For those not familiar with the 1960s "Whiz Kids" attempts of "smart people" to use data and statistics to "fix" business and then government/war, there is a nice brief overview of pros/cons/lessons at:
https://www.amnesta.net/other/whizKids/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiz_Kids_(Department_of_Defen...
That didn't work out too well but I guess I just see the cons in hindsight, not the pros.