“Dr Genevera Allen, associate professor of statistics, computer science, and electrical and computer engineering Rice University in Houston, Texas has discussed this topic She warned that researchers in the field of machine learning have spent so much time developing predictive models that they have not devoted enough attention to checking the accuracy of their models,…
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AI-powered banking experiences
“Banks are equally capable of using their extensive knowledge and data about customers to aggregate it in digital channels, but it needs to be made contextual. Banking has its own success stories, but these tend to come from the disruptors. Take the example of Revolut, which doesn’t believe in branches and invites allows new customers…
Top ecommerce tips: Why personalisation is the sixth sense
“In the age of AI, algorithms and recommendation engines, digital consumers have become used to more targeted and relevant messages so we need to bring this in store too. Personalisation has become our sixth sense. More than a third of consumers interviewed for the report (38%) said that feeling like the experience was personalised to…
‘Hot Skill’ Artificial Intelligence commands huge premium in job market
“The demand-supply mismatch is driving up salaries. AI professionals are getting 60-80% hikes while switching jobs, compared with an average of 20-30% in other skill areas. Even an entry-level AI role can command a 70%-plus premium over that of a plain vanilla computer science (CS) engineer, Barik estimates that there could not be more than…
Second Spectrum and L.A. Clippers Select Aws As Official Cloud and Machine Learning Provider of Clippers CourtVision
“Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that AWS is now the primary cloud computing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence provider of Clippers CourtVision, the live, augmented game-watching platform created by the Los Angeles (L.A.) Clippers and Second Spectrum, the official video tracking technology provider for the NBA. In addition,…