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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.

Posted inOpinion, Tech

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

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 lost branch of your family tree or an unknown chapter of family history. In 2023, nearly 7 million people learned how fragile that promise was. […]

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Posted inLocal Voice, Opinion, Tech

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

by Danielle Sobkin December 18, 2025December 19, 2025
Posted inAround the Bay, Local Voice, Opinion, Tech

An AI chatbot will never know you like your rabbi does

by Danielle Sobkin October 22, 2025December 8, 2025
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Posted inOpinion, Tech

Why the quest to go viral rewards hate and outrage 

by Danielle Sobkin September 19, 2025September 19, 2025
Posted inOpinion, Tech

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

by Danielle Sobkin September 2, 2025September 2, 2025
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Posted inAround the Bay, Opinion, Tech

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

by Danielle Sobkin July 28, 2025July 28, 2025
Posted inAround the Bay, Local Voice, Religion, Jewish Life, Opinion

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

by Danielle Sobkin June 24, 2025July 3, 2025
Posted inAround the Bay, First Person, Local Voice, Opinion

After surviving Cal, I’m running for World Zionist Congress

by Danielle Sobkin April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

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