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Facebook Open Sources Huge Advances in Computer Vision

What’s the value of a data science initiative? Shouldn’t it be some sort of lift? Maybe profits increase by 4%? Or more sign-ups are registered? Or something else that a data scientist can quantify and put on their resume to…

ZankMarch 9, 2021

Tech Tuesdays Bennett Data Science State of Ethics AI Report

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Out Now! The State of Ethics in A.I

A.I. is becoming more and more ubiquitous, from recommending the (sometimes only) news we read to assessing our risk and policy specifics for insurance to deciding whether or not we qualify for a mortgage. With such power implicated in A.I.…

ZankMarch 2, 2021

Tech Tuesdays Bennett Data Science Language Models Machine Learning

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Wow, it’s Incredible What the Latest Language Models can Do!

We’ve seen language models before: enter a question and an A.I. provides the “answer”. Nowadays, A.I. has gotten so good that humans cannot differentiate between an A.I.-derived answer and a human-given answer. Language models have been called the greatest A.I.…

ZankFebruary 23, 2021

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Predicting Covid-19 Mortality With Medical Records

The esteemed journal Nature recently published an article titled, Predicting COVID-19 mortality with electronic medical records. That’s a big deal. Because it’s not a study looking at predicting mortality from hospital records of admitted patients; rather it uses only electronic…

ZankFebruary 16, 2021

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Behind the Curtain of Facebook’s News Feed

Newsfeeds have proven to be powerful if controversial parts of social networks. Instagram has one. So do Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. All have seen their share of negative press as of late, revolving largely around how fake news may affect…

ZankFebruary 9, 2021

Bennett Data Science Tech Tuesdays Pipeline Speed

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What’s Better – Speed or Accuracy?

We’re often asked to deliver value early in a new engagement. This makes a lot of sense; customers want a return on investment, and when better than early to see it? But what’s better? To aim for speed or accuracy?…

ZankFebruary 2, 2021

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Why You Can’t Simplify the Value of Data Scientists

What’s the value of a data science initiative? Shouldn’t it be some sort of lift? Maybe profits increase by 4%? Or more sign-ups are registered? Or something else that a data scientist can quantify and put on their resume to…

ZankJanuary 26, 2021

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Lying With Statistics

We’re into the new year and as much as I do my best to stay out of the way of the news, some of it finds its way to me. This week I want to shed some light on what…

ZankJanuary 12, 2021

Bennett Data Science Tech Tuesday Test Monitoring to Catch Cheaters AI

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Should we use A.I. to Catch Cheaters?

Remember test taking? Or maybe you’re still taking them. Did you ever cheat on one or have friends who did? There were so many “tricks”. Of course, cheating never pays off in the long run, but that doesn’t stop students…

ZankDecember 15, 2020

Puzzle Piece Bennett Data Science Artificial Intelligence AI Reusing Analytics Models Team Alignment

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Good Luck Reusing Analytics Models Without This

Last week I spoke at the Transforming Data With Intelligence (TDWI) virtual conference. The topic was the reuse of analytics models - where an analytics model is designed once and reused for multiple purposes. When done right, the reuse of…

ZankDecember 8, 2020