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DataRobot is pleased to announce that we are partnering with BCG (Boston Consulting Group) to drive innovation in the AI space and realize the full potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning.  BCG is a world leader in helping businesses meet new and complex challenges. Founded in 1963, BCG offers leading-edge management consulting, technology, and design, as well as corporate…

In biology, genetics, and bioengineering, Leroy Hood is a true giant. In 2015, Scientific American named him one of the ten most influential people in the field of biotechnology. Hood is credited with introducing the term systems biology and he advocates for what he refers to as P4 medicine: predictive, personalized, preventive, and participatory.  I met Lee, as he is…

Gone are the days when AI projects were cool science experiments, worked on exclusively by data scientists, far away from business world realities. A few years ago at a trade show, I asked a business manager who came to our booth if her employer hired any data scientists. She said they did have one data scientist, so I asked if…

If you’re a fan of science fiction, you might remember the 1966 movie Fantastic Voyage where a team of doctors and their submarine are shrunk to microscopic size and injected into the body of an injured scientist. Their task: remove the blood clot and save his life. Profusa, a biomedical startup in California, takes the premise of Fantastic Voyage out…

AI Experience Worldwide, our free virtual conference, is just a few weeks away. Despite the uncertainty and challenges of the past year, DataRobot is seeing the positive impact that AI and machine learning are having on our world as enterprises accelerate their AI adoption. This year’s conference theme is “The Hunt for Transformational Growth.” We’ll be hosting more than 20…

The Broad Institute was launched in 2004 to seize the opportunity offered by the Human Genome Project, the international research effort to identify and map all of the genes of the human genome. Its founding scientists hoped a research institution built to focus on the genetic basis for disease could drive great progress in medical understanding, diagnosis, and treatment. Two…

In the past year, COVID-19 has brought most of the planet to a standstill. In the United States alone, 30 million cases have been reported, and as of February 2021, there have been more than 500,000 deaths. At last, there is some reason for optimism. There are now three effective vaccines and their production and distribution are increasing, bringing us…

The technology and science behind AI are incredible, but so are the people involved in it. In 2020, we started the AI Heroes program to recognize individuals who are using AI to drive business, process, and technology innovation in their organizations. Every industry— healthcare, retail, education, finance, insurance, manufacturing, nonprofit—needs heroes to help drive change, collaborate, and champion the use…