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The Alignment Problem Is Not New

O'Reilly on Data

“Mitigating the risk of extinction from A.I. should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks, such as pandemics and nuclear war,” according to a statement signed by more than 350 business and technical leaders, including the developers of today’s most important AI platforms. This is a mistake. It is a mirror.

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Explaining black-box models using attribute importance, PDPs, and LIME

Domino Data Lab

In this article we cover explainability for black-box models and show how to use different methods from the Skater framework to provide insights into the inner workings of a simple credit scoring neural network model. The interest in interpretation of machine learning has been rapidly accelerating in the last decade. See Ribeiro et al.

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AI Has an Uber Problem

O'Reilly on Data

The race to the top is no longer driven by who has the best product or the best business model, but by who has the blessing of the venture capitalists with the deepest pockets—a blessing that will allow them to acquire the most customers the most quickly, often by providing services below cost. Venture capitalists don’t have a crystal ball.

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How Data Lineage Improves Data Compliance

Octopai

Banks didn’t accurately assess their credit and operational risk and hold enough capital reserves, leading to the Great Recession of 2008-2009. Data lineage and financial risk data compliance. Even when they are allowed to use internal models, the result still needs to reach a certain threshold ( 72.5% Enter: BCBS 239!

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Misleading Statistics Examples – Discover The Potential For Misuse of Statistics & Data In The Digital Age

datapine

A 2009 investigative survey by Dr. Daniele Fanelli from The University of Edinburgh found that 33.7% Drinking tea increases diabetes by 50%, and baldness raises the cardiovascular disease risk up to 70%! In the image above, we can see a graph showing 77% of Christian Americans in 2009, a number that decreased to 65% in 2019.

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How to Decide Whether a SaaS Tool is Worth Purchasing?

Smart Data Collective

The SaaS business model is gaining acceptance throughout the world. It was launched as a paid service and went on to add a freemium option in 2009, growing its user base from 85,000 to 450,000 a year. SaaS business models are often subscription-based and provide flexibility and customized solutions for your requirements.

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Data Management Ensures Basel III and IV Compliance

Octopai

Do you ever feel like taking risks? . If you’re a bank, however, taking risks doesn’t just have implications for you, but for all your customers and (if you’re big enough) for the economy as a whole. . The Basel III framework, as well as Basel IV, call for regulation changes in multiple areas, including: Credit risk.