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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
Better Blogger Experience?
Blogger has been here since 1999, this blog started using it shortly after that date. It was created from an initially internal corporate blog designed to introduce...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Attorneys Embracing Analytics
A fairly short descriptive piece. Were involved with several examples of analytics/statistics before judges. Depends much upon the kind of legal proceedingMore...
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Army and Swarming Drones
Expect the use of multiple drones that work together to achieve results to comtine to increase. And Military is an obvious application. Note the use of (HRL)...
From The Eponymous Pickle
BlackHat Conference Presentations
Recent research work for me has led more deeply into security systems. The recently complete BlackHat conference, like most, has gone virtual. It is a place...
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Can AI Sniff the Roses, Predict the Smell?
Spent some time in examining artificial olfaction for the coffee business. Here we are looking at predicting what something smells or tastes like. The general...
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Optimization Assisting the User of Large Databases
Using tools like machine learning to adapt how we do complex operations, like analyzing increasingly large databases for complex uses. Here work at MIT in this...
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Some Hospitals Tracking Covid-19 by Adding Sensors to Employees' Badges
Makes sense to add sensors to track internal status of employees. Could likely be linked to networks of contacts outside the hospital.Some Hospitals Tracking Covid...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Picking Locks from Audio
That is picking locks of the physical, notched metal kind. Seems a machine learning kind of approach would be possible. Learn from the sounds emitted when opening...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Book Review: Humble Pi
Recently, I asked my Facebook friends for recommendations for non-fiction books that would not get me depressed. Several people recommended Humble Pi: When Math...
From The Eponymous Pickle
GigaOM re File Storage to Scale
A project led me to this, saving it for later use. Scaling should always be in your mind for problems. Not that some projects are not one-off for tests, butKey...
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More Satellite Based Broadband Tests
Further competition in Sat based broadband, here from SpaceX Starlink. Early data speeds from Beta tests.SpaceX Starlink speeds revealed as beta users get downloads...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Editing the Squid Genome
Scientists have edited the genome of the Doryteuthis pealeii squid with CRISPR. A first. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Classifying Images with Quantum
Sounds remarkable and instructive about how quantum can be used for some kinds of machine learning approaches.Google researchers use quantum computing to help improve...
From Schneier on Security
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I'm giving a keynote address at the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Law virtual conference on September...
From The Noisy Channel
If the results for two queries expressing the same intent are similar, then they should map to…
If the results for two queries expressing the same intent are similar, then they should map to similar vectors. If not, then it’s more complicated. You might still...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Kroger Tests and Provides Clinics
Widening services that traditional grocery provides,Kroger unveils COVIDCare Plus coronavirus test program for employersKroger Health solution includes home testing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Autonomous Cars and Railroad Crossings
Much of my extended family has worked for the railroads in the US and Europe. So the form of transport has always interested me. How do autonomous vehiclesHow...
From Schneier on Security
Drovorub Malware
The NSA and FBI have jointly disclosed Drovorub, a Russian malware suite that targets Linux. Detailed advisory. Fact sheet. News articles. Reddit thread....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Advancing Remote Work
Microsoft continues advances for remote, multiple person conferencingMicrosoft's plan to make video calls less miserableIna Fried, author of Loginscreenshot from...
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