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Inside Philanthropy: AI and data science are top of mind as two grantmakers join forces
For some, artificial intelligence and data science are fantastic technologies that will benefit people and society. For others, they’re terrifying assaults on individual privacy and dire threats to human existence....
Empowering global insights with geospatial data
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in AidData’s Blog: The First Tranche and the Cloudera Foundation website. In April 2021, the Cloudera Foundation merged with the Patrick J. McGovern...
June 26, 1968: Town attempts punch-card ballots and computer tabulation in 1968 elections
The town of Arlington, MA attempted to bring computers into their election process. A bug in a computer program for vote tabulation resulted in a return to hand counting. “Town...
June 21, 1967: Computer languages COBOL and ADPAC revolutionize business world
The digital revolution was underway. A new computer language, ADPAC, joined COBOL and RPG in the race to transform the business world. Computerworld Volume 1, Issue 1 published on June...
Karen Kelley Gill
Karen serves as the Vice President of Finance at the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. With more than thirty years of experience in the non-profit and philanthropic arena, Karen’s primary expertise...
The Hidden Genius Project: leading incubator of young Black male entrepreneurs and technologists
In 2012, five entrepreneurs, all African American men, wanted to create a program for young Black men that would open the doors to technology, entrepreneurship, and leadership. They launched The...
Chronicle of Philanthropy op-ed: Philanthropy needs to prepare for AI
Artificial intelligence presents itself in both grand and mundane ways. It accelerates the scientific process, leading most recently to the development of Covid-19 vaccines at record speed. It runs self-driving...