Category Archives: Decision Making

Artificial? Intelligence?

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Bernard Markowicz

Welcome to 2023! AI (Artificial Intelligence) is in the news these days in part because of GPT-3. GPT-3 is a natural language processing (NLP) engine coupled with a deep learning model built by the San-Francisco-based OPEN-AI startup company. The GPT-3 … Continue reading →

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Cave Rescue: A lesson in leadership

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Bernard Markowicz

July 10, 2018 The following weeks will likely reveal the intricacies of the rescue of the youth soccer team from the Chiang Rai cave in Thailand.  But from the outside, it seems to me that the operation is a clear … Continue reading →

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Complexity, Reliability And Cost

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Bernard Markowicz

Reprinted from Semiconductor Engineering  JUNE 14TH, 2018 – BY: ED SPERLING Fraunhofer EAS’s top scientist digs into new technical and business challenges shaping the semiconductor industry. Peter Schneider, director of Fraunhofer’s Engineering of Adaptive Systems Division, sat down with Semiconductor Engineering to talk about … Continue reading →

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How Network Complexity Killed Water Cooler Collaboration

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Bernard Markowicz

Thanks to the ever-increasing complexity levels and scale of today’s networks, casual conversations can no longer be classified as an effective method of information sharing. Continue reading →

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Complexity and AR (Augmented Reality)

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Bernard Markowicz

#ar AR may be more than a hammer in search of a nail. It may be a new conceptual approach to help us deal with big data and its complexity. Continue reading →

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Howard Raiffa, Harvard Professor, decision analysis pioneer, dies at 92.

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Bernard Markowicz

From the Harvard Gazette: Howard Raiffa, the Frank P. Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Managerial Economics, died July 8 at his home in Arizona following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.  Raiffa joined the Harvard faculty in 1957. With a diverse … Continue reading →

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Are we living in a simulated world?

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Bernard Markowicz

That’s right!, there is a debate going on in some scientific and not so scientific circles whether we are living in a simulation, just like Super Mario.  Warning: this post may introduce a bunch of ideas you may have never … Continue reading →

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