Is Bigger Better?

Posted on January 8, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

It is highly likely that the next wave of innovation in new technologies and new companies will happen right under the noses of big companies operating at what the public markets think of as peak (earnings) potential. What is the best way to enter the market when the big companies seem so…big as they do today? Read more

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Deep Learning Sharpens Views of Cells and Genes

Posted on January 8, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

“Eyes are said to be the window to the soul—but researchers at Google see them as indicators of a person’s health. The technology giant is using deep learning to predict a person’s blood pressure, age and smoking status by analysing a photograph of their retina. Google’s computers glean clues from the arrangement of blood vessels—and a preliminary study suggests that the machines can use this information to predict whether someone is at risk of an impending heart attack.” Read more

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Best Challenges/Solutions of 2017: Poll Results

Posted on January 8, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

We received 91 votes for our 2017 Community poll. The challenges/solutions which collected the most votes are presented in the following table:

As all votes were anonymous, it’s hard to tell how objective these results are: we do not know if voters selected certain decision models over others by actually comparing the models or by “voting for friends” with no comments. In 2018 we plan to select a small group of well-known DM experts, and ask them to compare all solutions for 2018 challenges and explain their reasons for selecting the winners.

If you have decision modeling problems to be published as new DM Challenges, please send them to decisionmanagementcommunity@gmail.com.

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Poll: Vote for Best Challenges/Solutions of 2017

Posted on December 24, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

The following poll lists all six Decision Management challenges and their multiple solutions published in 2017. Please select up to 6 best solutions for the challenges you like. The winners will be those 3 challenges/solutions which receive the most votes across all 6 challenges. The poll will be opened until January 7, 2018. We will announce  the winners on January 8, 2018. Continue reading →

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Andrew Ng starts a manufacturing AI company

Posted on December 14, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

“I am excited to announce Landing.ai, a new Artificial Intelligence company that will help other enterprises transform for the age of AI. We will initially focus on the manufacturing industry” Andrew Ng

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“Sorry humans, you had a good run”

Posted on December 14, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

“Chess changed forever on Dec. 6, 2017. And maybe the rest of the world did, too. After AlphaGo sensationally won against the top Go player a year ago, the artificial-intelligence program AlphaZero has obliterated the highest-rated chess engine. Stockfish, which for most top players is their go-to preparation tool, and which won the 2017 Chess.com Computer Chess Championship, didn’t stand a chance. AlphaZero won the closed-door, 100-game match with 28 wins, 72 draws, and zero losses. Oh, and it took AlphaZero only four hours to “learn” chess. Sorry humans, you had a good run.” Read more and more

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Prepare to Vote for the Best Decision Model of 2017

Posted on December 10, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Between Christmas and New Year we will conduct the public opinion poll to determine the best decision model among our Challenges published in 2017. Here they are:

Please analyze solutions of these 6 challenges and be ready to vote for up to 6 challenges/solutions you like the most. On January 1, 2018 we will announce 3 winners who receive the most votes.

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How Bitcoin Actually Works

Posted on December 8, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Bitcoin price quickly passed $5,000, $11,000, and $17,000 (today) milestones. This 25 mins video explains how Bitcoin actually works.

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Detecting Serial Killers with Data

Posted on December 4, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

The New Yorker’s article “The Serial-Killer Detector” describes how an algorithm is discovering new links between unsolved murders. By a process of data aggregating, the algorithm gathers killings that are related by method, place, and time, and by the victim’s sex. It also considers whether the rate of unsolved murders in a city is notable, since an uncaught serial killer upends a police department’s percentages. Read more

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Christmas Challenge “Reindeer Ordering”

Posted on November 30, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Santa always leaves plans for his elves to determine the order in which the reindeer will pull his sleigh. This year, for the European leg of his journey, his elves are working to a schedule, which will form a single line of nine reindeer. There are 15 reindeer ordering rules. Our Challenge Dec-2017 asks you to help elves to determine the order of the reindeer.

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