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A Marketer’s Journey Through the World of AI

A Marketer’s Journey Through the World of AI Entry 1. February 18, 2021 By now, we have all heard that AI is revolutionizing marketing and sales. Whether automating traditionally manual processes, using marketing analytics to predict future behavior, or even

Human-Centered AI: Practical Application Of & Why It Matters

Human-Centered AI: Why it Matters We talk a lot about human-centered Artificial Intelligence (AI), but what does that mean in application?  It can mean different things depending on the purpose of the solution being created.  Human-centered AI can mean creating

How to Use AI + Targeted Ads to Bolster Sales: Demystifying Recommender Systems Part III

We’ve talked quite a bit on this blog about recommender systems; so much, in fact, that it’s beginning to border dangerously on an obsession. And who can blame us? Recommenders are fascinating creatures, being some of the simplest AI systems

Leveraging AI+ Written/Spoken Word for Sales Enablement

When many people think of AI, robot butlers and self-driving cars come to mind. These technologies are “stand alone” solutions that do not require much human interaction but do require a huge up-front cost. However, there is another branch of

AI Translator: A Necessary Player on Your AI Team

At Pandata, we hang our hat on educating clients and our community about AI in an approachable and jargon-free manner. This isn’t something that just happened overnight though. It takes a concerted effort to work with our solutions team on

Ethics and AI: Approaches for Addressing Underlying Bias in Data Sets

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often portrayed as a magical black box where data goes in and something like a self-driving car comes out. Unfortunately, the magical black box is subject to any constraints on data going in. For example, poor

Demystifying AI: Tesla’s Self-Driving Car

Late last year, when my trusty Altima of over 15 years started needing coolant refills more often than gas refills, I knew it was finally time to start looking for a new car.  While many mid-range automobiles now come standard

How Does Spotify Know What Music I Might Like? Demystifying Recommender Systems Part II

In an earlier blog, we discussed some of the basic concepts behind recommender systems and what they do.  This time let’s delve a little deeper into how recommender systems work. First we need to start with the ingredients to our

How Social Science & the Humanities + Data Science = More Ethical AI

As practitioners and consumers of data science, how do we make ethical decisions when confronted with thorny dilemmas in artificial intelligence (AI)?  How do we even recognize when those dilemmas emerge before they become public relations catastrophes?   Humanities and social

The Difficulty in Defining Artificial Intelligence

AI is one of the most widely talked about yet poorly understood terms in organizations. While over 50% of organizations considered AI a priority in 2019, 77% of organizations are failing to successfully adopt AI-enabled solutions. Having a poor definition