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Apr 2024
37m 17s

Fashioning the Perfect Fit With AI: Stit...

MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
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Jeff Cooper parlayed his interest in neuroscience and human behavior into a career in data science and today works as a senior data science director for online retail subscription service Stitch Fix. Jeff joins Me, Myself, and AI to share how the company pairs human employees with intelligent technologies to keep up with customer preferences while realizing ... Show More
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