One of the great advantages of AI is eliminating the need for humans to perform rudimentary tasks. Google maps infers road conditions based on gathering statistics of humans with their mobile devices passing through an intersection. If there are a large number of humans moving through the intersections, then that statistics can infer delays. To be [...]

In this video we analyze three popular online courses for artificial intelligence. Namely the MIT "Artificial Intelligence: Implications for strategy", the Berkeley "Artificial Intelligence Online program" and the Innodemia "A.I. Product and Process Innovation" Online Course. The the programs are compared for different dimensions. The in class experience and the teaching method, social opportunities, the content [...]

Hello Hope you are doing well during this Holidays period. I spent quite a bit of time to revise some of the material on innodemia in the last week. While I was doing so I came out with a question, << how can I summarize in 3 minutes what it takes to build a successful A.I. [...]

Francesco Gadaleta explains that in the last few years three factors have resulted in predictive analytics is easier and more accessible today than it was until few years ago. Why you can leverage it at a reduced cost and exceeding performances. a) Availability of data has skyrocket even for small companies b) Hardware and processing power [...]

Hi Paolo An MRI machine costs millions of dollars ( or Euros) and it takes time to set up an appointment with a doctor, get the MRI ordered and executed. A specialist will than review the scans and issue a report to your doctor. What if 3 minutes of your speech could give you 10 years [...]

Artificial Intelligence won’t take it personally. It won’t lose its patience listening to an endless list of exceptions and special requests. If you are picky about your food, about how you want you steak well done or medium rare,…if you cannot stand mayonnaise or butter…. And if like me, you have been afraid of any fast [...]

Did you know that for every call to ambulances and police received uncertainty in road conditions adds about 4 minutes delay to the actual arrival of help? Needless to say, that 4 minutes can be a matter of life and death. You may be tempted to ask why they do not use google Map? The answer [...]

After funding a number of successful companies David Yang, silicon valley entrepreneur is now launching Yva.ai. a company that has secret plans to change the game in the HR industry. David and his team at Yva.ai are leveraging artificial intelligence to use People Analytics as a tool for prediction and prevention for employee dissatisfaction. You can [...]

Self Driving Cars are going to be on the road pretty soon. Some say in 2020 some say in 2025. Everyone agrees it is a matter of when, not “if” Uber, Waymo, Lift and Cruise ( GM) have all decided to make variants of the same technology and variants of the same business strategy. A famous [...]

Subjectivity versus Objectivity is an enormous problem in many industries.  Variability in human judgment can lead to very costly mistakes. Usually a wrong problem diagnosis  can lead to a premature action or inaction that generates costs, some time fatal costs.  Examples include: 1)  in retail " did I get the right product in my inventory?" ,” [...]