Microsoft’s prediction engine is off to a bad start picking NFL winners - News Summed Up

Microsoft’s prediction engine is off to a bad start picking NFL winners


New England Patriots quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo celebrates after beating the Arizona Cardinals 23-21 at University of Phoenix Stadium. [Why Poets Are Flocking to Silicon Valley]You ask: “Cortana, who will win tonight’s Redskins game against Pittsburgh?” Cortana then offers a prediction. (Courtesy of Microsoft) Micrsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana predicts the Pittsburgh Steelers have a 53.3 percent chance of beating the Washington Redskins. Cortana’s tough Sunday continued a downward slide since the service started making NFL predictions in 2014, when it scored a 67 percent success rate. Last year she finished with a 161-95 record (63 percent), but still a few games ahead of the Las Vegas oddsmakers.


Source: Washington Post September 12, 2016 17:26 UTC



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