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25. lesson
data = resource
new raw material
economic & social input
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39. more is not ǰ
more is new
more is better
more is different