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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by Crespyl on Monday February 06, 2017 @08:46AM (#13579318)
Think Hari Seldon/psychohistory.

Predicting mid to long-term trends and demographic shifts far enough ahead of time to make investments.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by AznHisoka on Monday February 06, 2017 @11:20AM (#13580897)
If the data is there, and if we insist that machines need to predict trends for us based on that data, then why do we need to hire analysts for this job?
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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by omgam on Monday February 06, 2017 @12:48PM (#13581977)
Sometimes because they are intentionally gatekeeping, as in Half Past Human's conversational delta analysis reports.
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