Articles by Lutz Finger, Forbes column, LinkedIn pieces, and elsewhere.https://www.lutzfinger.com/en-ushttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/05/26/the-missing-moat-in-ai-your-eval-data/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/05/26/the-missing-moat-in-ai-your-eval-data/AI’s next moat is eval data: the answer key for agents. I propose a thin client on Claude to make eval data first-class and help workflows self-correct.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/05/25/dna-is-becoming-programmable-curing-cancer-with-ai/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/05/25/dna-is-becoming-programmable-curing-cancer-with-ai/How a startup is curing cancer with AI: Earli writes DNA like text, but the real moat isn't the model. It's the proprietary data and human-guided learning loop.Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/05/25/if-your-name-isnt-western-ai-could-cost-you-the-promotion/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/05/25/if-your-name-isnt-western-ai-could-cost-you-the-promotion/Companies use AI to track contribution and decide promotions. This experiment found it hears easy names 5x more often. Your name could quietly cost you the job.Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/05/23/three-mistakes-brands-make-in-the-age-of-ai-driven-e-commerce/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/05/23/three-mistakes-brands-make-in-the-age-of-ai-driven-e-commerce/AI is rewriting e-commerce around the shopper. The three costly mistakes brands make with GEO, chatbots and search, and the data-driven fix for each.Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-e-commerce-finetuned-ai-every-brand-lutz-finger-gs5bf/https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-e-commerce-finetuned-ai-every-brand-lutz-finger-gs5bf/The State Of E-Commerce: Every Layer Of Discovery Changed At Once r2decide, the company I started, is now part of Zoovu. Here is the bigger picture behind that news.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/Online shopping has looked the same for thirty years. A search box, a grid of results, a page full of specifications. That era is ending, and what replaces it is the most exciting shift retail has seen in a generation.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/You run 30 personal AI agents. Meeting scheduling. Video cutting. Personal feedback. They all kind of work, and they all keep breaking. Face it, today's personal AI agents terrible. Trust me, it's not you and it's not the model.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/04/27/ai-in-the-boardroom-what-directors-need-to-know/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/04/27/ai-in-the-boardroom-what-directors-need-to-know/What must Board Directors measure in the new AI world: track training, manage supplier and model risk, add guardrails, and reassess business models in revenue and cost.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTleadershiprisksAI Producthttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/04/25/meta-laid-off-8000-and-launched-aiwhy-jobs-need-different-skills/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/04/25/meta-laid-off-8000-and-launched-aiwhy-jobs-need-different-skills/Meta cut 8,000 jobs and launched new AI the same day. The news that AI replaces people is wrong. They want different people who work with AI.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/04/24/saaspocalypse-is-deadthe-future-of-saas-is-saas/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/04/24/saaspocalypse-is-deadthe-future-of-saas-is-saas/The SaaSpocalypse is wrong. Long live SaaS. Eleven major SaaS companies analyzed across five dimensions, data moat, MCP, regulation, threat awareness and platform shift.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/02/13/ai-cuts-creative-teams-what-companies-must-learn-about-ai-leadership/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/02/13/ai-cuts-creative-teams-what-companies-must-learn-about-ai-leadership/AI can produce content at scale. It can’t decide what’s right. Why designers, product leaders, and creative judgment matter more now in the age of AI.Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/02/10/even-if-ai-could-kill-chris-hemsworth-convenience-beats-fear/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/02/10/even-if-ai-could-kill-chris-hemsworth-convenience-beats-fear/What to Do About the Absurd AI Trade-Off like Death vs. Massage? We need to understand: incentives, audit trails, user controls, and evals.Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/01/16/healthcares-ai-lesson-autocomplete-isnt-understanding/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/01/16/healthcares-ai-lesson-autocomplete-isnt-understanding/Healthcare AI lesson: AI won’t replace drug scientists, it supercharges them: faster discovery + cheaper testing. The real revolution is operations + cash flow, not hype.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/11/18/good-news-for-consultants-google-ceo-no-company-is-immune-to-ai/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/11/18/good-news-for-consultants-google-ceo-no-company-is-immune-to-ai/AI is reshaping every workflow, and Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, warns that no company is immune. An opportunity for tool builder, workflow designer and consultants.