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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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State of Data Onboarding
Newly brought to my attention, surveys and analysis, of data use. FlatfileOur vision could be summed up no better than by the great poet, D.H. Lawrence:For God...
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Updates on Echo Auto
Have been a user of Echo Auto in the car for some time. There were early glitches, but it is working well now. They are just announcing some new capabilities...
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NIST: Quantum Bits Can be Self Correcting?
Could be a really big thing, depending on the context and consequences. Error-Prone Quantum Bits Could Correct Themselves, NIST Physicists ShowNational Institute...
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TaintDroid: Information Flow on Smartphones
Brought to my attention as part of a broader study: TaintDroid: an information-flow tracking system for realtime privacy monitoring on smartphonesAuthors: William...
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Training AI in Four Bits
Its happening now. Consider too that smartphones can be the source of much data that will be used to train such systems.Tiny four-bit computers are now all you...
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Mechanical Turk and AI: Invisible Workers
We used Mechanical Turk for a number of small projects, especially for getting initial data that was reasonable for first order testing. Never for later predictive...
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Predicting Railway Delays
Interesting application. Consider data availability, accuracy and variability of prediction.Predicting British railway delays using artificial intelligence by...
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Google AI Describes AutoML for Time Series
Most our careers in the big enterprise involved working with time series. Sales, Shipments delivered, Advertising Dollars, marketing spends ... forecast plans...
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Softbank Sells Controlling Stake in Boston Dynamics to Hyundai
Interesting development. In TechExplore. Had not recalled their connection with Google.SoftBank sells controlling stake in Boston Dynamics to HyundaiJapan'sBoston...
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On IBM Factsheets
On IBM Factsheets, their overview: https://aifs360.mybluemix.net/introduction Looking more closely.Why IBM’s AI Fact Sheets should be the industry standard ...
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IBM Delivers New AI Capabilities
New developments from IBM, and based on this it seems they are attempting to make AI easier to use and deliver. Notably things like delivering FAQ is the simplest...
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Learning Better with Shape-Shifting
Like the example of modifying objects to address specific elements of training. Unusual application, uses outside of sports?Better Learning with Shape-Shifting...
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Coronavirus Apps Show Promise but Prove a Tough Sell
Good to see an experiment of this type, at very least to see how people react to permitting monitoring , and what it takes for them to trust it and its use. ...
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Updating AI Product Performance
Nicely done piece from NVIDIA Developers.Updating AI Product Performance from Throughput to Time-To-SolutionBy Shar Narasimhan | November 23, 2020 Tags: data center...
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Security Flaws in IOT Devices Wont Get Fixed.
Was pointed out to me early as the classic security problem with edge devices lost in the field, they will never be updated to be secure, and they are attachedCritical...
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Amazon Wants Smart Neighborhoods
Amazon has received much hammering of late on their smart home capabilities. Giving openings to hackers, listening in on private conversations and through itsAmazon...
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Obfuscating the Indistinguishable in Cryptography
Below is something I had heard mentioned before, but was unclear of the implications. Here are a number of statements and article give a good overview. IComputer...
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Signal Encryption Protocol
More attempts to decrease surveillance?Hacker Lexicon: What Is the Signal Encryption Protocol?As the Signal protocol becomes the industry standard, it's worth understanding...
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Deep Learning Quality in Manufacturing?
Interesting thoughts here. Much more at the link. Deep Learning Has Reinvented Quality Control in Manufacturing—but It Hasn’t Gone Far EnoughAI systems that...
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