First Analytics in the Media
In the fourth quarter of 2024 First Analytics, contributed to a number of events and publications. In the spirit of sharing insights with industry professionals and practitioners, we point to some of them here.
Forecasting
- We published an article in the Journal of Business Forecasting: The Promise of Generative AI in Forecast Value Added Analysis.
- Our forecasting work with Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the largest Hardees franchisee, was profiled in a SAS Customer Success video.
AI and Generative AI
- As a follow-up to a 2023 CHOLearning general session address, we presented an update, My CEO Asked for AI: A Year in Review.
- We conducted a webinar in the Communicating with Finesse series: Communicating AI.
Railroad Industry
- At Railway Interchange 2024 (RSI) we presented a paper: Analytical Approaches to Validating Railroad Fuel Saving Technology.
- We were interviewed and quoted extensively for a Trains Magazine piece: Railroads Ramp Up the Use of Artificial Intelligence.
- We wrote a portion of an article for Railway Track and Structures on our statistical analyses of the TTCI test conducted on the NatureBlend friction modifier.
Selected Publications by Tom Davenport
Tom is the Chairman of First Analytics and a long time prolific writer and speaker on the topic of analytics and AI.
- A valuable HBR article that serves to distinguish between AI and Generative AI: How Gen AI and Analytical AI Differ — and When to Use Each.
- Five Trends in AI and Data Science for 2025. See how the 2024 prognostications held up here.
- Tom published his latest book, All Hands on Tech: The AI Powered Citizen Revolution.
We expect to have a presence in 2025 through further participation in conferences, webinars, podcasts, and selected publications. You can see a list of our past events here. And some materials are available for reading, viewing, or listening our library.