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Revolutionizing China’s Consumer Lending Industry with Machine Learning
Machine learning and big data are used by online micro-credit providers to grow China's burgeoning consumer credit industry at record pace. Will these new tools introduced in recent years create or destroy absolute value in the long-term? How will the leaders of the industry leap forward in an increasingly short innovation cycle?
Can Artificial Intelligence Save Healthcare? Medtronic and IBM Watson: A Perfect Match
Medtronic is a first mover in diabetes care with the use of artificial intelligence to improve patient outcomes.
Zhima Credit – Will Alibaba’s social credit system turn China into a “Black Mirror” episode?
Leveraging machine learning and big data, Alibaba developed the revolutionary consumer finance product Ant CreditPay and Zhima Credit that effectively tapped into the massive lower end consumer market in China. Customers with higher credit scores can have more favorable lending terms and access to better services offline such as not having to pay deposits when renting apartment. But will this turn China into a black mirror episode, where society imposes discrimination based on people's scores?
C.H. Robinson – Predicting the Future in the Global Supply Chain
As the global economy and supply chain continues to become increasingly intertwined disruptions can spread rapidly around the world. How can these events be predicted to limit adverse impact to companies?
Artificial Intelligence at Berg: Just another biotech or industry changing company?
Assessment of Berg's (Boston based biotech) strategy in the short and medium term with respect to its AI, Interrogative Biology and drug development.
Hinge and Machine Learning: The makings of a perfect match
Hinge, an innovative dating app, is using AI and machine learning techniques to improve its matchmaking algorithm
Visual Deep Learning – The Power of Images at Pinterest
Pinterest – leading the field in extracting information from visual content.
Pinterest knows what you want before you do
With the world’s largest image rich data set, Pinterest is using machine learning to show you what you want before you are able to articulate it.
Stitch Fix: The Fashion Maven of Machine Learning
Stitch Fix is utilizing machine learning to be your personal shopping assistant–changing the retail landscape one algorithm at a time.