"The play revolves around a recent college graduate, Maneesh, who is working at Athena as a designer on the UX team despite his talent for programming and data science."
"Maneesh is apprehensive about joining the team, and adamant that the algorithm remain closed-source. Otherwise, what started as a somewhat innocuous school project to predict rare events in baseball games could easily be used for more sinister purposes."
"The play repeatedly challenges the idea that humans can be defined by a series of data points. As one character points out, it's all too easy to hide behind mathematical code and call AI 'objective.'"
The play 'Data' presents a fictional software company, Athena, that develops a morally ambiguous AI tool. It follows Maneesh, a recent graduate, who is recruited to the data science team despite his concerns about the potential misuse of his algorithm. The narrative critiques the notion of objectivity in AI, emphasizing that human biases persist regardless of technological advancements. The characters grapple with ethical decisions, including the implications of whistleblowing and the responsibilities of those involved in AI development.
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