Designing AI: The Feminist Way

"Data is the new oil." Although the expression has found widespread use, it has not been accepted by all as relevant for several reasons. One of these is the fact that while oil is a natural resource destined to run out, the quantity and availability of data is going in the opposite direction, that is, it is constantly increasing. Another is the fact that extrapolating facts is not the same as gaining insights on which to base informed decisions. Ronald Schmelzer talked about this in his article for Forbes [2], where he dismantled Humby's saying through precise reasoning.