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/08/20/generative-engine-optimization-geo-a-playbook-for-online-retailers/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/08/20/generative-engine-optimization-geo-a-playbook-for-online-retailers/AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity are reshaping retail. Generative engine optimization beats SEO. A playbook for online retailers.Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/08/18/ai-fail---chancellor-merz-is-not-chancellor-merkel/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/08/18/ai-fail---chancellor-merz-is-not-chancellor-merkel/AI Fail: YouTube heard “Merz” but wrote “Merkel.” AI predicts averages, not truth, reminding us that human judgment, not blind trust, is still essential.Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/07/24/ai-agentsthe-internet-is-being-rewrittensurvey-users-vs-brands/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/07/24/ai-agentsthe-internet-is-being-rewrittensurvey-users-vs-brands/OpenAI aims to be the interface for everything online with AI agents. I’m researching with Retail Wire how users and brands adapt. Take our short survey about the future.Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/07/15/ai-for-private-equity---the-future-of-b2b-distribution/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/07/15/ai-for-private-equity---the-future-of-b2b-distribution/AI is transforming B2B distribution by scaling expertise, improving customer acquisition and turning complexity into a competitive advantage. Private equity is watching.Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/06/30/the-end-of-amazon-walmart-best-buy---ai-driven-retail-unbundling/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/06/30/the-end-of-amazon-walmart-best-buy---ai-driven-retail-unbundling/Retail is being unbundled, just like media was a decade ago. Amazon & Walmart's homepages are dying. Learn how retail brands can win in the age of AI-driven discovery.Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/06/19/answer-engine-optimization-aeo--what-brands-need-to-know/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/06/19/answer-engine-optimization-aeo--what-brands-need-to-know/Time to act: What every brand needs to know about AEO, how it works, why it matters and how to make sure LLMs recommend you.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/06/19/study-shows-llm-conversion-rate-is-9x-better---aeo-is-coming/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/06/19/study-shows-llm-conversion-rate-is-9x-better---aeo-is-coming/Study shows that the discovery through LLMs like ChatGPT converts 9x better then Search Traffic. The start of Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/06/16/nvidia-wants-to-power-europes-ai-dreams-the-eu-isnt-ready/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/06/16/nvidia-wants-to-power-europes-ai-dreams-the-eu-isnt-ready/Europe can't win the AI race with cash alone. Nvidia sparks momentum, but only bold reforms will make EU a true AI power. Here's how to catch up fast.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/R2Decide is looking for you - the MBA with the marketing skills that wants to dip their toes into the world of AI and e-commerce. Join us this summer as a Growth Marketing Hacker. This is not your average internship.Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.intereconomics.eu/contents/year/2025/number/3/article/artificial-intelligence-made-in-the-u-s-a-can-europe-learn-from-the-past.htmlhttps://www.intereconomics.eu/contents/year/2025/number/3/article/artificial-intelligence-made-in-the-u-s-a-can-europe-learn-from-the-past.htmlIntereconomics, Vol. 60 No. 3, pp. 154-159. How Europe has missed every major wave of the third industrial revolution; how broken IP rights could be Europe's fix; why regulation alone isn't enough, Europe needs bold builders; and why AI is just a tool, agency still belongs to us.Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTEuropeAI policyIntereconomicshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/03/31/ai-in-educationup-level-your-teaching-with-ai-by-cloning-yourself/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/03/31/ai-in-educationup-level-your-teaching-with-ai-by-cloning-yourself/AI for Educators: How to level up your teaching with AI. Discover how to use clones and GPTs in your classroom, personalized AI teaching is the future.Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/03/31/trumps-third-termhow-ai-can-help-to-overthrow-the-us-government/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/03/31/trumps-third-termhow-ai-can-help-to-overthrow-the-us-government/Trump’s third term? AI already knows how this can be done. A study shows how OpenAI, Grok, DeepSeek and Google outline ways to dismantle U.S. democracy.Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/03/21/state-of-genai--only-1---shoptalk-2025-in-numbers/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/03/21/state-of-genai--only-1---shoptalk-2025-in-numbers/Generative AI and multimodality is hyped to transform e-commerce, is it happening? The results of an analysis of 700 vendors at ShopTalk 2025 may surprise you.Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.lutzfinger.com/articles/lutz-finger-nzz-europa-verliert-im-ki-wettbewerb-2025-03-19.pdfhttps://www.lutzfinger.com/articles/lutz-finger-nzz-europa-verliert-im-ki-wettbewerb-2025-03-19.pdfNeue Zürcher Zeitung, Meinung & Debatte, 19 March 2025, page 19. While the U.S. and China dominate AI, Europe risks missing the wave once again. Macron and von der Leyen promise billions; Lutz argues that money alone is not enough. Europe needs four shifts: more freedom to deploy (a Section-230-style liability shield for AI), easier access to training data (Japan-style), open weights for any model used in Europe, and a sovereign chip-and-policy stance between the U.S. and China.Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTEuropeAI policyNZZGeopoliticshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/03/10/overhyped-manus-from-monicaai-made-in-china/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/03/10/overhyped-manus-from-monicaai-made-in-china/Manus AI isn’t a breakthrough, it’s just another LLM executing scripted workflows. True AI success lies in integration, specialization and human oversight.Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/02/11/goku---a-chinese-open-source-model-challenges-openai-and-the-us/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/02/11/goku---a-chinese-open-source-model-challenges-openai-and-the-us/ByteDance's open-source AI model Goku challenges U.S. AI control. It also lowers business barriers. Business leaders need to focus on AI literacy to create value.Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/02/10/europe-is-behind-in-ai---heres-how-to-catch-up-and-innovate/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/02/10/europe-is-behind-in-ai---heres-how-to-catch-up-and-innovate/Europe Is Behind In AI, and France’s investment in AI isn’t enough to change that. What should Europe do to compete in AI?Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/02/10/musk-vs-altman-value-and-reality-of-open-ai/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/02/10/musk-vs-altman-value-and-reality-of-open-ai/Musk’s bid for OpenAI - I doubt the business rationale for the bid. However, the bid itself could signal an issue with the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership.Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/29/deepseeknew-economic-rules-and-regulatory-challenge/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/29/deepseeknew-economic-rules-and-regulatory-challenge/China's DeepSeek became OpenAI's competitor - faster, cheaper, better. It's a start of a new reality for business leaders and government officials.Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/29/is-openai-a-victim---deepseek-and-ip-rights---a-playbook-for-leaders/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/29/is-openai-a-victim---deepseek-and-ip-rights---a-playbook-for-leaders/Did DeepSeek violate OpenAI's IP rights? An ironic question given OpenAI's past with IP rights. What can we learn from this classic playbook to protect a business?Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/22/is-ai-replacing-us-good-news-for-knowledge-workers/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/22/is-ai-replacing-us-good-news-for-knowledge-workers/AI Replacing Jobs? I Replaced Myself with an AI Clone as a Teacher. Here’s What I Found: AI Is Not Replacing but Transforming Jobs – Case Studies in Healthcare and Law.Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/22/stargate-the-500b-message-to-china---the-future-of-ai-regulation/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/22/stargate-the-500b-message-to-china---the-future-of-ai-regulation/Stargate is just one piece in the race for data, AI and global power. A glimpse into the future of U.S. regulation.Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/07/sam-altman---agi--ai-workforce-in-2025-the-battle-of-tech-giants/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/07/sam-altman---agi--ai-workforce-in-2025-the-battle-of-tech-giants/Sam Altman's AGI predictions may be an overreach, but they highlight the Big Tech race for better data and user access to shape the future of the workforce.Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/07/the-race-for-ai-agents-who-will-supply-tomorrows-workforce/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/07/the-race-for-ai-agents-who-will-supply-tomorrows-workforce/In 2025, AI agents will transform work. Microsoft leads with user access, Salesforce & Google with data, and OpenAI bets on tech. Who will build tomorrow's AI workforce.Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/06/multimodal-ai-in-2025-from-healthcare-to-ecommerce-and-beyond/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/06/multimodal-ai-in-2025-from-healthcare-to-ecommerce-and-beyond/Multimodal AI revolutionizes industries by integrating text, images, audio, and more. From healthcare to eCommerce, it transforms how enterprises work in 2025 and beyond.Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/05/ai-agents-in-2025-what-enterprise-leaders-need-to-know/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/05/ai-agents-in-2025-what-enterprise-leaders-need-to-know/Discover why 2025 is the year of AI agents transforming workflows across industries. Learn key strategies to build scalable, value-driven AI solutions for enterprises.Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/03/2025-the-year-of-search-but-not-the-end-of-google/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/03/2025-the-year-of-search-but-not-the-end-of-google/2025 is the year of search, with AI-driven models like LLMs transforming how we interact with information. Google faces competition from startups and tech giants alikeFri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/03/no-agi-but-a-killer-app2025-ai-prediction-110/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/03/no-agi-but-a-killer-app2025-ai-prediction-110/We won't see AGI in 2025. Large language models excel and OpenAI's O1 is amazing, but it's not artificial general intelligence. Technical shortcomings of AI explained.Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/There will be no AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) in 2025, no matter what Sam Altman or others claim. The concept of AGI revolves around the idea that AI can operate independently, like a human, adapting to tasks across diverse…Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2024/10/26/bidens-ai-plan--why-central-control-might-not-work/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2024/10/26/bidens-ai-plan--why-central-control-might-not-work/Biden’s AI Plan: Can Central Control Really Work? Discover why regulating AI is more complex than it seems and why we need a different approach for true transparency.Sat, 26 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2024/10/22/emmanuel-macron-is-right-about-ai-over-regulatingi-have-no-doubt/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2024/10/22/emmanuel-macron-is-right-about-ai-over-regulatingi-have-no-doubt/President Macron warns, 'We are over-regulating.' AI regulation needs balance. Here are the three key levers: transparency, use-case focus, and leveraging existing laws.Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/regulating-ai-its-question-how-lutz-finger-cjnif/https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/regulating-ai-its-question-how-lutz-finger-cjnif/Recently, I was invited by the GIZ (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) and the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) to share my thoughts with a delegation from Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology, and…Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/08/18/the-potential-moat-of-openaihow-openai-can-secure-its-investments/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/08/18/the-potential-moat-of-openaihow-openai-can-secure-its-investments/OpenAI is focused on the right area to create a moat and protect their R&D: User Experience, Data Feedback Loop, Workflow Integration, Data Access, Regulatory Support.Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/08/18/is-openai-going-bankrupt-no-but-ai-models-dont-create-moats/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/08/18/is-openai-going-bankrupt-no-but-ai-models-dont-create-moats/Experts predict that OpenAI will be bankrupt. Large Language Models and generative AI does not create a moat. But there are other ways to protect OpenAI's investment.Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/07/05/changing-healthcarea-platform-approach-using-data--ai/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/07/05/changing-healthcarea-platform-approach-using-data--ai/Value-based Care (VBC) saves lives but about 40% of the commercial market has no access. It's time to change healthcare with an AI-driven platform for VBC.Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/06/27/healthcare-and-datahow-to-measure-quality/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/06/27/healthcare-and-datahow-to-measure-quality/Did you know that you're not the customer in health care? It does not have to be this way. Explore real-world examples of how performance measures can make a difference.Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/05/01/three-trends-of-transformation-how-ai--value-based-care-vbc-will-drive-transformation-of-self-insured-healthcare/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/05/01/three-trends-of-transformation-how-ai--value-based-care-vbc-will-drive-transformation-of-self-insured-healthcare/Healthcare is on the brink of a seismic shift, and AI is its catalyst. (1) Large Language Models extend our predictive capabilities. (2) Self-insured companies' risk profile and the patient needs are aligned. (3) Value-Based Care (VBC) providers are actively reducing risk. Let’s change healthcare.Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/04/04/what-is-the-competitive-advantage-of-llms-like-chatgpt-for-your-business-three-takeaways/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/04/04/what-is-the-competitive-advantage-of-llms-like-chatgpt-for-your-business-three-takeaways/Do large language models (LLMs) create a business moat? AI-driven businesses have a combination of either a model moat, a data moat, or a brand moat. LLMs like OpenAI's model can provide an advantage in all areas, but it is by no means a given. For example, ChatGPT might only have a brand moat.Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/04/03/hack-for-fairness-unlocking-the-predictive-power-of-data-validation-and-quality-assurance-in-education/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/04/03/hack-for-fairness-unlocking-the-predictive-power-of-data-validation-and-quality-assurance-in-education/Discover how a custom data validation tool is transforming education. Learn how we applied statistics to achieve fairness in peer reviews. See how we successfully scaled the "Design Data Products" course, focused on ML and AI, led by Lutz Finger, using innovative data-driven approaches.Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/03/27/large-language-models--ai-in-healthcare/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2023/03/27/large-language-models--ai-in-healthcare/Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing healthcare. Large Language Models (LLMs) are allowing us to combine traditional methods of patient engagement with AI to improve patient outcomes and reduce overall costs. Find out how the healthcare of the future looks.Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2022/09/08/deepfakesthe-danger-of-artificial-intelligence-that-we-will-learn-to-manage-better/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2022/09/08/deepfakesthe-danger-of-artificial-intelligence-that-we-will-learn-to-manage-better/Scared that deepfake technology will kill the 'truth' and undermine democracy as we know it? Don't! The same tools we use for fake emails, fake Amazon reviews, and fake bot conversations will help with deepfakes: Transparency, regulation, education and artificial intelligence (AI).Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2022/09/08/overview-of-how-to-create-deepfakesits-scarily-simple/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2022/09/08/overview-of-how-to-create-deepfakesits-scarily-simple/Deepfakes are simple to make. A simple overview of the artificial intelligence (AI) behind deepfakes: Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Encoder-decoder pairs and First-Order Motion Models.Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/Google is truly a fantastic place. No, I am not talking about the colorful bikes, the great food, the free perks, and more. After four years of building what Google Health is today, here is my view of what makes Google so unique: people…Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2021/05/06/get-vaccinated-how-trust-into-the-institutions-determines-vaccination-rates-in-the-eu/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2021/05/06/get-vaccinated-how-trust-into-the-institutions-determines-vaccination-rates-in-the-eu/Why do Republicans have lower vaccination rates? Trust! Trust in our institutions is essential for fighting COVID-19. How EU vaccination rates uncover this hidden truth.Thu, 06 May 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2021/02/09/clubhouses-future-depends-on-datahow-to-build-a-tiktok-like-algorithm/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2021/02/09/clubhouses-future-depends-on-datahow-to-build-a-tiktok-like-algorithm/The future of Clubhouse depends on Data. Today's Twitter like curation is not a good user experience. Clubhouse will need product and design choices that allow a TikTok like recommendation engine to help users find content and enable engagement.Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2021/02/04/president-biden-is-man-woman-and-40-years-oldwhy-we-need-algorithmic-transparency/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2021/02/04/president-biden-is-man-woman-and-40-years-oldwhy-we-need-algorithmic-transparency/Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, was classified as 'boy' till Microsoft changed it. President Biden is still only 40 years old. The failure of artificial intelligence is an issue, especially if there is no transparency. How explainable AI can help and how regulation differs in the US vs. EU.Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2021/01/26/whatsapp-we-should-discuss-what-our-data-is-used-for-not-who-has-it/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2021/01/26/whatsapp-we-should-discuss-what-our-data-is-used-for-not-who-has-it/We are having the wrong discussion about WhatsApp and Facebook. We should not discuss who has access to the data but what is the data used for? We need a framework for data usage that applies as well to our international partners.Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2020/05/28/its-the-data-stupid-why-ai-might-get-it-wrong/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2020/05/28/its-the-data-stupid-why-ai-might-get-it-wrong/Artificial Intelligence is based on data. But that data might not be sufficient, biased, or out-right wrong. To have control over AI we need tools to check for biases.Thu, 28 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2020/05/14/how-covid-changed-our-classrooms-a-self-experiment-of-online-teaching/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2020/05/14/how-covid-changed-our-classrooms-a-self-experiment-of-online-teaching/My course for Cornell’s MBAs and computer sciences students is now virtual. How to make online learning effective? Insights from a self-experiment!Thu, 14 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.intereconomics.eu/contents/year/2019/number/4/article/access-to-data-will-change-the-world-power-structure.htmlhttps://www.intereconomics.eu/contents/year/2019/number/4/article/access-to-data-will-change-the-world-power-structure.htmlIntereconomics, Vol. 54 No. 4, pp. 267-268. Whoever controls data, not territory or capital, will define the next century of geopolitical power. Drawing on the social-media analytics era to argue that data access is the new sovereignty question.Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMTDataGeopoliticsIntereconomicshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/Data-driven decision making is a practice in many commercial industries now. But especially the real estate industry is using data. Companies like Zillow or Redfin provide estimates of a given house in a given neighborhood for renters and…Sun, 22 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/How can small businesses leverage point of sale data to make informed decisions? Big Data sounds often like Big Business, but the power of data is available even to small businesses without extensive resources.