The Perils of Applying AI Prediction to Complex Decisions

The Perils of Applying AI Prediction to Complex Decisions

by Susan Athey, Frieda Klotz
Released May 2019
Publisher(s): MIT Sloan Management Review
ISBN: 53863MIT60436

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Book description

While AI is brilliantly placed to solve decisions that are concrete and well-defined, in other contexts it can fail spectacularly, showing connections between facts or events but stumbling when the need to disentangle cause from correlation arises. Human input in the form of subject matter knowledge and common sense are often needed to complement AI. And executives must understand which challenges are right for these new technologies to address.

Product information

  • Title: The Perils of Applying AI Prediction to Complex Decisions
  • Author(s): Susan Athey, Frieda Klotz
  • Release date: May 2019
  • Publisher(s): MIT Sloan Management Review
  • ISBN: 53863MIT60436