The science of decision-making and data
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Data versus decisions
The Wall Street Journal ran an intriguing story last month about Netflix's management overriding recommendations coming from the company's algorithms. Analysis showed that promotions for the comedy "Grace and Frankie" were more successful when they only featured one of the two stars of the show. Apparently fearful of alienating one of their stars, Netflix's management decided to include both … [Read more...]
OpenAI bots beat top players in multiplayer video game
A team of AI bots created by OpenAI, a non-profit AI research company co-founded by Elon Musk, have beaten former professional Dota 2 players. It's only been a few months since the bots were losing to amateur players. Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena game (MOBA) where two teams of five players compete to occupy each other's bases. While the human players displayed periods of … [Read more...]
How does data science make you faster, smarter, cooler or richer?
In a recent interview, Cameron Davies, head of corporate decision sciences for NBCUniversal, discussed the importance of data science being led by the needs of the business. He discussed "data culture" and the tendency for data scientists to focus on the technology while losing sight of the wider context. Davies points out that decision-makers want to know How does working with you, your … [Read more...]