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AI's indispensable enablers
Artificial intelligence is most effective when complemented with other technologies, particularly modeling and analytics. These are...

Ozzie Paez
Feb 9, 20211 min read


Getting our AI straight
Artificial intelligence is everywhere and so are countless misunderstandings, beginning with what it is and is not. AI broadly describes...

Ozzie Paez
Jan 21, 20211 min read


Reflecting on 2020
2020 was a banner year for those who study and apply decision-making in disrupted and uncertain environments. Decision-making under...

Ozzie Paez
Dec 29, 20201 min read


Can damaging biases affect AI? Yes!
Many believe that artificial intelligence and smart technologies will eliminate their damaging influences, but experience and research sugge

Ozzie Paez
Nov 5, 20202 min read


Availability heuristic and decisions on thin ice
THIS POST was first published in April 2012. It follows my previous post on heuristics and decision-making. It has been updated to...

Ozzie Paez
Oct 5, 20203 min read


Seeing ≠ Believing: the vision-perception disconnect
THIS POST was first published in July 2012. It's been updated to include new lessons learned from growing deployments of smart...

Ozzie Paez
Sep 25, 20203 min read


The future of medicines
COVID-19 is helping illuminate how our genetic makeup affects our response to viruses, medicines, and therapies.

Ozzie Paez
Aug 1, 20201 min read


Disruptions, decisions, and leadership
Change is a constant in business, but not all changes are created equal. Executives and senior managers are usually most concerned about...

Ozzie Paez
Nov 13, 20192 min read


Healthcare's changing landscape – Part I
It’s a foregone conclusion that healthcare will be dramatically different in ten years or less. All the pieces are in place for a broad...

Ozzie Paez
Apr 24, 20193 min read


The 737 Max 8 and the challenges of software complexity
The tragic crashes of two Boeing 737 Max 8, one in Indonesia on October 28, 2018 and the other in Ethiopia on March 10, 2019, are...

Ozzie Paez
Apr 8, 201910 min read


AI, business strategy and venture capital
There are no shortage of misconceptions surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). Many established companies are struggling to...
Ozzie Paez, Shelley Lineham
Apr 8, 20194 min read


Artificial intelligence and stock markets
It’s impossible to miss the wild, record swings in the stock market. Scary things for investors accustomed to more sensible market...

Ozzie Paez
Jan 9, 20193 min read


Imagineering at Tiffins
I dined at Tiffins restaurant with my daughter and a school friend on our last evening at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Allan, our culinary...

Ozzie Paez
Jan 8, 20192 min read


Putting machine learning to work
Science fiction continues to undermine our general understanding of artificial intelligence. Even well-educated people frequently...

Ozzie Paez
Dec 20, 20183 min read


Should AI worry or excite CEOs? Yes!
According to a recent survey, a majority of Fortune 500 CEOs see Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a big challenge[i]. Their feelings are...

Ozzie Paez
Oct 18, 20183 min read


Making sense of artificial intelligence
When new technologies emerge, visionaries and early adopters often present expectations, assumptions and unproven hypotheses as facts. ...

Ozzie Paez
Sep 28, 20182 min read


Getting smart about Artificial Intelligence
One of my primary functions is helping our clients cope and thrive amid disruptive change. In this context, Artificial Intelligence (AI)...

Ozzie Paez
Aug 7, 20182 min read


The Unstoppable 3D-Printer Guns
Cody Wilson, the 28-year-old head of Defense Distributed, is at the center of a conflict between free speech, the Constitution and the...

Ozzie Paez
Aug 6, 20182 min read


Surviving disruptions with Strategic Intent
Disruptive innovative technologies like Artificial Intelligence and advanced automation are complicating the development and implementation

Ozzie Paez
Jul 19, 20183 min read


The fatal Uber self-driving car crash - update
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a preliminary report on the fatal March 28, 2018 ‘self-driving’ vehicle...
Ozzie Paez, Dean Macris
Jul 12, 20183 min read
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