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Tag: Artificial Intelligence
Many insurers are hesitant to invest aggressively in AI & ML initiatives given that the ROIC is difficult to quantify. This conservatism combined with market disruption bodes well for technology & service providers that offer an Outsourcing option with a demonstrable ROI. Examples include Accenture, EXL Service, IBM Global Services and SS&C Technologies. Plus - … Continue reading We Expect Outsourcing Providers to Gain Traction with Insurance CarriersPremium
Financial Institutions May Recover Lost Glory If They Aggressively Adopt Technology Fee Compression As Far As The Eye Can See Long gone are the days of white-collared shirts, suspenders and fat fees. The Financial Services industry is reducing headcount across the board. No pocket of the capital markets is immune. Investment Banks, Depository Institutions and … Continue reading Will Financial Institutions Learn to Stop Worrying and Embrace Technology?Premium
For the past few years I've poked around the machine learning ("ML") and artificial intelligence ("AI") space. I advised Boston-based DataRobot back in 2014 when they started to build their machine learning platform. I've thought about how we at CEORater may leverage ML to score CEOs and companies. Typically when we read about ML and … Continue reading SS&C Technologies: Multi-Tenant Machine Learning at Scale
Regular readers know that we are partial toward Technology Founder CEOs vs. hired CEOs as a general rule. Our experience is that founder CEOs are generally better than hired CEOs at anticipating customer market needs, in many cases before customers know they have a need. Founder CEOs care deeply about details of the business that … Continue reading CEORater Technology Founder CEO Index Significantly Outperformed YTD
Technology news items that caught our attention this week: Google’s AI can now lip read better than humans after watching thousands of hours of TV: Link Instagram takes a shot at YouTube, further distances itself from other social media platforms by rolling out long-form video: Link One million people use Bank of America’s AI-powered virtual … Continue reading Technology News from the Week: June 18th 2018
Machines don’t complain. Machines don’t get sick. Machines don’t ask for a raise. Machines don’t get tired. Machines don’t take lunch. Machines can perform complex tasks – including surgical operations and making investment decisions. Perhaps most importantly – with the advent of machine learning – machines perpetually remain on the learning curve. The old axiom … Continue reading Humans Will Lead The Machine Age
