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On the SAS and Microsoft Partnership
From The Eponymous Pickle

On the SAS and Microsoft Partnership

They write:One year in: Six reasons you should pay attention to the SAS and Microsoft partnership  by NICK JOHNSONJust over a year ago, SAS and Microsoft announced...

MUM,a new way to search online.
From The Eponymous Pickle

MUM,a new way to search online.

Is MUM just like a conversation online?   Most interesting/ Just recently noticed the amound of searching I had to do just to get some simple background info.This...

Exploratory Data Analyses
From The Eponymous Pickle

Exploratory Data Analyses

 Am a big proponent of exploratory data analysis, and making it initially as simple, visual and goal oriented as possible.   Here a piece from KDNuggets that shows...

AI Learns by Doing More with Less
From The Eponymous Pickle

AI Learns by Doing More with Less

Interesting thoughts on the efficiency of natural and current AI systems. Biomimicry possibilities for future intelligences? AI Learns by Doing More with Less Washington...

Can a Robot Understand a Hug?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Can a Robot Understand a Hug?

Connecting touch and sight sensory interactions. Robot Can Understand What a Hug Is  By New Scientist, February 9, 2021A prototype soft robot with nylon skin developed...

Towards an Internet of Materials
From The Eponymous Pickle

Towards an Internet of Materials

 Below just the introduction.   A realm of materials than can be manufactured, sense, interact and even compute.  And combine to become an Internet of Materials...

Bonding Remotely With New Hires
From The Eponymous Pickle

Bonding Remotely With New Hires

 Some good thoughts  here.Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely  in HBRWK  by Iavor I. Bojinov and Prithwiraj Choudhury shows how "virtual watercooler"...

Sweden Silicon Valley of Europe
From The Eponymous Pickle

Sweden Silicon Valley of Europe

 Was our impression too, based on presentations during visits in the 90s.How Sweden Became the Silicon Valley of EuropeReuters, Colm Fulton; Supantha Mukherjee,...

Communities and Trust in Pandemic Context
From The Eponymous Pickle

Communities and Trust in Pandemic Context

 Interesting research here out of Kellogg Northwestern.  In the process of reading. Trust Usually Helps Communities Thrive. During a Pandemic, Not So Much.Places...

Fraunhofer Magazine
From The Eponymous Pickle

Fraunhofer Magazine

 Fraunhofer Magazine, brought to my attention.  The magazine for people shaping the future.  Often quoted here.  Free and in English.    

AI Writes Spear Fishing for Scale.
From The Eponymous Pickle

AI Writes Spear Fishing for Scale.

 Just received such an attempt.   Was detailed, but it did not take much thought to realize it was fishing.  Reported it to Google. In anyone's experience do they...

Swimming Robotic Locomotion
From The Eponymous Pickle

Swimming Robotic Locomotion

Have seen a few swimming robot examples, now a deeper take via EPFL.Swimming robot gives fresh insight into locomotion and neuroscience  by Ecole PolytechniqueThanks...

Reading Emotions in Obscured Faces
From The Eponymous Pickle

Reading Emotions in Obscured Faces

Something we have all noticed in the pandemicACM NEWSHumans and Algorithms Struggle to Read Emotions When Faces Are ObscuredBy The ConversationA recent study shows...

CACM Looks at the Future of Supply Chain
From The Eponymous Pickle

CACM Looks at the Future of Supply Chain

Very good non tehnical overview piece in the current CACM: The Future of Supply Chains  By Paul MarksCommunications of the ACM, July 2021, Vol. 64 No. 7, Pages10...

Brain Connectivity Can Build Better AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

Brain Connectivity Can Build Better AI

Fascinating points. Brain Connectivity Can Build Better AI   By McGill University, August 12, 2021A new study shows that artificial intelligence (AI) networks based...

Aeva and Nikon 4D LiDar to Industrial Automation and Metrology
From The Eponymous Pickle

Aeva and Nikon 4D LiDar to Industrial Automation and Metrology

Continuing to look at other LiDAR uses.Aeva and Nikon to Bring 4D LiDAR to Industrial Automation and Metrology MarketsLeveraging Nikon’s market position in laser...

Dealing with Autism's  Difficulty with Facial Expression
From The Eponymous Pickle

Dealing with Autism's Difficulty with Facial Expression

 Analysis of pattern ACM TECHNEWSNeural Network Model Unravels People with Autism's Difficulty with Facial Expressions By News-Medical.net, August 11, 2021Researchers...

Norwegian Robot Talking Boxes for Hospital Child Interaction
From The Eponymous Pickle

Norwegian Robot Talking Boxes for Hospital Child Interaction

 Assistants in hospitals by using moving robotics.  Saw something similar with eldercare in Japan.Talking Robot Boxes at Norwegian Hospital a Hit with Sick Kids...

Columbus Ohio as a Smart City
From The Eponymous Pickle

Columbus Ohio as a Smart City

 Recall the anncement and  labeling, but not very much during the effort.   Looking for final report.   Learnings and more. Experiences in Smart City Challenges...

VA Connection
From The Eponymous Pickle

VA Connection

Did some initial consultation with the VA, seems to be having some problems.Hidden Costs, Flawed Training Plague the V.A.'s Huge Software UpgradeBy The New York...
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