Zank, Author at BENNETT DATA SCIENCE

Bennett Data Science Tech Tuesday Explainable Artificial Intelligence

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Why Explainable A.I. is a Big Deal

It used to be that when we got a recommendation for a product, we were told, or otherwise understood, that other people like us also liked this thing we were being recommended. Generally speaking, that’s called collaborative filtering: filtering all…

ZankJune 29, 2021

Bennett Data Science Tech Tuesdays AB Testing

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Want guaranteed ROI from your A.I. spend?

Want to lower risk and stay in tune with your customers? Constant hypothesis testing is one of the best ways to do this. As data scientists, we build algorithms with the purpose of automating tasks. We have a good idea…

ZankJune 15, 2021

Bennett Data Science Tech Tuesdays Artificial Intelligence AI Cancer Detection Pros and Cons

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The Pros and Cons of A.I. for Cancer Detection

Last week I discussed how tricky it can be to understand a true diagnosis versus a false one. In this week’s Tech Tuesday, I want to look at a company called Galleri (no affiliation with BDS) that claims to detect…

ZankJune 8, 2021

Suprising ConditionalProbability Bennett Data Science Tech Tuesdays

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See if You Know the Answer to This Tricky Question

There’s been a lot of talk about false positive and false negative rates lately, especially with Covid testing being so widespread. If you receive a negative Covid test with a 90% false negative, does that mean that you only have…

ZankJune 1, 2021

Understanding Data Bennett Data Science Tech Tuesdays

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Understanding Data Comes Down to 2 Basic Actions

When we help our clients tactically, we’re often asked: what are you going to do first? Of course, we generally start off with a list of high-level company objectives and the KPIs that are used to measure them. But when…

ZankMay 25, 2021

Bennett Data Science Thrilling Predictions Artificial Intelligence Video Tech Tuesdays

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Thrilling A.I. Predictions

Got 15 minutes to watch this thrilling video about the current state and future promises of artificial intelligence? I hope you do, because this week I’m going to give my opinion on a few of these points from a recent…

ZankMay 18, 2021

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Understanding Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

There’s been a lot of talk about non-fungible tokens lately. In a brief departure from all things A.I., this week I’ll go over exactly what NFTs are and how people are using them. What is an NFT? NTF stands for…

ZankMay 11, 2021

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An Introduction to Sentiment Analysis

Recently I started reading a book called Nonviolent Communication. The book really got me thinking about the intricacies of text and communication; in particular, the ways text can be interpreted and even charged. This week I want to talk about…

ZankMay 4, 2021

Bennett Data Science Data Labeling Billion Dollar Industry Tech Tuesdays

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Why Data Labeling is a Billion Dollar Business

Data labeling is a really big deal. In this week’s Tech Tuesday, I’ll discuss what data labeling is, why it’s so important to A.I., what the biggest players in the data labeling space do, and share my thoughts on the…

ZankApril 27, 2021

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Are Social Networks Starting to do the Right Thing?

This week, I’m happy to review a couple of areas where I feel data science is making important moral advances. First of all, the idea of paying users for using their data; and secondly how social networks are testing ways…

ZankApril 20, 2021