At Bennett Data Science, we’re seeing a lot more interest in A.I. lately. Especially since about June of this year. This week I’ll discuss why I think this is happening and how A.I. will be an even bigger differentiator to…
zankNovember 10, 2020
Predictive models have been used for years to predict election outcomes well in advance. Looking back at what’s been done in the past, Allan Lichtman comes to mind as someone who stands out from the crowd. He developed a model…
zankOctober 27, 2020
Take a look at the title of this article by the Associated Press (link): “Britain’s missing 16,000 coronavirus cases thought linked to use of Excel spreadsheets for tracking”. And here’s why: "‘Glitch’ believed to be connected to ‘well-known’ file size…
zankOctober 20, 2020
On October first, Artificial Intelligence investors Nathan Benaich and Ian Hogarth released their State of A.I. report for 2020. It’s a massive collection (177 slides) packed with information about A.I., from defining what A.I. actually is, to uncovering what Google…
zankOctober 13, 2020
This week I watched the highly charged Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, which explores the consequences of our growing dependence on social media. Here are a few quotes I typed as I watched: "We created a system that biases towards…
zankOctober 6, 2020
The number of Covid cases is up across Europe, while the US shows a downward trend. This might have been expected, given that social gatherings have been up in many areas of Europe. Croatia, for example, allowed tourists from around…
zankSeptember 29, 2020
Building predictive models is tough. Not to do, but rather to do it right. Data science is a very complex subject, generally requiring years of education and practical experience to have a proper foundation. I’m pretty sure this isn’t new…
zankSeptember 22, 2020
Job requisitions for the "sexiest job of the century” have fallen dramatically. In this week’s Tech Tuesday, I’ll look at why and what it means for companies either currently involved with data science initiatives or looking to jump in soon.…
zankSeptember 15, 2020
As discussed in one of our previous Tech Tuesdays on Deployment, a successful data science project generally comprises twelve essential steps. And these twelve steps can be roughly divided into three stages. Here’s the one diagram I come back to…
zankSeptember 8, 2020