Decision Intelligence with Cassie Kozyrkov

In episode 128 of the Weekly Google Cloud Platform Podcast, Mark Mandel and Melanie Warrick host Cassie Kozyrkov to discuss decision intelligence, including its definition, importance, and application, differentiating it from being merely "data-inspired." They explore how behavioral science integrates with data science in decision-making, offering advice for leaders to approach decision-making in a data-driven manner. The conversation covers the roles of machine learning and AI, common mistakes leaders make with AI, and where leaders should start with AI. The hosts also discuss TPUs now being available in beta on cloud machine learning engine, Kubernetes 1.10 being generally available, Ultraman Google Compute Engine machine types now being available, and increased performance while reducing costs with the New App Engine Scheduler. The episode concludes with a discussion on securing Google Cloud Platform accounts using a YubiKey.