It’s a new year and a new decade, so we’re tapping into the minds of some of our leading industry experts and general managers (GMs) to find out what big trends they see emerging in the coming months. Learn more about AI demand forecasting for retailers, spatial data for sports analytics, and much more. H.P. Bunaes, Banking GM To date,…

As a football fan who is also a data scientist, the one question I get asked the most by my friends is this: “Can you help me win my fantasy football league using predictive analytics and modeling, Mr. Data Scientist?”  Despite being a lifelong football fan (Go Bears!), I’ve never played fantasy football, but I’m certainly aware of it; how…

Over the past two years, the DataRobot AI Experience roadshow has made its way around the globe including the ASEAN region. More than 350 like-minded individuals gathered in Singapore for their first-hand experience with transformative AI and automated machine learning. AI is transforming the economy and market and creating an abundance of opportunities for businesses to research, develop, and deploy…

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…

Following the success of AI Experience London earlier in the year and in response to customer demand, we decided to extend the roadshow to other European cities. We held inaugural AI Experience events in Stockholm, Paris, and Madrid, attracting more than 300 attendees. Participants were highly engaged, evidently eager to start new AI projects or increase their capabilities. Across the…

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…

Back in 2012, Harvard Business Review called data scientists “the sexiest job of the 21st century.” That may or may not be true, but I do believe that one of the hardest jobs in the latter half of this decade is that of the executive responsible for developing and implementing AI strategy in the enterprise. It’s a difficult job for…