SAS Blogs https://blogs.sas.com/content/ Connecting you to people, products & ideas from SAS Tue, 12 May 2026 14:22:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6 Why tax agencies are embracing hybrid AI and generative AI https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/2026/05/12/tax-agency-generative-ai-hybrid/ Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:52 +0000 http://2.78333 Tax return registrations and filings continue to rise and fraud schemes are becoming more automated and sophisticated. At the same time, public expectations for fast, digital service are higher than ever. The intensity is real and the data tells a sobering story. In the United States alone, the Internal Revenue [...]

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]]> Compute multivariate normal orthant probabilities https://blogs.sas.com/content/iml/2026/05/11/mvn-orthant-probability.html Mon, 11 May 2026 09:24:15 +0000 http://22.58590 In general, it is very difficult to compute a probability for a multivariate continuous distribution. For all continuous distributions, the probability requires solving a complicated multiple integral. For example, the probability for a bivariate normal distribution requires integrating the bivariate normal density over a two-dimensional (2-D) area. The probability for [...]

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]]> Designing for society: NC State students reimagine the role of AI https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/2026/05/08/designing-for-society-nc-state-students-reimagine-the-role-of-ai/ Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:18 +0000 http://2.78300 For the past 13 years, NC State College of Design students have been tasked with exploring how technology and design can help tackle society’s biggest challenges. This year, students were asked to reconsider the role design plays in society. Rather than developing a traditional B2B interface, they explored how design, [...]

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]]> Fraud at scale: Trends the public sector cannot ignore https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/2026/05/07/fraud-public-sector-trends/ Thu, 07 May 2026 08:00:57 +0000 http://2.78276 Fraud targeting public sector programs has entered a new phase. Sophisticated fraudsters, armed with AI, are depleting public sector budgets and damaging trust in government – and that’s a reality governments must face. What was once largely opportunistic and fragmented has become organized, industrialized and increasingly cross-border. Fraudsters no longer [...]

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]]> From predicting risk to changing behavior: Rethinking medication adherence with agentic AI https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/2026/05/06/from-predicting-risk-to-changing-behavior-rethinking-medication-adherence-with-agentic-ai/ Wed, 06 May 2026 10:00:22 +0000 http://2.78186 Medication non‑adherence remains one of health care’s most persistent and expensive challenges. Across chronic conditions, only about half of patients take medications as prescribed, even when effective treatments are available. The consequences are significant: disease progression, avoidable hospitalizations, increased mortality, and hundreds of billions of dollars in preventable health care [...]

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]]> Working with Microsoft 365 Sensitivity Labels from SAS programs https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/2026/05/05/sensitivity-labels-sas/ Tue, 05 May 2026 15:07:54 +0000 http://23.8259 How to detect and respect Sensitivity Labels when working with SAS and Microsoft 365 content.

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]]> Your AI agent found the issue. Now what? https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/2026/05/05/your-ai-agent-found-the-issue-now-what/ Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:36 +0000 http://2.78228 If you’ve been experimenting with tools inside ChatGPT or Claude, you’ve probably seen how quickly an AI agent can surface useful information. It can pull data, summarize what’s happening and point you in the right direction. That part works. Where things still break down is what happens next. You find [...]

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]]> How to develop accurate demand forecasts in a volatile market https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/2026/05/04/how-to-develop-accurate-demand-forecasts-in-a-volatile-market/ Mon, 04 May 2026 15:42:38 +0000 http://2.78231 Pandemics. Wars. Energy crises. Unprecedented circumstances can make it hard to build accurate forecasts, especially when forecasts are based on historical data alone, explains Josh Ackerman, a Data Scientist Manager at DOW. “It’s hard to make strategic decisions when you can’t predict the future from the past,” says Ackerman. Leaders [...]

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]]> On standardizing multivariate normal probabilities https://blogs.sas.com/content/iml/2026/05/04/standardize-mvn-probabilities.html Mon, 04 May 2026 09:24:47 +0000 http://22.58605 A course in elementary statistics always introduces the "Z-score." A Z-score is the result of standardizing a normally distributed random variable. By subtracting the distribution's mean and dividing by its standard deviation, you transform a general normal random variable into a standardized variable that has zero mean and unit standard [...]

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]]> Less spiraling, more possibility: Mel Robbins at SAS Innovate 2026 https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/2026/05/01/less-spiraling-more-possibility-mel-robbins-at-sas-innovate-2026/ Fri, 01 May 2026 09:00:06 +0000 http://2.78117 At SAS Innovate 2026, best-selling author and podcaster Mel Robbins joined CMO Jenn Chase on the main stage for a candid, energizing conversation about change – why it’s so hard, why it feels relentless right now and how we can show up more effectively as leaders, teammates and humans. From [...]

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