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Chris Mattmann

  • Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Contributor, Freelance
La Cañada Flintridge, United States
As seen in: The New York Times, Fox News, Nature, PLOS, Yahoo Noticias, The Epoch Times, Spectrum News 1 SoCal, Revista de Prensa "Almendrón", The Sporting Tribune
Covers:  Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Sports, Data Science, Innovation.
AI, data, tech & research C-suite exec | Board member | Built Pulitzer-winning tech | @ADWEEK AI Trailblazer

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Chris Mattmann, Ph. D., is a distinguished technologist and a prominent figure in the fields of data science and artificial intelligence. Dr. Mattman talks on the complexities of big data and the innovations driving AI forward, offering invaluable insights into the technological landscapes of both today and tomorrow.

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First Neuralink implant: What could be next?

First Neuralink implant: What could be next?

Elon Musk announced that his company Neuralink has implanted its first brain chip in a human subject. Chris M…

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Explicit AI Taylor Swift pictures flood social media, X blocks searches

Explicit AI Taylor Swift pictures flood social media, X blocks searches

Explicit AI photos of Taylor Swift have flooded social media site X, prompting the platform to block searches…

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What does the first human brain chip implant mean for the future of humanity? | Fox News Video

What does the first human brain chip implant mean for the future of humanity? | Fox News Video

Dr. Chris Mattmann reacts to the controversial implant on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'

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Sports Illustrated accused of publishing AI-generated articles

Sports Illustrated accused of publishing AI-generated articles

Sports Illustrated has come under fire after a report that the publication not only published articles writte…

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Rep. Tony Cárdenas discusses why he will not seek reelection

Rep. Tony Cárdenas discusses why he will not seek reelection

Cárdenas joins "Inside the Issues" to discuss his decision.

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Chris Mattmann

Chris Mattmann

Chris Mattmann is a Principal Data Scientist and Associate Chief Technology and Innovation Officer in the Off…

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Articles

La inteligencia artificial también va en busca del pasado

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By Jacob Shapiro, Chris Mattmann
| Yahoo Noticias
La inteligencia artificial también va en busca del pasado. (Julia Dufossé/The New York Times) No tenemos que imaginar un mundo en el que los ultrafalsos puedan imitar de manera tan creíble las voces de los políticos que puedan utilizarse para crear escándalos que influyan en las elecciones. Ese mundo ya está aquí.
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A.I. Is Coming for the Past, Too

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By Chris Mattmann
| The New York Times
Jacob N. Shapiro and We don't have to imagine a world where deepfakes can so believably imitate the voices of politicians that they can be used to gin up scandals that could sway elections. It's already here. Fortunately, there are numerous reasons for optimism about society's ability to identify fake media and maintain a shared understanding of current events. While we have reason to believe the future may be safe, we worry that the past is not.
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Making USC a College Football Playoff team is more than this game

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By Chris Mattmann
| The Sporting Tribune
I drove home from USC’s second loss of what was supposed to be a special season, and did not think of all of the problems I had with the defense in this particular game. I’ll get to those in a minute. This season, with the returning Heisman winner poised for a second Heisman in a row – Caleb Williams, dubbed “Superman” by some, and definitely showing of it on many occasions in his illustrious college career thus far – was supposed to be special. A second Heisman.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

The Sporting Tribune

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes, learned how to type on it

How is social media changing news?

Velocity, authority, and authenticity.

Awards

Pulitzer Prize

2017 - explanatory reporting

The technology I invented, Apache Tika, was one of two core technologies that the journalists from ICIJ used to write the story of the Panama Papers, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2017.

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