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Changing the Game: How Data Analytics Is Upending Baseball
February 25, 2019
As with most other industries, data analytics is becoming the litmus test for big deals in professional baseball as well. “The analytics group has made its mark,” said Wharton statistics professor Abraham (Adi) Wyner, who is also chair of the undergraduate program in statistics. He is also a host of the Wharton Moneyball program on Wharton Business Radio on SiriusXM. Wyner drew a parallel between how valuation is done for corporate M&A deals, keeping in mind the net present...
February 25, 2019
As with most other industries, data analytics is becoming the litmus test for big deals in professional baseball as well. “The analytics group has made its mark,” said Wharton statistics professor Abraham (Adi) Wyner, who is also chair of the undergraduate program in statistics. He is also a host of the Wharton Moneyball program on Wharton Business Radio on SiriusXM. Wyner drew a parallel between how valuation is done for corporate M&A deals, keeping in mind the net present...
How Do We Learn to Work with Intelligent Machines?
February 24, 2019
The path to skill around the globe has been the same for thousands of years: train under an expert and take on small, easy...
February 24, 2019
The path to skill around the globe has been the same for thousands of years: train under an expert and take on small, easy...
Conference on Data Science and Law
February 23, 2019
Prof. Elliott Ash (ETH-Zurich) passed along information on a conference submission deadline extension for the Conference on Data Science and Law, hosted by ETH-Zurich, Switzerland, on 7-8 June 2019. The conference’s submission deadline is now: 12 Feb. 2019. An excerpted conference description and related information follow. “Interest is growing among scholars from a variety of disciplines and across the globe in research at the intersection of data science and law. In recent years,...
February 23, 2019
Prof. Elliott Ash (ETH-Zurich) passed along information on a conference submission deadline extension for the Conference on Data Science and Law, hosted by ETH-Zurich, Switzerland, on 7-8 June 2019. The conference’s submission deadline is now: 12 Feb. 2019. An excerpted conference description and related information follow. “Interest is growing among scholars from a variety of disciplines and across the globe in research at the intersection of data science and law. In recent years,...
Wilson Sonsini Launches SixFifty, Combining Technology and Expertise to Deliver Automated Online Legal Products
February 22, 2019
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced the formation of SixFifty, a new software subsidiary. Backed by WSGR, SixFifty is developing automated tools designed to make legal processes efficient and affordable. SixFifty operates in tandem with attorneys from WSGR to provide companies the optimal combination of automation and human expertise. "The price and complexity of many...
February 22, 2019
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced the formation of SixFifty, a new software subsidiary. Backed by WSGR, SixFifty is developing automated tools designed to make legal processes efficient and affordable. SixFifty operates in tandem with attorneys from WSGR to provide companies the optimal combination of automation and human expertise. "The price and complexity of many...
The State of Legal Tech
February 22, 2019
Very late last year, Tel Aviv-based business-to-business company LawGeex announced that total 2018 investment in legal technology...
February 22, 2019
Very late last year, Tel Aviv-based business-to-business company LawGeex announced that total 2018 investment in legal technology...
This is why AI has yet to reshape most businesses
February 21, 2019
AI might eventually transform the economy—by making new products and new business models possible, by predicting things humans couldn’t have foreseen, and by relieving employees of drudgery. But that could take longer than hoped or feared, depending on where you sit. Most companies aren’t generating substantially more output from the hours their employees are putting in. Such productivity gains are largest at the biggest and richest companies, which can afford to spend heavily on the talent...
February 21, 2019
AI might eventually transform the economy—by making new products and new business models possible, by predicting things humans couldn’t have foreseen, and by relieving employees of drudgery. But that could take longer than hoped or feared, depending on where you sit. Most companies aren’t generating substantially more output from the hours their employees are putting in. Such productivity gains are largest at the biggest and richest companies, which can afford to spend heavily on the talent...
Big Data: Legal Firms Play ‘Moneyball’
February 21, 2019
Is the hunt for data-driven justice a gimmick or a powerful tool to give lawyers an advantage and predict court outcomes?
February 21, 2019
Is the hunt for data-driven justice a gimmick or a powerful tool to give lawyers an advantage and predict court outcomes?
What If Mediation Science Originated In The Real World?
February 19, 2019
But as we start a New Year, soon a new decade, let’s dare to be a bit adventurous. What if a vast range of mediation skills and techniques could be radically improved by new data derived from large-scale national and international field research? What if mediation field research could happen in a coordinated manner, maintaining a critical level of universal definitions that allows comparison of findings, thus avoiding duplication of effort and cost, accelerating the generation...
February 19, 2019
But as we start a New Year, soon a new decade, let’s dare to be a bit adventurous. What if a vast range of mediation skills and techniques could be radically improved by new data derived from large-scale national and international field research? What if mediation field research could happen in a coordinated manner, maintaining a critical level of universal definitions that allows comparison of findings, thus avoiding duplication of effort and cost, accelerating the generation...
The Changing Nature of Insurance Claims Litigation
February 6, 2019
Mergers and acquisitions, sophisticated litigation management technology and hedge fund-backed capital has made the plaintiffs’...
February 6, 2019
Mergers and acquisitions, sophisticated litigation management technology and hedge fund-backed capital has made the plaintiffs’...
The Wired Negotiator: Using Technology in Negotiation
February 5, 2019
Everyone negotiates everyday. How we negotiate is changing dramatically due to the use of various technological tools. People...
February 5, 2019
Everyone negotiates everyday. How we negotiate is changing dramatically due to the use of various technological tools. People...
