# In a feature article, Professor Vasant Dhar discusses artificial intelligence and decision making

1 Faculty News May 17, 2016 ![Harvard Business Review logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_032358.jpg?itok=cHztGP4H)>

Excerpt from the [Harvard Business Review](https://hbr.org/2016/05/when-to-trust-robots-with-decisions-and-when-not-to) -- "I propose a risk-oriented framework for deciding when and how to allocate decision problems between humans and machine-based decision makers. I’ve developed this framework based on the experiences that my collaborators and I have had implementing prediction systems over the last 25 years in domains like finance, healthcare, education, and sports. The framework differentiates problems along two independent dimensions: predictability and cost per error."

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