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Decision-Making in a Time of Crisis

O'Reilly on Data

We know, statistically, that doubling down on an 11 is a good (and common) strategy in blackjack. But when making a decision under uncertainty about the future, two things dictate the outcome: (1) the quality of the decision and (2) chance. Mike had made the common error of equating a bad outcome with a bad decision.

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5 hot IT leadership trends — and 4 going cold

CIO Business Intelligence

CIOs and others who manage technology teams are advised to see beyond the churn of constant upskilling, and consider what people excel at: creativity and critical thinking, business strategy, and building strong relationships that increase employee satisfaction while boosting the organization’s performance.

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How to Set AI Goals

O'Reilly on Data

My book, AI for People and Business , introduces a framework that highlights the fact that both people and businesses can benefit from AI in unique and different ways. In my book, I introduce the Technical Maturity Model: I define technical maturity as a combination of three factors at a given point of time.

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In AI we trust? Why we Need to Talk About Ethics and Governance (part 2 of 2)

Cloudera

This involves identifying, quantifying and being able to measure ethical considerations while balancing these with performance objectives. Systems should be designed with bias, causality and uncertainty in mind. Uncertainty is a measure of our confidence in the predictions made by a system. System Design. Model Drift.

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5 signs your agile practices will lead to digital disaster

CIO Business Intelligence

They are afraid of failure and the uncertainty of knowledge work, and so that’s stressful. Agile is an amazing risk management tool for managing uncertainty, but that’s not always obvious.” The key is recognizing that planning must be an agile discipline, not a standalone activity performed independently of agile teams.

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CIOs press ahead for gen AI edge — despite misgivings

CIO Business Intelligence

If anything, 2023 has proved to be a year of reckoning for businesses, and IT leaders in particular, as they attempt to come to grips with the disruptive potential of this technology — just as debates over the best path forward for AI have accelerated and regulatory uncertainty has cast a longer shadow over its outlook in the wake of these events.

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Why Analytics Are Essential in Times of Crisis

Sisense

BA claimed that a continued investment in analytics during the crisis was a critical factor to streamlining marketing activities and thwarting fraudulent bookings when their business was especially fragile. Now is the time to apply the full force of business intelligence used by analytics teams to help navigate growing uncertainty.