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Danielle Sobkin

Danielle Sobkin works at the intersection of technology, artificial intelligence and finance. At UC Berkeley, she conducted research on AI and machine learning applications in marketing. Danielle is the founder of the startup Reportify and currently works in global finance and business management at JPMorgan Chase.

A 23andMe test kit sits on a store shelf. (Mike Mozart via Flicker/CC BY 2.0)
Posted inOpinion

When exploring ancestry risks family privacy: Lessons from the 23andMe hack

Danielle Sobkin (Courtesy) by Danielle Sobkin February 26, 2026February 26, 2026

It starts with something disarmingly simple: a plastic tube, a few drops of saliva and a click. The promise is connection — to a cousin you never knew, a whole […]

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Posted inOpinion

AI’s systems of probability are far removed from the Jewish culture of debate

Danielle Sobkin (Courtesy) by Danielle Sobkin December 18, 2025December 19, 2025
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An AI chatbot will never know you like your rabbi does

Danielle Sobkin (Courtesy) by Danielle Sobkin October 22, 2025December 8, 2025
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Posted inOpinion

Why the quest to go viral rewards hate and outrage 

Danielle Sobkin (Courtesy) by Danielle Sobkin September 19, 2025September 19, 2025
OpenAI is the company behind ChatGPT. (Focal Photo via Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inOpinion

AI won’t deliver redemption. We need to do that ourselves.

Danielle Sobkin (Courtesy) by Danielle Sobkin September 2, 2025September 2, 2025
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Posted inOpinion

Why tech needs to heed wisdom of the Talmud and adopt a moral code

Danielle Sobkin (Courtesy) by Danielle Sobkin July 28, 2025July 28, 2025
Social media is full of great Jewish content, like Miriam Anzovin's Talmud commentary. But a lot of social media content, including from Jews, is shallow. (Screenshot)
Posted inOpinion

You may think you’re beyond manipulation, but social media knows better

Danielle Sobkin (Courtesy) by Danielle Sobkin June 24, 2025July 3, 2025
Demonstrators approach Sather Gate at UC Berkeley during a protest against antisemitism on campus, March 11, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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After surviving Cal, I’m running for World Zionist Congress

Danielle Sobkin (Courtesy) by Danielle Sobkin April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

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