My COVID-19 Articles & Interviews
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by Ricardo Baeza-Yates and Carlos Escapa
Equivant is a US consulting company that provides software and services for law enforcement and legal processes. They own a software product called COMPAS that has been used to predict recidivism in law offenders. In May 2016, the non-profit news desk ProPublica flagged COMPAS…
por Ricardo Baeza-Yates y Karma Peiró
A principios de la Web, allá por el año 1993, se hizo famosa una viñeta del dibujante de la revista The New Yorker, Peter Steiner. Un perro delante de un ordenador, le dice a otro: “En Internet, nadie sabe que eres un perro”, en…
por Cinta Bellmunt
COVIDWarriors es una asociación española sin fines de lucro de profesionales de diferentes disciplinas unidos contra el Covid-19
Para ayudar a quienes trabajan de pleno con el fin de combatir la pandemia, hace cinco meses se creó la asociación altruista COVIDWarriors. Actualmente reúne ya más de 500…
Ricardo Baeza-Yates (Northeastern University y Universidad de Chile)
Cristian Ocaña Alvarado (Colegio de Ingenieros de Chile)
Versión extendida del artículo publicado el 18 de mayo por el Colegio de Ingenieros de Chile
Motivación
Hoy, con la crisis mundial del corona virus, la conectividad a Internet aparece como un factor crítico para…
Ricardo Baeza Yates y Cuauhtémoc Rivera Loaiza, Diciembre 2002
Encuéntrame, descárgame y úsame. Déjate luego seducir y vuelve a mí una y otra vez. Yo por mi parte usaré mucho, mucho sentido común y trataré de sorprenderte cada día.
Ricardo Baeza Yates, Cinco claves para la Web, Informática, Mayo 2002.
Motivación
The words “big data” tend to conjure up an image of a flowing fountain of information worth its weight in gold, and in many ways, that’s a fair interpretation. Big data, when applied correctly and efficiently, can provide immeasurable insight into the behaviors of people. However, with respect to IoT…
If we were to stare at a timeline chronicling the evolution of search, we could look into the past and see how it began with simple keyword recognition. Closer to the center, in the present day, we see how natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning help us recognize and…
From small mom-and-pop shops to multi-million-dollar corporations, all businesses face similar challenges when it comes to building a brand, increasing consumer engagement and gaining a competitive edge. Technological advancement has historically aided in this effort. For example, thanks to computers and the Web, online shopping has become a convenient way…
What Is It, How Does It Work and Why You Should Care?
One of the most exciting things about first dates is the chance to get to know someone. With most people attached to their smartphones, it’s getting harder to meet people in a traditional setting. …
