What is a Model? On Models
Lecture 2: Models and Their Use
Outline
- Defining models
- The span of models
- Models in business
- For next time: Data Types and Chapter 1
Syllabus
Updates: Readings for next week, primers, posted.
Website
Course Tools
- Docs or Word.
- Sheets or Excel.
- NotebookLM.
- Gemini.
What is a Model?
From OED: A representation of structure, and related senses.
The span of models
Models are everywhere and in use in virtually all academic disciplines.
Writeups.
- Formatting a Gemini Response.
- Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT, GrokAI.
Models in business
Models span the business disciplines.
AI Models are Models
They are models of text – the way we communicate.
Website References
One Model: Gemini for Data Analysis
The world is changing fast. This was a homework assignment just a few years ago.