Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Are Top of Mind as These Two Grantmakers Join Forces -- Inside Philanthropy

For some, artificial intelligence and data science are fantastic technologies that will benefit people and society. The point is, these latest innovations are evolving fast in the hotbeds of business, science and government, and it can be difficult for regular citizens and civil society to keep up, particularly nonprofits and others involved in addressing the spectrum of society's needs. What is philanthropy's role in the growth, use and regulation of these powerful and protean technologies? These are some of the questions Vilas Dhar considers in his role as president of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, a relatively young grantmaker whose late founder built a fortune in publishing and industry research, tracking the expanding computer industry in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. McGovern's International Data Group published a number of popular computer industry magazines such as Computerworld, PC World and InfoWorld.