Executive Summary When Vishal Sikka joined the Oracle board of directors, Oracle claimed he was one of the world’s leading experts in AI. We analyze whether this claim by Oracle is true. Introduction When Vishal Sikka joined Oracle’s board of directors, some amazing things were claimed and repeated throughout the media. Notice this web page…
Executive Summary AI and ML projects are typically initiated without a proper analysis of the data preparedness for such projects. In these videos, we cover what to consider about the data side of the equation. Introduction Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this article and other related Brightwork…
Executive Summary IBM has a new proposal for how AI can be used — it is to enhance the intelligence of sports shows. We review the output of this applied AI to an attractive sports anchor. Introduction This video proposes that IBM is critical to helping perform analysis on Fox Sports shows with Charissa Thompson….
Executive Summary Foresight is the recommended forecasting journal of Brightwork Research & Analysis. Foresight has the following topics in its Fall 2019 issue. Description Fall 2019 Special Feature Autonomous or “Lights Out” Supply-Chain Planning: What Niels van Hove requires new Technology Analogous to the emergence of autonomous vehicles is the momentum toward autonomous supply-chain planning,…
Executive Summary SAP co-opted the term machine learning without having done much work in the area because it was “hot.” Many of SAP’s promises around predictive analytics have been transferred to machine learning. Video Introduction: How Real the SAP Machine Learning and Data Science Story is Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) The…
Executive Summary Everything from Russians to Bernie Sanders has been blamed for the loss of the 2016 election by Hillary Clinton. One thing that escaped attention was the Clinton campaign’s Big Data and AI program. Introduction We are bombarded with marketing information about the opportunities for AI and Big Data. Nearly every IT consulting company…
Executive Summary McDonald’s has jumped on the AI bandwagon by announcing an acquisition that is not AI. We check the media coverage of this inaccurate announcement. Introduction For years now, companies have been introducing AI programs to impress investors and customers. In March of 2019, McDonald’s acquired Dynamic Yield Ltd for $300 million. Dynamic Yield…
Executive Summary Many IT media entities propose a “data science gap.” We analyze how accurate the proposal of a data science gap is. Introduction At Brightwork Research & Analysis, we usually have popped the balloon of hype around AI/ML and its projected opportunities to improve forecast accuracy. However, a new hypothesis is now becoming popular…
Executive Summary We are deep into the AI bubble, and the benefits of AI are far less than promised. Rather than acknowledge the overselling of AI, the next rational step is AI benefit falsification! Introduction At Brightwork Research & Analysis, we usually have popped the balloon of hype around AI/ML and its projected opportunities to…
Executive Summary In 2019 we were deep into a giant AI bubble, and little published around AI is true. We cover the reasons that AI is so overrated. Video Introduction: Why AI and ML Are So Overrated for Forecasting Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) In this article, we will cover the primary…