Eric Siegel is a former Columbia University professor who helps companies deploy machine learning. He is the cofounder and CEO of Gooder AI, the founder of the long-running Machine Learning Week conference series and its new sister, Generative AI Applications Summit, the
The Quant's Dilemma: Subjectivity In Predictive AI's Value
When machine learning fails to detect misinformation, medical conditions or spam, the cost of each error is subjective. Here’s how to apply predictive AI nonetheless.
California Wants To Regulate AI, But It Can’t Even Define It
Technology greatly needs oversight in certain arenas, but we should never regulate on the amorphous term “AI.”
To Deploy Predictive AI, You Must Navigate These Tradeoffs
Before deploying predictive AI, you must strike a balance between competing business factors. Here's how.
How Generative AI Helps Predictive AI
Large language models can act as predictive models. Here's an example for misinformation detection—and an introduction to savings curves.
The Great AI Myth: These 3 Misconceptions Fuel It
The impending arrival of artificial general intelligence is a story of wish fulfillment that lacks concrete evidence.
Alphabet Uses AI To Rush First Responders To Disasters—Takeaways For Businesses
A breakthrough from X, the moonshot factory of Google’s parent company, rushes the National Guard to climate disasters. Similar uses of AI also optimize business operations.
The 3 Things You Need To Know About Predictive AI
Stakeholders involved with predictive AI must ramp up on a semi-technical understanding that comes down to 1) what's predicted, 2) how well and 3) what's done about it.
Why You Must Twist Your Data Scientist's Arm To Estimate AI's Value
For every machine learning model that you consider deploying, make sure that your data scientists provide you with a full view of its potential business value.
Meta’s New GenAI Is Theatrical. Here’s How To Make It Valuable
Concern about a generative AI bubble is growing. To defend against disillusionment, measure its concrete value.
Elon Musk Predicts Artificial General Intelligence In 2 Years. Here’s Why That’s Hype
The belief that we’re gaining ground on AGI is misguided, and reports of the human mind's looming obsolescence have been greatly exaggerated.