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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Jacquard Loom
Well I don't agree with the premise, it did not rival the brain. But the Jacquard loom did make us think about automating and 'programming' difficult process.In...
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Alexa Skills for Small Business
Instructive list that I have been waiting for. How can we get practical with voice skill assistants? Examining.23 Must-Have Alexa Skills for Your Small Business...
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Taxing Robots at Human Rates
In an interview with Bill Gates, the suggestion that robots that take human jobs should pay taxes:“Right now, the human worker who does, say, $50,000 worth of work...
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Kroger Merges in-store, Online Shopping
From FMI Smartech: Kroger turns to Tech to merge in-store, online shoppingKroger strives to create an in-store shopping experience that is similar to online shopping...
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Google and Apple to rule Augmented Reality
Don't see this as the case as yet, the Microsoft Hololens applications I have seen are impressiveWhy Google and Apple will rule mixed reality Sorry, Microsoft...
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Managing Remote Teams
What we have learned about managing remote teams, have now been involved in many such efforts, in companies, large and small, in the HBR: What 20 Years as a Remote...
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On Loyalty Miles
Looking at loyalty points, customer miles as a liability. In CustomerThink.
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Executive Overview of AI
A not bad, non technical overview of AI, provided in Data Science Central. But again, I would like more about linking it to specific business process. Say with...
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Bio Bots
Like the idea of combining biological cells and digital. At a kind of fundamental layer. A synthetic Biology of sorts.Now You Can 'Build Your Own' Bio-BotBy...
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Talk to Your Email With Notion
Started to look at a system called Notion AI that will allow you to listen to your emails on assistant systems. Here is a general description. And the site for...
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On CPG Supersized Deals
Having read about the proposed merger deal between Unilever and Kraft Heinz, and as the owner of CPG options, this article in Strategy-Business was of interest....
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My Friend Cayla Doll Banned
The 'My Friend Cayla' doll was previously mentioned with regard to US COPPA law. Possible implications for other attentive listening assistants? In Engadget...
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Block Chain for Food Safety
In Progressive Grocer: Previously mentioned.PG Web Extra: Walmart Adopts Blockchain TechnologyMega-retailer aims to improve fresh food safety, security By Jenny...
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Snapshots of Digital Transformation
Instructive. In McKinsey: Three snapshots of digital transformationFinancial services, food retailing, and pharma are reinventing themselves in different ways....
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Tom Davenport Writings
Had a chat with author Tom Davenport, we have long been in touch in the Analytics and AI spaces. Here is a link to his recent writing.
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Google Home Adds Big Retail Connects
Are the assistant's major goal to directly sell? Or prepare a new kind of channel for sales? How will this evolve? Discussion.Will Costco, Kohl’s, Target...
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An Advisory Hub for Health Care
An idea that we discussed in some detail, regarding advisory systems in health care. Using popular advisory systems? I like very much the idea of leveraging...
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New Fingerprinting Techniques
In CIO Today: " .... The new tech makes it possible to establish a unique online fingerprint based not on browser features but on features of a user's operating...
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Enabling Voice Control in Simple IoT
From MIT News in CACM" ... In anticipation of the age of voice-controlled electronics, MIT researchers have built a low-power chip specialized for automatic speech...
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