It’s a Data-Driven World, and We’re Just Living in It
Musings on how I try not to let data run my life...even though it does.
I think about data all the time. No seriously all the time.
I have a Garmin watch that tracks my sleep cycles. Every morning, I look at my sleep score and see how well I slept that night. I literally start my day looking at data. Is that a little crazy? Maybe.
I think about the ways in which my data is used - my name, my address, my location, my likes/dislikes, what I eat, what I wear, my face - to either benefit me or exploit me.
I think about the ways in which we have power over OUR data and the many ways we do not. I love technology. I’m a futurist. But I’m also hyper-aware that our data is not our own and that I, 99% of the time, do not have a choice in how my data is used.
I believe with the rise of Generative AI, everyone needs to start thinking about data just a little bit more. The world is changing rapidly. And companies and governments are using our data to do that.
This forum is my observations on living life in a data-driven world.
My goal is simple: let’s all think a little more about our data so we can be more active participants with it. Let’s engage and get curious on ways data is impacting our lives - the good, the bad, the weird, the ugly.
Ask questions on data, share stories in the comments and reach out to me if you’d like to chat more about all things data. I’m not kidding when I say this is what consumes my brain ALL THE TIME.
Catch you in the algorithms.