More interesting than the baseball stats, to me:<p>"StatSmack will give you any stats it can find that support [that a tiny, unranked team will beat #1]. (...) In almost every industry we are faced with an overload of data. (...) We will need to turn to computers to process these piles of data (...) Stat Smack is a clear example of how that dependence could be a danger if we’re not careful. With enough information, an AI can select data to support almost any conclusion you want to draw."<p>More concretely: to what extent will something like Palantir actually improve decisions, and to what extent will it be used to produce reams of supporting evidence for a predetermined outcome?