A few thoughts on the AI Black Box problem

As we’re seeing more and more solutions around us leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), typically some form of machine learning (ML), many have begun to wonder how those solutions actually work. Especially when it comes to processes like medical diagnostics and credit scoring, people have started to ask the question: how did system X reach conclusion Y?

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How to cut through the AI hype

Unless you’ve been living on a desert island you can’t have avoided the recent hype around Artificial Intelligence, AI. Everybody is talking about the importance of it: business leaders, politicians, technologists, startup founders, and investors. Consequently almost all startup pitches contain some references to AI, and more or less all investors claim to be looking for AI opportunities.

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Self-Driving Cars a Game Changer for Insurance Companies

How would you feel if 40% of your business would be at risk of slowly melting away? That’s exactly the situation most property and casualty (P&C) insurance companies are facing. Autonomous driving is despite all the social benefits an obvious threat to the bread and butter business of insurers.

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Artificial Intelligence – Our Final Invention?

Robots and artificial intelligence have always played a prominent role in science fiction. Memorable characters include HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey and Marvin the paranoid android from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. But is it just science fiction? Could we actually succeed in creating artificial general intelligence?

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