Author: Derek W Gibson

I am a practitioner and adjunct professor working at the intersection of AI strategy, analytics governance, and the responsible use of data. I bridge AI strategy and enterprise execution, where I have been a leader in analytics risk governance at Wells Fargo while shaping the next generation of AI professionals as an Adjunct Professor at Wake Forest University. With 30+ years of driving data-driven transformation, I specialize in turning complex analytics challenges into high-level strategy, regulatory compliance frameworks, and measurable business outcomes. I have applied numbers to problems and, through experience, discovered a few problems with numbers. Through this work, I have confronted firsthand the challenges of data misuse and misinformation, experiences that led me to co-author Data Duped: How to Avoid Being Hoodwinked by Misinformation with Jeffrey D. Camm, published by Rowman & Littlefield (Bloomsbury)

Misinformation vs. Disinformation: Why Knowing the Difference Matters

by Derek W Gibson

What is the difference between misinformation and disinformation and how do you know? This is the first part of building your data defense superpower and a pillar of our new book published by Rowman & Littlefield, Data Duped: How to Avoid Being Hoodwinked by Misinformation. Let’s start at the beginning. There are many terms out … Continue reading Misinformation vs. Disinformation: Why Knowing the Difference Matters

Flaws in Measuring Happiness

by Derek W Gibson

Can your happiness be measured by a number? For many the emotion of happiness is as subjective as the individual. Yet, we see plenty of grocery store check-out magazines touting new studies showing you how to improve your happiness in just a few simple steps. Amazingly it is always 10 or fewer, and what could … Continue reading Flaws in Measuring Happiness

What ChatGPT Tells Us About Misinformation: The Black Mirror Effect

by Derek W Gibson

Since the introduction of ChatGPT3 last November and its protégé ChatGPT4 last month, there has been frenzied anticipation about how this form of AI will transform all of us in nearly unimaginable ways. While ChatGPT has been impressive in its capability it has also demonstrated the limits of its knowledge by providing incorrect or misleading … Continue reading What ChatGPT Tells Us About Misinformation: The Black Mirror Effect

Welcome to Data Duped

by Derek W Gibson

With the launch this month of our book, Data Duped: How to Avoid Being Hoodwinked by Misinformation, we hope we are bringing curious readers closer to understanding data.  Not just the math and statistics, but also provide some insights into how data is used in many of our everyday interactions.  For example, that not-so-random advertising … Continue reading Welcome to Data Duped

When Light is Data – A Creative Alternative to Checking Sources

by Derek W Gibson

In late 2017 Luis Martinez had an idea.  He was curious about data and its manipulation in particular by governments.  Martinez was not anti-government but more curious about how different governments report data and if it could be relied upon as truthful.  And if it was not, how can government numbers be verified?  That is … Continue reading When Light is Data – A Creative Alternative to Checking Sources

Lotteries, Lightning and Other Ways to Improve your Golf Game

by Derek W Gibson

Consider this.  Do your odds of being struck by lightning increase if you stand outside during a thunderstorm holding a golf club? Do your odds of winning the Mega Millions Lotto get any better when you buy more tickets? With the latest lottery promising to top $1.5 billion it makes you wonder. Often, we hear … Continue reading Lotteries, Lightning and Other Ways to Improve your Golf Game