Businesses and NGOs are using these 2 data science competitions to find solutions to

Data science is fast becoming one of the building blocks of artificial intelligence Machine*learning*or*data*science*entered*mainstream*consciousness*when*Google’s AlphaGo*defeated*the*top*human*grandmaster*of*Go,*Lee*Sedol,*in*January*2016.*The game*of*Go*is*infinitely*more*complicated*than*chess.*AlphaGo*used*its*neural*network to*compete*within*itself*as*the*game*progress*to*come*up*with*the*best*move.*This*is superior*to*algorithmic*brute*force*method*used*by*IBM’s*Deep*Blue*to*defeat*chess master*Gary*Kasparov*in*1997. This*is*a*breakthrough*that*came one*whole*decade*earlier*than*what*experts*had*expected. The*success*of*AlphaGo*means*that*machine*learning*can*be*used*for*complicated situation*such*as*trading,*business, and*even*solving*the*problem*of*disease.*The*missing question*is*who*can*come*up*with*the*next*AlphaGo.*This*is*when*competition*for*data scientist*comes*in*useful. Also read: How data science is revolutionising e-commerce 1. Data-Driven Data-Driven*is*a*US*based*data*science*competition*organizer*which*works*with non-profit*organization*to*solve*humanity’s*issues.*Data-Driven*will*test*the*mettle*of*the data*scientist*by*first*finding*a*problem*that*can*be*solved*through*data. Data*scientists*will*give*data*at*the*initial*time*frame*(e.g.*Year*2015*data*of*blood*donors) and*see*if*the*scientist*can*create*a*statistical*model*that*would*provide*the*nearest* answer*to*the*end*point*(e.g.*Year*2017*blood*donation*results).*If*the*statistical*model*is* good,*then*it*would*be*implemented*by*the*organization*to*predict*future*events*(e.g.* Year*2019*blood*donation*outcome). 2. Kaggle While*Data-Driven*has*a*lofty*philanthropic*goal*of*working*with*non-profits,*Kaggle*is creating*data*science*competition*for*corporations*to*solve*corporate*problems.*Kaggle was founded*by*Anthony*Goldboom*in*Melbourne,*Australia*in*2010.*Goldboom*moved*it*to* San*Francisco*in*2011*after*it*received US$11*million*of*Series*A*funding. Thus,*Kaggle*is*able*to*provide*good*incentives*for*participants*who*can*solve* complex*problems*for*companies*and*universities.*For*instance,*Google*is*giving*away US$100,000*in*parts*to*the*top […]
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