Monthly Archives: August 2024

Have Chatbots Reached the Holy Grail?

On Sep 2, 2024 Prof Gene Freuder will run The Seventh Workshop on Progress Towards the Holy Grail. It will include the panel “Have Chatbots Reached the Holy Grail?”. You can read answers of 3 experts in constraint programming here. Similarly … Continue reading

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“DI is AI for Decisions”

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James Gosling about GenAI

James Gosling, the Father of Java, offers a thought-provoking critique on the GenAI hype, highlighting both its potential and the risks of overestimating its capabilities. Link

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IBM AI Roadmap for the next few years

Armand Ruiz, VP of Product – AI Platform @IBM, describes what is coming: “Beyond 2030, we aim to create adaptable and generalist AI that can collaborate effectively with humans. These AI models will be composed of modules with different cognitive … Continue reading

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Gartner’s Definition of “Open Systems”

David Pidsley, The Decision Strategist at Gartner wrote: By “open” we’re referring to an open systems computing design pattern that allows for easy integration with other tools and platforms, often through well-documented APIs and standard protocols. Open systems provide some … Continue reading

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Decision Model as Approximation for Business Problem

Carlos Armando Zetina: “The model is an approximation for a business’s decision problem because it inevitably needs to make simplifying assumptions such as limited scope, finite horizons, deterministic parameters, and cost approximations to be amenable to solving. Since the optimality … Continue reading

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Solutions for July-2024 Challenge “Smart Investment”

We received 9 solutions for our July-2024 Challenge “Smart Investment”.Used decision optimization tools:– IBM CPLEX– Llama3/CPLEX/watsonx– Corticon– Prolog– ChatGPT/Zimpl– IPython/ortools– cDMN– Excel Solver– OpenRules Rule Solver.

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Problem-solve with your peers

Gartner distributed a nicely formulated email: “Where is your next great idea going to come from? With an industry and role that is constantly evolving, some of the greatest insights you can get are from your peers.” It is true … Continue reading

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When will anyone start making actual money from AI?

Wall Streeters have been asking this question for weeks and some for months: “When will anyone start making actual money from artificial intelligence?  “In the 18 months since ChatGPT kicked off an AI arms race, tech giants have promised that the … Continue reading

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About LLM Hallucinations

Andriy Burkov: “I often hear that LLMs hallucinate because they weren’t trained on quality data. This is not what a hallucination is. A hallucination is a situation when the model generates information that was close to the fringe of its … Continue reading

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