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/Anyone who lives in the Ditmars neighborhood of Astoria, Queens will speak fondly of El Rey Del Taco, a neighborhood favorite food late night food truck that often has a line down the block.Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/Do you want to work in data? What does this mean? For the last 3 years I was at one of the coolest companies in the data space: LinkedIn! LinkedIn has amazing data assets and they have been at the forefront of data science.Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/Deutsche sind immer pünktlich, Franzosen haben den besten Wein und Italiener machen die leckersten Spaghetti – was einzelne Nationalitäten angeht, haben wir alle ganz bestimmte Bilder im Kopf.Mon, 20 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/Every morning, New York City police officers receive insights from computers, directing them to areas where crime is likely to occur. If that sounds similar to the 2002 sci-fi movie Minority Report, it’s because it is quite similar.Fri, 01 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/How does the latest “Star Wars” movie parallel with the data industry? Both have a force that awakens. However, while Rey, the tough scavenger in “Star Wars” (played well by Daisy Ridley), saw her force come to life in less then 30min, the…Wed, 24 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/How do you create amazing new data driven products! By studying deep, deeper and the deepest machine learning algorithms? Nope – by enabling business folks to talk and think data . Recently I had the opportunity to test this theory.Wed, 16 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-linkedin-important-capital-market-lutz-finger/https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-linkedin-important-capital-market-lutz-finger/Recently, my favorite INSEAD Professor, Kevin Kaiser, came over to LinkedIn with a group of executives from around the world. We chatted about value creation in Silicon Valley.Wed, 04 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/Social media bots have become an increasingly challenging issue. They can trick you into buying stuff or even influence your opinion (read more about the trouble they can cause here).Wed, 25 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/During this year’s STRATA conference, President Obama introduced Dr. DJ Patil as his new Chief Data Scientist in a video message. DJ is a very well known data scientist and is even credited by some with coining the term “data science”.Mon, 23 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/Warning: reading this might lead you to lose faith in the media and marketing world! Oh – you didn’t really trust them to begin with? Well, let’s dig right in and meet the now-removed Twitter account from @AIAGW.Wed, 18 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/Framed Data raises $2M, 6Sense raises $12M, Reflektion raises $8M… The list goes on and on. What these companies have in common, aside from multi-million dollar investments, is that they are all in the market of predictive analytics.Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/To build a data product you need to have the right data. This sounds simple, but it is often forgotten by entrepreneurs or top managers alike. Data should not be confused with the product or the business question that makes it powerful.Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/What is the future of big data? It will be all about predictions! Predictions based on data has come into our world and we often do not even know it.Thu, 18 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/Recommendation Engines have gained the most attention in the Big Data world. Why is that? Big Data has created three distinct types of data driven products: Data used to Benchmark Data used for Recommendation and Filter systems Data used…Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/Today we see discussions on Big Data everywhere. Big Data - so has been the promise since 2011, when this hype started - surrounds all of us and will yield to new products - DATA PRODUCTS.Tue, 19 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/Germany defeated Brazil in the World Cup semi-finals. It was a brutal 7-1 drubbing and totally was unexpected! What does this tell us about data? Many of us who work with data hail the possibilities (see the Age of the Algorithm).Thu, 10 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140618141134-6074593-rule-the-world-with-small-data/https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140618141134-6074593-rule-the-world-with-small-data/I was recently asked to “outline a vision of what Big Data may do in the future” for a book published by Dave Coplin - Microsoft's Chief Envisioning Officer. Yes, it’s time for a vision but not on Big but on Small Data.Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/South by South West Interactive (SxSW) is no ordinary conference. It is a festival and platform that allows showcasing the fusion of content with technology.Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzfinger/recent-activity/articles/"Data Demystified" is the best way to describe this year’s Strata Conference. The data conference STRATA has grown substantially: more visitors, more talks, more vendors at the exhibitions, and more space.Sat, 15 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT