DataRobot Blog

At DataRobot, we believe humility is a key step in building more trustworthy AI models. What do we mean by humility in AI? We mean that even a model built according to data science best practices may still have particular areas of weakness or vulnerabilities when confronted with new data to score. For example, that data may have quality issues,…

At DataRobot, we strongly believe AI is a force for good. From the way deep learning algorithms can create art and writing to its applications for health and medicine, as well as astonishing head-to-head match-ups between AIs and humans in games, AI has made enormous strides towards imitating human behavior. At the same time, we recognize that AI is a…

Many executives and business owners perceive that artificial intelligence (AI) is only applicable to big companies such as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google, and not for smaller enterprises.  The reality is that any organization can implement, scale and benefit from AI today. Although it is true the Big Tech companies achieved early success through the adoption of artificial intelligence,…

If you’re like me and cannot write a single line of code and have no idea what linear regression is, then keep reading—because this is about your business and how not to end up in a mess with the wrong AI vendor. Last week, I was reading a success story about an organization that implemented an AI solution and came…

Does your organization apply appropriate human resources governance when hiring staff? Large enterprises tend to follow the same basic processes for hiring human staff. First, hiring managers write a job description, including the tasks the position requires and the skills and attributes of a suitable candidate. Job vacancies are posted, sometimes recruiters are also used, and people submit their resumes…

There is a saying in science and statistics, “Correlation does not imply causation.” While records of this phrase go back to the 1880s, it has become more popular and widely used since the 1990s. The phrase cautions against concluding that one event causes another based solely upon observed data, without the use of rigorously designed experiments. For example, the chart…

You’ve probably seen amazing AI news headlines such as: AI can predict earthquakes. Using just a single heartbeat, an AI achieved 100% accuracy predicting congestive heart failure. A new marketing model is promising to increase the response rate tenfold. It all seems too good to be true. But as the modern proverb says, "If it seems too good to be…

Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher who lived 2,500 years ago, is credited with saying, “Change is the only constant.” Similarly, in 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” This blog is about how we sometimes forget these two ideas when using artificial intelligence systems. Just two years ago, the internet…

There is a saying, “Be careful what you wish for; you might just receive it.” One of the first-ever stories to exemplify this saying comes from Greek mythology. The story goes that Midas earned the favor of Silenus, a satyr. Silenus offered Midas a wish, and Midas wished that everything he touched would turn to gold. Immediately, Midas put the…