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In today’s business world, machine-learning algorithms are increasingly being applied to decision-making processes, which affects employment, education, and access to credit. But firms usually keep algorithms secret, citing concerns over gaming by users that can harm the predictive power of algorithms. Amid growing calls to require firms to make their algorithms transparent, a new study developed an analytical model to compare the profit of firms with and without such transparency. The study concluded that there are benefits but also risks in algorithmic transparency.

Conducted by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the University of Michigan, the study appears in Management Science.

“As managers face calls to boost transparency, our findings can help them make decisions to benefit their firms,” says Param Vir Singh, Professor of Business Technologies and Marketing at CMU’s Tepper School of Business, who coauthored the study.

Even when they get rid of a few parking spots in the process.

Understanding the difference between serverless computing and PaaS is the first step in deciding which is best for your organization.

A French startup is turning fish skins into leather. It could help keep food waste out of landfills while using less polluting tanning methods.

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Senior Analyst, AI & Quantum Computing, Paul Smith-Goodson, dives in as in today’s world, many critical business decisions and customer-facing services rely on accurate machine learning insights. Today, he discusses Google’s latest A.I. benchmarking test dethroning NVIDIA’s.

How does the human brain work and how is it different from computers? If you think this is too complex to explain in a few minutes, you will be surprised. In this energetic and insightful talk, neuro-scientist Dr. Henning Beck gives insights into thought processes and tells you how you can create new ideas.

Dr. Henning Beck, neuroscientist and author, supports businesses to use brain-based approaches in order to develop innovative and efficient workflows. He studied biochemistry in Tübingen from 2003 to 2008. After his diploma thesis, he started his research at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research and intensified his work at the Institute of Physiological Chemistry at the University of Ulm. Supported by a PhD scholarship granted by the Hertie Foundation he did his doctorate at the Graduate School of Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience in Tübingen. He expanded his scientific expertise by an International Diploma in Project Management at the University of California, Berkeley in 2013. Until 2014, he worked for start-ups in the San Francisco Bay Area to develop creative workspace designs and advanced communication styles based on neuroscientific principles.

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The invasion of Ukraine has prompted militaries to update their arsenals—and Silicon Valley stands to capitalize.

MAUI, Hawaii—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Extended Longevity, a Hawaii-based longevity company focused on reversing the biomarkers of aging, announces that new test results show the regrowth of telomeres in a 75 year old man to the equivalent of a 10 year old (a 65 year reversal), using the SpectraCell Laboratories Telomere test. Thus, this demonstrates that his aging process, as represented by telomere biomarker tests, has significantly regenerated.

Continuously updated results from third-party testing labs demonstrating how well our products work in the real world.

Today marks 28 years since Amazon was founded in Bellevue, Washington. The company’s presence in the region now spans numerous facilities, including corporate o… See more.

Seattle is home to teams conducting research across the breadth of Amazon businesses, from locker and counter pickups at Amazon Hubs to last-mile routing and driver support to research for a wide variety of Amazon initiatives.