Ben Jones

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CEO of Data Literacy, author of nine books on data, including “Avoiding Data Pitfalls" and "Read, Write, Think Data." I teach in the Business Analytics program at the UW Foster School of Business in Seattle. I enjoy hiking and skiing. Lover of nature over tech.
My Company, Data Literacyhttps://dataliteracy.com/
My LinkedIn Profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/benrjones/
Books I've Writtenhttps://www.amazon.com/stores/Ben-Jones/author/B00MYCEO22
Twitter (via Fedified)https://fedified.com/@DataRemixed
Ben JonesOct 1, 2023
Can Bing Chat, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4, read and interpret charts, graphs, and maps? Kind of, but not really. My findings…. https://dataliteracy.com/bing-chat-chart-interpretation/
Bing Chat’s Powerful but Flawed Chart Reading Capabilities

Data Literacy | Learn the Language of Data
Ben JonesJun 22, 2023

Concerning data from CDC about fentanyl overdoses in the U.S., with significant increases in the state of Washington.

https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates

Drug Overdose Deaths: Facts and Figures | National Institute on Drug Abuse

See facts and figures on overdose deaths as reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Institute on Drug Abuse
Ben JonesJun 21, 2023
Posted this on LI, thought I’d share it here, too. Article by @ranimolla on @vox_media about how remote work is less common the bigger a tech company gets. Source: https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/6/20/23762655/tech-perk-remote-work-freedom-airbnb-yelp
Small tech companies are staying remote to attract workers, while Big Tech goes back to the office

How small tech companies are using remote work to compete with the big guys.

Vox
Ben JonesJun 15, 2023
Me and my youngest son, Simon, at his high school graduation today.
Ben JonesApr 11, 2023
Cool story about a number system invented by Inuit middle school students: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-number-system-invented-by-inuit-schoolchildren-will-make-its-silicon-valley-debut/
A Number System Invented by Inuit Schoolchildren Will Make Its Silicon Valley Debut

Math is called the “universal language,” but a unique dialect is being reborn

Scientific American
Ben JonesMar 26, 2023
Carl T. BergstromMar 25, 2023

Here's a glitch/bug/MASSIVE-FSCKING-PRIVACY-RISK associated with the new #Bing #chatbot feature that I haven't seen documented.

Answers from one query bleed over into another.

Earlier today I asked it about the black power salute that Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave at the 1968 Olympic Games.

Tonight I asked it about headlines referencing chatbot halluncinations.

Look what it did. It returned an utterly irrelevant answer, reflecting my previous query. How can this be production technology?

Ben JonesMar 1, 2023
Hire the best! https://dataliteracy.com/introducing-alli-torban/
Introducing Our Newest Team Member, Alli Torban!

Data Literacy | Learn the Language of Data
Ben JonesMar 1, 2023
Sharing a couple pics from my afternoon of #tile shopping just in case you happen to find these as relaxing as I do…
Ben JonesFeb 28, 2023
ObservableFeb 23, 2023

🧠 Beginning on March 7th, Data Visualization Developer Robert Kosara @eagereyes will lead Observable's Data Visualization Fundamentals and Best Practices course.

Sign up here: http://ow.ly/CF3F50N0Os0

Course: Data Visualization Fundamentals and Best Practices

When do you use a bar chart over a line chart? What are area charts good for? What's wrong with pie charts? Learn about how these different types of data visualization work, and how they're used, in Observable's first data visualization course! Attend lectures (or watch them later), ask questions, and once you've completed a small assignment at the end, you'll earn a certificate. What you'll learn With Observable Plot, you can build data visualizations in half the time it takes in other tools. And, we’re he

Observable
Ben JonesFeb 16, 2023
RJ AndrewsFeb 15, 2023
It’s a boolean all-or-nothing. They see it or they do not. Attracting attention is all that matters.

Here's part 3 of How to Value Data Graphics: https://charts.substack.com/p/graphic-sirens
Graphic Sirens

In high-stakes situations we cannot measure success by degrees. It’s a boolean all-or-nothing. They see it or they do not. Attracting attention is all that matters.

Chartography