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Analytics | Data for Good

Alex CoopJuly 11, 2023 0

How college students are using analytics to improve traffic safety

Traffic services, more specifically, unsafe driving, impact people every single day. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years, with deaths due to speeding and impaired or distracted driving on the rise. Pedestrian fatalities

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Fitz FitzgeraldJuly 10, 2023 0

Beyond automation: How AI is reshaping insurance

Have you ever been in a meeting and heard, “We should leave that to the IT department to figure out. That’s a system thing”? I have observed this attitude among insurance professionals my whole career. It was almost as if anything that had to do with IT systems was radioactive!

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Insurance

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good

Becky GraebeJuly 7, 2023 0

SAS supports veterans by hosting PACT Act discussion

SAS takes its pledge to support US veterans and military families to heart. So, when the 2022 the PACT Act expanded Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and benefits for those exposed to toxic substances, a collective team at SAS pulled together to help inform the community. Expanding Care for Our

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Government

Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Jennifer OlsonJuly 6, 2023 0

3 ways AI and advanced analytics help manage the energy crisis in manufacturing

The need to use less energy is becoming critical to manufacturers worldwide. The transition to a clean energy economy drives new developments in the energy sector. Manufacturers must find ways to reduce energy use to stave off growing internal production costs and remain competitive. Let’s discuss why the global energy

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Energy & Utilities | Manufacturing

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

John CareyJune 29, 2023 0

SAS and Microsoft celebrate 3 years of partnership

In summer 2020, we launched our strategic partnership with Microsoft, announcing our plan to work together to help our customers. With world-class data and analytics, we are helping them solve their most critical business challenges using SAS® Viya® on Microsoft Azure. In just three short years, we’ve made tremendous strides toward our

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good

Vrushali SawantJune 23, 2023 1

Inclusivity: A guiding principle for responsible innovation

AI – just like humans – can carry biases. Unchecked bias can perpetuate power imbalances and marginalize vulnerable communities. Recognizing the potential for bias is one of the first steps toward responsible innovation. Doing so allows users to include diverse needs and perspectives in building inclusive and robust products. Through

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Analytics | Machine Learning

Fitz FitzgeraldJune 9, 2023 0

Exploring the risks and opportunities of generative AI for insurance

What if, 12 months ago, someone bet you that a technology was coming in the next year that would cause great excitement and great fear in all businesses, industries and geographies? Would you have taken that bet? Of course, now we know that the technology is generative AI. Popularized by

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Insurance

Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Bill AbbateJune 1, 2023 0

How college students are using analytics designs to reduce food waste

The analytics are mind boggling. But the story isn’t analytics. The designs will wow you. But the story isn’t design. The story, as it has been in each of the past 10 years, is that these amazing analytical designs sprang from the minds of students – North Carolina State University

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AgTech

Analytics

Kristi BoydMay 31, 2023 2

Understanding the role of privacy and security in responsible innovation

As organizations embrace AI, they often handle large volumes of data that power AI systems. Handling data appropriately includes implementing adequate privacy policies and security measures to protect it. Doing so prevents accidental exposure and ensures ethical data use. AI technology often uses sensitive data for creating, training and utilizing models.

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Analytics

Ann CutrellMay 30, 2023 1

Saving lives: Using data to combat the opioid crisis

Did you know that over 300 people die daily from drug overdoses in the US? As a pharmacist, I have witnessed the harrowing effects of substance use disorder (SUD) and the resulting opioid crisis on individuals, families and communities. The complexity of addiction Who among us does not know someone

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