[Full] Artificial Intelligence: The Lowest-hanging Fruit. Part I

Many years ago, to find out the financial results of a chain of stores, one had to wait for their earnings announcement. Today, the analysis of satellite images of parking lots makes it possible to estimate whether there are more or fewer customers and, on this basis, to forecast the results. Data from credit card transactions also allow estimating whether there will be an increase or a decrease in sales in the chain. By analyzing card transactions and various data from the company's environment, we can estimate the financial results that are yet to be published by this company. If we have access to relevant data, we can make such estimates ongoing and make investment decisions.