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What does the author state about the impact of small improvements in prediction accuracy?
What does the author state about the impact of small improvements in prediction accuracy?
- Small improvements in prediction accuracy only matter in specific areas like health insurance and fraud detection.
- Small improvements in prediction accuracy always lead to large, noticeable changes in the prediction outcomes.
- Small improvements in prediction accuracy have no significant impact on the overall prediction performance.
- Small improvements in prediction accuracy can be deceptive, with larger percentage point increases appearing smaller than they actually are. (correct)
What is the primary reason for the significance of prediction in modern AI?
What is the primary reason for the significance of prediction in modern AI?
- Prediction enables the development of intelligent machines from science fiction.
- Prediction is used primarily for espionage and obtaining useful information.
- Prediction is the only function of modern AI.
- Prediction provides foundational input for better decision-making. (correct)
What is one of the main impacts of the cost of prediction falling?
What is one of the main impacts of the cost of prediction falling?
- It allows for the creation of intelligent machines comparable to those in science fiction films.
- It has led to a decrease in the quality and accuracy of predictions made by AI.
- It has no significant impact on the usefulness of predictions made by AI.
- It broadens the range of activities where prediction can be useful, such as machine language translation. (correct)
According to the text, what is the ImageNet Challenge focused on predicting?
According to the text, what is the ImageNet Challenge focused on predicting?
What evidence does the author provide to support the impact of machine learning on fraud detection?
What evidence does the author provide to support the impact of machine learning on fraud detection?
What was the error rate for the best machine predictions in the ImageNet Challenge in 2012?
What was the error rate for the best machine predictions in the ImageNet Challenge in 2012?
What does the author imply about the impact of small changes in prediction accuracy?
What does the author imply about the impact of small changes in prediction accuracy?
What is one area where machine learning technology has had a significant impact, as mentioned in the text?
What is one area where machine learning technology has had a significant impact, as mentioned in the text?
What is one example of a classic prediction problem mentioned in the text?
What is one example of a classic prediction problem mentioned in the text?
What did the changes in Google Translate illustrate?
What did the changes in Google Translate illustrate?
What did the leading methods achieve in credit card fraud detection around the late 1990s?
What did the leading methods achieve in credit card fraud detection around the late 1990s?
What does the author suggest about the impact of deep learning models on image identification accuracy?
What does the author suggest about the impact of deep learning models on image identification accuracy?
What is the cultural understanding of prediction based on the given text?
What is the cultural understanding of prediction based on the given text?
How did Avi's credit card provider handle a fraudulent transaction according to the text?
How did Avi's credit card provider handle a fraudulent transaction according to the text?
What did the credit card company use to reduce fraud according to the text?
What did the credit card company use to reduce fraud according to the text?
How is language translation recast as a prediction problem according to the text?
How is language translation recast as a prediction problem according to the text?
What recent advance in AI enabled Google's translation service to improve significantly?
What recent advance in AI enabled Google's translation service to improve significantly?
What is the main achievement of AI mentioned in the text?
What is the main achievement of AI mentioned in the text?
How does deep learning help in language translation?
How does deep learning help in language translation?
