Our next guest is Michael Gilliland, Product Marketing Manager at SAS, member of the board of directors of the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) and Associate Editor of Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting.In this episode, Mike tells us how he started his career in forecasting and became a part of the IIF. We also discuss ML/AI methods' role in forecasting and the potential problems and challenges. At the end of this talk, Mike gives several recommendations for must-reads.