Whenever an algorithmic system is implemented, it changes the underlying experience. Here be dragons. Algorithms are great. They are the reason why people have engaging, personalised social media feeds, low-risk…
In March 2022, Actuaries Institute CEO Elayne Grace presented her conference paper 'Big Data and the Digital Economy: Benefits and Pitfalls in the Insurance Industry' at the Economic implications of the digital economy conference. Anita He recaps the key points from Elayne’s address.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a very popular topic in the media now, but the concept of AI was first proposed almost 70 years ago. What happened in the AI research community over this time period and why did it take so long for the breakthroughs to occur? Milton Lim looks at the booms and busts of the AI industry over the years.
Milton Lim assesses the risks (both upside and downside) of the data science revolution and considers how best to ride the “Big Data” wave in the firt instalment of a series that explores the breakthroughs and philosophy of AI, computer science and data.
