“Yes, when it comes to sophisticated algorithms and AI (Artificial Intelligence), even some of the world’s most valuable companies can get things wrong. What’s interesting is that one of the selling points of the Apple Card was that it would provide credit to those with little or no credit histories ‘Here’s the thing most people don’t…
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Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, Big Data & The Future of Banking
“Then you’ve got companies like Mass Mutual which created a new company called Haven Life. It had 100 employees initially. 70% of them were data scientists. And their secret weapon was that they were able to go back and look at 15 years of data that the parent company had and analyzed it with their…
How algorithms shape our world – Kevin Slavin
“Presented by Kevin Slavin this TED talk looks at how algorithms are beginning to shape our existence and the very real possibility of things getting out of hand where we no longer have control as humans over AI.”
Zillow awards $1 million to team that reduced home valuation algorithm error to below 4%
“The Seattle company today announced that team ChaNJestimate — whose members include Chahhou Mohamed, Jordan Meyer, and Nima Shahbazi, hailing from Morocco, the U.S., and Canada, respectively — will take home the $1 million prize for a model that bested the Zillow “Zestimate” benchmark by approximately 13 percent. (The Zestimate’s nationwide error rate is 4.5…
Watch this four-minute film about the future of work in a world run by algorithms
To share…or not to share I debated whether or not to share this video and link. I was initially turned-off by the fact that I had to download the Vimeo app but it’s only 58 MB. It’s a thought provoking video, albeit overly dramatic and “Terminator-ish.” I ultimately decided to post because I connect with,…