Category Archives: Trends

Common Decision-Making Mistakes

Posted on December 1, 2016 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Eric McNulty just published an interesting paper “Improve the quality of your leadership decisions” in which he explains how decision science can help you get better at decision-making. Here is an example of common decision-making mistakes: “One of the most frequent … Continue reading →

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Three Technology Trends for 2017

Posted on November 23, 2016 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Neil Ward-Dutton and his colleagues published the key trends they see organisations facing in 2017 (and beyond). Here they are: The rise of learning systems From as-a-service to self-service From packaged products to easy-to-use platforms with open APIs for customization and … Continue reading →

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The Darker Side of Machine Learning

Posted on November 12, 2016 by decisionmanagementcommunity

While machine learning is introducing innovation and change to many sectors, it also is bringing trouble and worries to others. One of the most worrying aspects of emerging machine learning technologies is their invasiveness on user privacy. This TechCrunch’s article provides … Continue reading →

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How Blockchain Will Change Your Life

Posted on November 10, 2016 by decisionmanagementcommunity

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty describes how blockchain provides a pivotal opportunity for companies and industries. “Blockchain offers a way to track items or transactions using a shared digital “ledger.” Blocks of new transactions are added at the end of the … Continue reading →

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Andrew Ng: What AI Can and Can’t Do

Posted on November 10, 2016 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Andrew Ng is the founding lead of the Google Brain team, former director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and now overall lead of Baidu’s AI team of some 1,200 people. In the latest Harvard Business Review he wrote: “AI will transform … Continue reading →

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Predictions always contain errors!

Posted on October 28, 2016 by decisionmanagementcommunity

We are all well aware of the predictive analytical capabilities, however, it remains important to stress that the outcome of a prediction model will always contain an error. Decision makers need to know how big that error is.  “Now that … Continue reading →

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True Hallmark of Intelligence is Ability to Explain

Posted on October 26, 2016 by jacobfeldman

“For me, the true hallmark of intelligence is the ability to explain,” says Prof Barry O’Sullivan, deputy president of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence. “There are lots of tasks that can be automated by a technology that can do the … Continue reading →

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Tom Freidman speaks at IBMWoW

Posted on October 26, 2016 by jacobfeldman

James Taylor provides interesting reports from the IBM’s World of Watson. In particular, he wrote this overview of the keynote given by Tom Friedman, the author of The World is Flat. “Tom has been working on a new book called ‘Thank You For Being … Continue reading →

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Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society

Posted on September 28, 2016 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Today a new nonprofit organization called the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society announced its establishment. Participants include Amazon, Google (and Google’s DeepMind) Facebook, IBM, and Microsoft. Those companies will put up money and research resources (that could … Continue reading →

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Listen AI Song that Mimics the Beatles

Posted on September 27, 2016 by decisionmanagementcommunity

“Yes, it seems that the scientific brains in Sony’s CSL Research Laboratory have been busy reinventing the notion of a “hit factory” with their latest project, FlowMachines. Feeding their invention a rich database of songs from a wide array of … Continue reading →

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