In this podcast episode, Harrison Tang, CEO and Co-founder of Spokeo, discusses Gen AI's role in data creation and the complexities of entity resolution. Spokeo is highlighted as a leading platform that organizes billions of records to resolve millions of entities for user verification. The conversation delves into the nature of identity in both the physical and digital worlds, the challenges of comparing vast amounts of data, and the criteria for establishing the truth within data sets. The discussion also covers the impact of generative AI on data creation, emphasizing the importance of data quality from inception and the evolving landscape of data privacy and security. The episode concludes with insights into the future of entity resolution technology and the ongoing need to discern truth in an era of increasing digital fabrication.

Highlights

02:01 The Complex World of Entity Resolution

03:28 Challenges in Data Processing and Entity Resolution

05:20 The Role of Generative AI in Data Creation

16:02 Navigating the Future of Data Verification and Privacy

Harrison Tang is a CEO, Co-Founder and President at Spokeo.

Harrison Tang is the founder and president of Spokeo, which he created in 2006 with a group of four friends from Stanford University. They envisioned a new way to approach social networks by providing an easy user interface to keep track of friends’ activities online. Since then, Spokeo

has grown into a leading people search engine, reconnecting individuals to others all across the United States.

As founder and president, Harrison is responsible for the overall direction and product strategy for the company. He leads the team focusing on building an easy-to-use system that can aggregate billions of records and return results within one second.

Harrison grew up in the Silicon Valley. He attended Stanford University and received his Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Electrical Engineering and his Master’s in Electrical Engineering in 2005.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tangtalks/

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