The FIFA World Cup has seen 'Paul the Octopus' - the famous eight-limbed soothsayer. In this age of AI and machine learning, ...

Mathematicians may have a better way to measure agreement across different datasets. Agreement affects reproducibility, meta-analysis, and prediction to fill in missing data points. We need a more ...

AI is helping food companies predict contamination risks earlier, but human judgment, data quality, and accountability remain ...

Guest column: For centuries, humans looked to seers and astrologers to determine fate. Today, we look to algorithms, and the loss of agency is the same. Carissa Véliz is an associate professor at the ...

Quantum computers, systems that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, have the potential of ...

Three books unpack our infatuation with prediction, and what we lose when we outsource this task to machines. To be human is, fundamentally, to be a forecaster. Occasionally a pretty good one. Trying ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Henkin helps organizations and individuals innovate and grow. Predictive analytics has evolved from a niche discipline into ...