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March 13, 2020
News, Publication
Data Strategy

The Rise of the Data Strategist – Part II

In the second blog of the series The Rise of the Data Strategist, Boyan Angelov, Senior Data Scientist, and Majella Clarke, Senior Data Strategist from DAIN Studios, present the new Data Venn and ponder – what is a data

February 26, 2020
News, Publication
Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability

Shaping Europe’s Digital Future – Part II: Artificial Intelligence

The European Commission released last week an European Data Strategy document and a white paper on AI strategy. We previously wrote an article commenting on the data strategy, and here follows our comments on the AI

February 20, 2020
News, Publication
Data Strategy

Shaping Europe’s Digital Future – Part I: Data Strategy

The European Commission has released a Data Strategy document and a white paper on AI strategy. We have collected below the highlights and impact of the Data Strategy. The Whitepaper on AI strategy will

February 14, 2020
News
Artificial Intelligence

Online Dating: Match Made in the Cloud?

The usage of online dating is increasing. According to a recent study the share of heterosexual couples meeting online rose from 2% to 39% between the years 1995 and 2017. For same-sex couples the number is

January 16, 2020
News
Artificial Intelligence

Our Most Popular Content on AI from 2019

2019 was a year that saw some interesting developments in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, and we have decided to start 2020 with a recap of some of our content that gained high interest

December 10, 2019
News
Artificial Intelligence, Data Science

Guest Pen in Definitiv: At the Onset of Your Data and AI journey – Leadership Commitment

Earlier this year DAIN Studios founding members Ulla and Dirk wrote about initiating the journey on data and AI, and we were now given the opportunity to present our thoughts on the same matter

November 29, 2019
News
Data Science

DAIN at the Data Natives Conference

DAIN Studios attended the Data Natives Conference, which is the meeting point for data-minded industry experts, entrepreneurs, tech and business professionals to inspire each other and disrupt the status quo. The Data Natives conference is

November 27, 2019
News
Computer Vision

Facing the Slush with DAIN Studios’ Naama

November in Helsinki, Finland, is not your typical peak period for visitors from other parts of the world, but for Slush week, accommodation in Finland’s capital was hard to find. Slush, the event that

November 19, 2019
News
Computer Vision

To What Extent Does Computer Vision AI Need Ethics?

Computer Vision as a technology employing Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for decades. However, the capabilities in processing large volumes of data in a moment has increased to the point that Computer Vision

November 7, 2019
News

Elo Improves its Customer Experience Through Data

“Before, we could only guess, now we know” – or how Elo improves its customer experience through data. Development Director Eija Kaipainen-Perttula from Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company strongly believes that data enables Elo to offer a superior

November 4, 2019
News

Leap of Faith Paid Off

“If we had started implementing the customer data program using an on premise solution, we would still not be ready”, Janne Miettinen, solution architect at pension insurer Elo concludes. In 2018, Elo started a

October 25, 2019
Interview, News
Artificial Intelligence

Dirk Hofmann on AI and Prototypin at IXDS Critical Question

“Service design and artificial intelligence can only advance, in terms of innovation, if they are collaborating.” Dirk Hofmann explores the topic of AI in prototyping, after speaking at the IXDS Berlin Pre-Work Talk in

October 24, 2019
News, Publication
Artificial Intelligence, Explainable AI, xAI

Explainable AI (Part I): Explanations and Opportunities

As the ML / AI field matures and sophisticated models get deployed across new (and critical) industries, new challenges come up. One of the most common of those is the perception that those models

October 22, 2019
News
Data Strategy

Data and AI Goes into Service Design

DAIN Studios Germany CEO Dirk Hofmann and Senior AI Consultant James Keirstead spoke last week at IXDS’s Pre-Work Talk in Berlin and Munich on the theme “Opportunities and Pitfalls of Prototyping with Artificial Intelligence”.

August 14, 2019
News, Publication
Data Science, Data Strategy

The Rise of the Data Strategist – Part I

Have you noticed the growing array of job positions with the word data in front of them? Back in 2012, the job title “data scientist” was deemed “the sexiest job of the 21st century”

August 12, 2019
News, Publication
Data Strategy

Exploring the Data Realm: Running a Data Audit

Many companies want to embrace digital transformation and use Artificial Intelligence (AI). They have the ideas, resources, and a vision, but the foundations are missing. That is, a deep knowledge of their data, from

July 2, 2019
News
Data Platform

Why do you Need a Data Platform?

You have read it before – data is the new oil, and the new oil resides in a data platform. If your business operates in the 21st century it must have a data platform.

June 10, 2019
News, Publication
Data Strategy

Are Your Digital, Data and AI Strategies Aligned?

Digitalization of products and services surrounding us begun in the mid-1990’s when computing started to become more affordable and financially sensible for more use cases. In the early days the transformation was slow but