Starting in the late Fall of 2024, you may have seen the rise of the term "Agentic AI." This is validated by the Google Search Interest Index chart you see in this blog post. As we find ourselves in the…
Often, the insights gained from preparing data for analysis can rival or even exceed the insights generated by the models themselves. As data scientists and data engineers delve into cleaning, organizing, and transforming data, they uncover information that informs not…
Tom Davenport, Chairman of First Analytics and distinguished author on business analytics, has co-authored a new book, All Hands on Tech: The AI-Powered Citizen Revolution. Published on October 22, 2024, the book explores the emerging role of “citizen developers”—non-IT professionals…
With three-quarters of 2024 behind us, we thought it would be fun to look at predictions about AI for the year. In particular, those made in an early January article by First Analytics Chairman Tom Davenport and Randy Bean. You…
These days, accessibility and engagement are important to reach broader audiences. Whether it's a busy professional multitasking during their commute or someone who prefers listening over reading, making content more accessible can have a big impact. One of the ways…
We are pleased to be participating in a webinar entitled Communicating Artificial Intelligence. Organized by JD Solomon's organization, Communicating with Finesse, it will be held on Thursday, August 22, 2024. Click here to register for this free webinar. Here is…
In June, 2024, at the Community of Human and Organizational Learning’s 30th Annual Conference, First Analytics participated in general session entitled, "My CEO Asked for AI: A Year in Review". This was an update to the prior year's session, The…
Adopting artificial intelligence (AI) into your business can drive innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage. However, one of the crucial decisions you'll face is whether to build your AI solution in-house or buy a ready-made solution from a vendor. This "build…
In prior posts, we have attached various laws, paradoxes, and fallacies to work in data science and machine learning. See for example, Simpson's Paradox, The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy, Goodhart's Law, and Benford's Law. In this post we consider the True…
AI chatbots are becoming widespread in areas such customer service, marketing, and operational matters. With a variety of open and free-to-use large language models (LLMs) available, the most prominent being Open AI's ChatGPT, employees have turned to these AI assistants…