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To understand the risks posed by AI, follow the money

O'Reilly on Data

It’s difficult to argue with David Collingridge’s influential thesis that attempting to predict the risks posed by new technologies is a fool’s errand. However, there is one class of AI risk that is generally knowable in advance. Amazon’s advertising business is a case in point.

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Rising Tide Rents and Robber Baron Rents

O'Reilly on Data

It first became obvious with social media: recommended posts and amplification of addictive, divisive content in order to keep users scrolling, creating additional surface area for advertising. Amazon was late to the party, but once it discovered advertising, it went all in.

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Take Advantage Of Operational Metrics & KPI Examples – A Comprehensive Guide

datapine

By establishing clear operational metrics and evaluate performance, companies have the advantage of using what is crucial to stay competitive in the market, and that’s data. Your Chance: Want to visualize & track operational metrics with ease? What Are Metrics And Why Are They Important?

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A Beginner’s Guide To Inventory Metrics And Best Practices

datapine

At the same time, inventory metrics are needed to help managers and professionals in reaching established goals, optimizing processes, and increasing business value. We will finish by presenting a business dashboard that will show how those metrics work together when depicting an inventory data-story. What Are Inventory Metrics?

Metrics 286
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The hard truth of IT metrics

CIO Business Intelligence

And if you think you need metrics to manage you might be feeling guilty about not having enough of them. Good metrics are hard to craft, harder to manage, expensive to maintain, and perishable besides. Bad metrics, in contrast, are easier all the way around, but that doesn’t matter. Bad metrics are worse than no metrics.

Metrics 95
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Bringing an AI Product to Market

O'Reilly on Data

The first step in building an AI solution is identifying the problem you want to solve, which includes defining the metrics that will demonstrate whether you’ve succeeded. It sounds simplistic to state that AI product managers should develop and ship products that improve metrics the business cares about. Agreeing on metrics.

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28 Best Insurance KPIs and Metrics Examples for 2020 Reporting

Jet Global

An insurance Key Performance Indicator (KPI) or metric is a measure that an insurance company uses to monitor its performance and efficiency. Insurance metrics can help a company identify areas of operational success, and areas that require more attention to make them successful. This insurance metric helps gauge two different aspects.