SAS Voices

Why biodiversity is becoming a financial risk

Caroline Kinlaw — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:04 +0000

For years, biodiversity has largely been viewed through an environmental lens. But for financial institutions, it's increasingly becoming a business issue. When ecosystems deteriorate, businesses that depend on them become more vulnerable. Crop yields can decline. Revenue becomes less predictable. And for banks and lenders, that means financial risk may [...]

Why biodiversity is becoming a financial risk was published on SAS Voices by Caroline Kinlaw

What comes after the AI investment?

Smriti Rao — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:12:01 +0000

Organizations have spent the past several years building the foundations for AI. They’ve invested in cloud infrastructure, data platforms, copilots and, increasingly, AI agents. Now comes the harder question: What happens when those investments begin influencing real business decisions? Moving AI from experimentation into everyday operation raises the stakes. Organizations [...]

What comes after the AI investment? was published on SAS Voices by Smriti Rao

What level of autonomy has AI earned?

Udo Sglavo — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:18:01 +0000

An AI system recommends an action. A person reviews the reasoning, considers the context and decides whether to proceed. That interaction captures one of the central questions facing organizations today: As AI moves from generating answers to taking action, how do we determine how much autonomy to give it? The [...]

What level of autonomy has AI earned? was published on SAS Voices by Udo Sglavo

Beyond the build: What SAS Partners gain from the Hackathon

John Carey — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:34 +0000

Some of the best ideas don't start with a finished solution. They start with a problem worth solving and the opportunity to experiment. The SAS Hackathon is a monthlong global innovation experience that brings together partners, customers and SAS experts to tackle real business challenges using data and AI. Along [...]

Beyond the build: What SAS Partners gain from the Hackathon was published on SAS Voices by John Carey

From quality measurement to outcome engineering

Heather Hallett — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:08 +0000

Health care has never measured quality more aggressively. Organizations track thousands of measures across clinical quality, patient experience, access and outcomes. From readmissions and medication adherence to patient satisfaction and preventive care, organizations have more ways than ever to understand how well care is being delivered. Yet despite having more [...]

From quality measurement to outcome engineering was published on SAS Voices by Heather Hallett

Stop saying AI isn’t a technology problem

Bryan Harris — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:55 +0000

“It’s not a technology problem. It’s a process problem.” “It’s not an accuracy issue. It’s an adoption issue.” “It’s not the model. It’s the human.” Sound familiar? I hear these arguments all the time. But here’s the reality: generative AI has an accuracy problem. In fact, it is well documented [...]

Stop saying AI isn’t a technology problem was published on SAS Voices by Bryan Harris

Why consistent reproducibility can't be optional in clinical research

Jonathan Riches — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:27 +0000

Run the same analysis on the same data. You should get the same result. Every time. In clinical research, that simply isn’t a best practice. It’s a regulatory expectation. Yet, a surprising number of clinical research teams still rely on individual analysts, local computing environments and manual documentation to ensure [...]

Why consistent reproducibility can't be optional in clinical research was published on SAS Voices by Jonathan Riches

From model to meaning: Using GenAI to understand and improve statistical models

Gunce E. Walton — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:16:17 +0000

A model can finish running in seconds. Understanding what it is telling you can take much longer. A fit statistic signals how well a model performs. A residual plot reveals whether assumptions hold. A decision tree shows how observations are split into groups. But before any of that can support [...]

From model to meaning: Using GenAI to understand and improve statistical models was published on SAS Voices by Gunce E. Walton

Using data for good: How SAS interns support local students

Selena Mau — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Summer internships are all about gaining the skills and experience needed to thrive in the future. But what if interns could use those skills to make a difference right now? SAS’ 2026 summer interns did exactly that through Data for Good, a long-running SAS program that uses data, analytics and [...]

Using data for good: How SAS interns support local students was published on SAS Voices by Selena Mau

The new division of labor between people and AI agents

Caslee Sims — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:56:26 +0000

Much of the conversation around agentic AI focuses on autonomy. How much work can an agent complete on its own? How many decisions can it make? How far can organizations remove people from the process? Those questions make sense, but they can also obscure where businesses are finding value today. [...]

The new division of labor between people and AI agents was published on SAS Voices by Caslee Sims