This blog provides a unique take on using machine learning to predict the college football bowl games. With the NCAA college football post-season in full swing, many die-hard fans are either preparing to root for their alma mater or have already vested their energy towards cheering for them. With many big games still on the table (e.g., Alabama vs. Michigan,…

I read most of my news online, and I'm not alone. According to a Pew Research Center survey, a third of people prefer to get their news online. For some demographics the percentage is even higher. For example, 76% of people aged 18 to 49 who prefer to read the news also prefer to read their news online, versus only…

We recently concluded our AI Experience roadshow with a special regional session in Lapland. We have been lucky to hear from an impressive lineup of generous customer speakers globally. Lapland was no exception. One such customer is the lesser known and famously discreet Santa’s Workshop, a global private philanthropic conglomerate, with vast operations in manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, and logistics.…

There is a saying in science and statistics, “Correlation does not imply causation.” While records of this phrase go back to the 1880s, it has become more popular and widely used since the 1990s. The phrase cautions against concluding that one event causes another based solely upon observed data, without the use of rigorously designed experiments. For example, the chart…

Gartner just named hyperautomation as one of its Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2020. This makes it a trend that “enterprises need to consider” as part of their technology plans and which will have a “profound impact on people…across industries and geographies, with significant potential for disruption”. Hyperautomation hasn’t historically been used in common parlance but has generated huge…

This blog provides a unique take on using machine learning to predict free agent signings in the off-season. MLB’s Hot Stove season has begun and several big contracts have already been handed out to Zack Wheeler, Yasmani Grandal, Will Smith, and more. However, over 90% of this year’s free agent class remains unsigned, including the big three of Gerritt Cole,…

AI has taken the world by storm. Organizations around the world and across industries are ready to embed AI across their teams and business functions. Yet, despite the increased adoption of AI, recent research from IDC has found “that half of AI projects fail for one in four  companies on average,” and “the two leading reasons for an AI project…

As AI adoption increases among all business verticals, executives are seeking ways to mitigate risk and understand how AI bias diminishes AI effectiveness or, worse yet, increases company risk. By now, most business executives recognize the promise that AI can bring to their organizations. In fact, the confluence of data collection, low-cost computing, and open source technology has enabled widespread…

We recently attended the Telco AI summit in London. Federico Castanedo spoke on a panel about redefining network operations using AI, whilst I delivered the DataRobot keynote on accelerating AI adoption in the industry more generally. We also spoke one-on-one with over fifty telecommunication (telco) decision-makers and had the opportunity to hear other speakers at the event. The central theme…