First Impressions of ChatGPT’s Deep ResearchLet’s start off by saying that the Deep Research product from OpenAI is incredible and impressive. It likely already matches the quality of…Feb 6Feb 6
Uncovering Runaway Rentals: How AI Can Help Syracuse Enforce Housing StandardsSyracuse’s housing situation is under the spotlight thanks to last week’s City Auditor’s report, “Runaway Rentals,” focusing on the city’s…Jan 27Jan 27
5 Years Later: How Generative AI Could (or Couldn’t) Have Helped My Chief Data Officer WorkFive years ago, I wrote a blog post on my first three years as Chief Data Officer for the City of Syracuse. It’s wild to think about — it…Jan 10Jan 10
The case for science and technology research and development fundingSummary according to ChatGPTMar 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023
Ingredient Substitution with OpenAII cook a lot, and especially on weekend mornings I’ll make a big breakfast for the family. Oftentimes, I’ll make pancakes. I’m vegan, so…Mar 25, 2023Mar 25, 2023
Using ChatGPT to document my datasetsOver the last few weeks I’ve had fun playing around with the OpenAI API. This time I got interested in what the till could do if I just fed…Mar 24, 2023Mar 24, 2023
Using ChatGPT to Recommend BooksI really like to read and listen to audiobooks — thankfully the library has both physical books as well as audiobooks and ebooks available…Mar 20, 2023Mar 20, 2023
Syracuse Public Art Open Data ChallengeThe City of Syracuse’s Office of Accountability, Performance, and Innovation launched an open data challenge this month, with a prompt of…Mar 11, 2023Mar 11, 2023
How Writing ChatGPT Prompts Reminds Me Of A Fifth Grade Writing AssignmentWhen I was in fifth grade, I had a writing assignment that asked for each student to create a step-by-step guide to do any task we liked. I…Mar 5, 2023Mar 5, 2023
20 Years Since the National ChampionshipThis is coming a few weeks before the official anniversary, but since there’s a big celebration of the accomplishment this weekend, I…Mar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023
Published inTDS ArchiveData and Physical InfrastructureWhen I first started working for the City of Syracuse, the team’s first task was to help find new solutions for dealing with the City’s…Feb 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
Published inThe StartupA Framework for Data Driven GovernmentLast week, I wrote about the barriers to data driven decision making in government, covered in the first week of the class I teach in the…Jan 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021
Barriers to Data Driven Decision MakingLast week, I started my third quarter teaching a class entitled Data Driven Government as part of the Maxwell School at Syracuse…Jan 24, 20211Jan 24, 20211
Snowplow Naming Contest DataLast year, the City of Syracuse announced it would purchase 10 new snowplows. Then in November, the City held a contest to name those new…Jan 23, 2021Jan 23, 2021
Engaging Subject Matter Experts for Data ProjectsData teams empower organizations in making better decisions. Whether centralizing data from a number of different systems, transforming…Dec 21, 2020Dec 21, 2020
NY Edition: Daily COVID-19 Data Is About to Get WeirdThe COVID Tracking Project’s blog featured an interesting post yesterday, trying to understand how the Thanksgiving holiday might impact…Nov 26, 2020Nov 26, 2020
Yellow and Orange Zones COVID-19Governor Cuomo announced on November 23, 2020 that areas within Onondaga County, along with other parts of the state, were entering yellow…Nov 24, 2020Nov 24, 2020
Will Thanksgiving Cause Another COVID-19 Surge in Onondaga County?Last week, I analyzed COVID-19 data published by Onondaga County and Syracuse University trying to understand if Halloween was the cause…Nov 24, 2020Nov 24, 2020
COVID-19 Data Management ChallengesCOVID-19 has pushed governments to quickly adopt data-driven approaches to policy making and messaging to community members. In New York…Nov 23, 2020Nov 23, 2020
