The Oscars & Predictive Analytics
By Bahwan CyberTek, March 9, 2017
Is it possible to predict which movie could potentially bag an Oscar, before it actually does? According to us, there is a 60 – 80% possibility to know the results before they are released. Yes! You read that right; And the secret lies with predictive analytics.
A few analytics companies recently churned the last 15 years data on the Oscars, and made their own predictions on the winners of the Oscars in 2017. Surprisingly, this blog found out that their results were eerily correct. For example, Google Assistant, Google’s trademark intelligent personal assistant, picks ‘Arrival’ for Best Picture Oscar, while Alexa, Amazon’s brainchild, likes ‘La La Land’. Both movies received Oscars in 2017.
As per Venturebeat.com, picking a winner for a major event like the Oscars might make intelligent assistants seem more human, but it also leaves open the possibility that these smart, AI-powered bots can get it wrong. For example, Alexa inaccurately predicted that the Atlanta Falcons would win the Super Bowl LI, which happened in February of 2017.
In summary, these days it has become quite common for intelligent assistants gearing up for awards shows, and events like conferences or concerts. Predicting the outcome of such events has become a reality, eliminating the need for any ‘human’ surprise, when the awards are actually presented.
What are your major predictions for this year?
For the benefit of this blog’s readers, following is the list of movies that won Oscars in 2017:
- Arrival (2016 ‧ Mystery/Science fiction film)
- Fences (2016 ‧ Drama film)
- Hacksaw Ridge (2016 ‧ Drama film/History)
- Hell or High Water (2016 ‧ Crime film/Drama film)
- Hidden Figures (2016 ‧ Drama film/History)
- La La Land (2016 ‧ Drama film/Romance)
- Lion (2016 ‧ Drama film)
- Manchester by the Sea (2016 ‧ Drama film)
- Moonlight (2016 ‧ Drama film)
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