At the center of the Motherboard story: psychometrics software vendor Cambridge Analytica. And much of the Cambridge Analytica’s funding comes from Robert Mercer, a brilliant, but enigmatic billionaire behind much of the Trump propaganda machine. (See my recent article on AI, big data, and fake news.) True, Cambridge Analytica may very well be a tool of wealthy, far-right interests – but it is not the only vendor with such technology. Many of its competitors offer similar capabilities, and innovation in both AI and big data technologies continues to explode.

Source: Forbes March 05, 2017 11:56 UTC