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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 …
From The Eponymous Pickle
Defining Datability
A term new to me: " ... Datability is the synthesis of big data and security, accountability and reliability. ... " And it is the focus topic of CeBIT 2014 (in...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
White House Seeking Input For Its Big Data Review
Following on the announcement in January that the White House would be reviewing Big Data and its influence on privacy and the economy, the Office of Science and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Don't Bury Business Rules Management
Back in 2012 I wrote a post on Business Rules Management. This is related to work we had done with expert systems in the enterprise. Based on conversations...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Watch Talk – Increasing Trust in the E-Health Environment: Privacy Mechanisms and Policy Problems
On March 20 at noon EST, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will host it’s next Washington Area Trustworthy Computing Hour (WATCH) talk. Maya Bernstein, from...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Risk Appetites and Management
A interesting item found lately. Currently working on a project that deals with risk portfolio in compliance related strategies. Knowledge@Wharton discusses related...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Our Two FDG Papers On Games and Stories Are Now Online
Our two papers accepted to Foundations of Digital Games 2014 have been edited, improved, and uploaded. I'd love to hear your thoughts on them.A Framework for Coherent...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Big Surveillance Data
In Computing Now. Looked at several examples of how to use security camera input for other purposes.Surveillance Video: The Biggest Big Data"Big data continues...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Resources for Learning Sorts
Sometimes one just doesn’t know what blog posts are going to take off. Last month I wrote a post called Sorting Isn’t Always Simple. It’s been by far the most read...
From Putting People First
A UX view of the future of mobile networks and systems
The latest post of the User Experience Lab at Ericsson Research presents a UX view of the future of mobile networks and systems. “The “Remote Control over Mobile...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Grant Proposal Time and the Unexpected Benefits of CSTA Chapters
It is that time of year again. All across the country computer science faculty members are preparing to submit their grant proposals. This means that they are also...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Amazon and Books
Is Amazon good for Books? In the New Yorker. " ... In the era of the Kindle, a book costs the same price as a sandwich. Dennis Johnson, an independent publisher...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Collaboration Between CPG and Retail
Some fairy obvious observations, but still an interesting set of thoughts on the idea. Via Kalypso.What Is Collaborative Innovation?" ... Today’s industry leaders...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Future of Data Warehouses in Era of Big Data
A dated post, but of interest. If you read the Big Data literature, there is belief that predefined structure becomes less important in the future. " ......
From The Eponymous Pickle
Managing the Analytical Lifecycle
More from the machine learning meetings at UC a few weeks ago. SAS went over some interesting case studies I am now examining: Managing the Analytical Life Cycle...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CISE AD Issues Letter to Community on FY 15 Budget Rollout
NSF/CISE Assistant Director Farnam Jahanian has issued the following letter to the community describing yesterday’s FY 2015 budget rollout: Dear Computer and Information...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Watson compared to Wolfram Alpha
Brought to my attention. A relatively old blog post comparing the operation of IBM's Watson and Wolfram Alpha for expert systems applications. Nicely portrayed...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Is AI Changing Business?
A piece in Smart Data Collective, makes some useful points. I think it is no longer a question. I was actively involved the last time we rode the AI hype inThis...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Disney People Tracking
Have followed this since a visit to Labs a number of years ago. Tests have been underway since then, but now they appear to be pushing it ahead more generally....
From Writing
The Ultimate Guide to Getting Started with the Play Framework
Are you trying to get started with the Play Framework? Struggling to wrap your head around Futures, SBT, Scala, Functional Programming, or Iteratees? Then you've...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM