Guest Post — Putting the “U” in FAIR
Today’s guest blogger calls for adding “understandable” to the FAIR data principles, to ensure we do not surrender human knowledge in our rush for automation.
Jeff Lang is Founder and CEO of FigureTwo, a tool that helps researchers create engaging, transparent, and understandable figures for publication in journals, preprints, and more. FigureTwo’s AI-powered platform produces web-native visualizations that are data-connected, mobile-ready, accessible, and FAIR-compliant. These better figures enable all audiences — from peer reviewers to policymakers — to explore underlying data, validate results, and gain deeper insights. FigureTwo is the winner of Best New Product at the 2025 Charleston Conference Premiers and the 2025 Digital Science Catalyst Grant.
Today’s guest blogger calls for adding “understandable” to the FAIR data principles, to ensure we do not surrender human knowledge in our rush for automation.