Business Analysis and AI

In a recent chess match during the Candidates tournament, a player - Hikaru - took more than 60 minutes to think on a single move. There were two possible moves that were playable at the position. After more than an hour thinking, Hikaru chose the wrong one and he eventually lost the game. After the game, the US grandmaster accused his seconds (his preparation team) of not having prepared him properly for that specific opening variation. This episodes sheds some interesting light on how AI is used and on the boundaries of that use. You see, all chess grandmasters use computers to analyze openings before a game. The computers, with their immense calculation power - can show the best move in every position. However, the application of that knowledge by a human player on the live chessboard comes with some challenges. One cannot remember of all possible moves and all possible variations - even GMs have a limit. So players at the Candidates level analyze the most possible variations...

The AI era is all about the use of... AI. Although tautological in nature, that simple proposition contains the essence of the way in which artificial intelligence will affect our lives. It will do so, if we use it. It will not do so, if we do not. At the end, we control the outcome and the magnitude of the change is in our grasp. Doing nothing is a choice, as well as doing everything. The use of AI tools depends first and foremost on our willingness to use them. The repercussions of this are important: If you do nothing with the new tools offered by this new technology, then you will certainly rip no benefits our of it. On the other hand, using the technology may bring benefits that will always depend on how you use it. It may sound childish, but childish advice have merit. Wake up, make up your bed. A simple advice like that can change someone's life. You start your day by completing a chore, by imposing self-discipline on yourself, by letting the world k...