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Hand-coded rules won’t scale.
From The Noisy Channel

Hand-coded rules won’t scale.

But a bit of QA would go a long way. And we should all know better than to set an unsupervised bot free on Twitter.Continue reading on Medium »

Our AI Children Need Supervision
From The Noisy Channel

Our AI Children Need Supervision

Reading about Microsoft’s misadventures with it’s “Tay” chatbot, I immediately remembered a similar incident several years ago.Continue reading on Medium »

Technology Can Help Us Collaborate
From The Noisy Channel

Technology Can Help Us Collaborate

In my previous post, I argued that collaboration isn’t purely — or even primarily — a technical challenge.Continue reading on Medium »

Collaboration isn’t a Technology Problem
From The Noisy Channel

Collaboration isn’t a Technology Problem

Collaboration is hard. Technology can improve how we collaborate, but effective collaboration isn’t purely — or even primarily—a technical…Continue reading...

I agree with the widely expressed concern that the ubiquity of AIs gendered as female is…
From The Noisy Channel

I agree with the widely expressed concern that the ubiquity of AIs gendered as female is…

That said, I understand the desire to humanize AIs, and gender is part of what makes us human. I just wish we could approach humanization…Continue reading on Medium...

I agree that the last thing we need in the tech industry is a reinforcement of gender stereotypes.
From The Noisy Channel

I agree that the last thing we need in the tech industry is a reinforcement of gender stereotypes.

But to answer your question, yes, the AIs to create the calendar invitations. And I wouldn’t even have seen most of the conversation had I…Continue reading on Medium...

I don’t know for sure, but I suspect that Clara knows that Sightglass Coffee is Jason’s default…
From The Noisy Channel

I don’t know for sure, but I suspect that Clara knows that Sightglass Coffee is Jason’s default…

coffee spot for meetings, since that’s how x.ai works. Also, Jason did specify the Mission as a location in the initial email to Clara.Continue reading on Medium...

I don’t know much about Clara, but I’m quite sure x.ai
From The Noisy Channel

I don’t know much about Clara, but I’m quite sure x.ai

is not. My understanding is that humans only intervene when the AI’s confidence level falls below a certain threshold.Continue reading on Medium »

"A Conversation Between Two AIs" in ART + marketing
From The Noisy Channel

"A Conversation Between Two AIs" in ART + marketing

The other day, I was introduced to Jason at Clara Labs, a startup whose product is an AI personal assistant to schedule meetings. As it so…Continue reading on Medium...

The Noisy Channel Has Moved To LinkedIn
From The Noisy Channel

The Noisy Channel Has Moved To LinkedIn

If you’re reading this, then you’re probably interested in my current writing. You can find my latest posts on my LinkedIn author page.

Onward, Upward, and [In]ward
From The Noisy Channel

Onward, Upward, and [In]ward

It’s that time — the end of another great year. It’s been a phenomenal year for LinkedIn, for my amazing team of data scientists, and for me personally. The end...

Lily 5.0, LinkedIn 2.0
From The Noisy Channel

Lily 5.0, LinkedIn 2.0

            What a wonderful week! On Tuesday, my daughter Lily turned 5. We celebrated by taking her out to her first karaoke night, where she had a blast — as...

Continuing to Post on LinkedIn
From The Noisy Channel

Continuing to Post on LinkedIn

I just posted another pair of articles on LinkedIn: Understanding Relevance Relevance is Complicated I’ll continue to use The Noisy Channel as a personal blog,...

Follow Me on LinkedIn!
From The Noisy Channel

Follow Me on LinkedIn!

I’ve recently started posting on LinkedIn as part of LinkedIn’s thought leadership program. My first two posts as an “influencer” are a bit meta: Influence and...

CIKM 2012: Notes from a Conference in Paradise
From The Noisy Channel

CIKM 2012: Notes from a Conference in Paradise

The moment I learned that CIKM 2012 would be held in Maui, I knew I had to be there. Having co-organized the CIKM 2011 industry event, I had enough karma to be...

Data By The People, For The People
From The Noisy Channel

Data By The People, For The People

I was fortunate this year not only to be able to attend the 21st ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM 2012) in Maui, but also...

LinkedIn at CIKM 2012
From The Noisy Channel

LinkedIn at CIKM 2012

Last year, I had the pleasure of co-organizing the CIKM 2011 Industry Event in Glasgow. This year, I’m honored to be part of the CIKM 2012 Industry Event program...

HCIR 2012: A Personal Report
From The Noisy Channel

HCIR 2012: A Personal Report

Human-computer information retrieval (HCIR) is the study of information retrieval techniques that integrate human intelligence and algorithmic search to help people...

Office Hours at Cambridge Brewing Company
From The Noisy Channel

Office Hours at Cambridge Brewing Company

I’ll be in Cambridge, MA this Thursday and Friday for the Sixth Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction and Information Retrieval (HCIR 2012). Hope to see many...

HCIR 2012 Symposium: Oct 4-5 in Cambridge, MA
From The Noisy Channel

HCIR 2012 Symposium: Oct 4-5 in Cambridge, MA

It’s the event you’ve been waiting for: the Sixth Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction and Information Retrieval! HCIR 2012 will take place October 4th and 5th...
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