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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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GMail Morphs Again
Been a user of GMail since our megacompany included it as an option in the very beginning. It has continued to morph in ways that were often disturbing and less...
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Doing Old Things Better Vs. Doing Brand New Things
Old Conundrum .... But I think good to consider the positives and negatives of both independently. 'Doing things' vs investing also quite different, gets youDoing...
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Are We at the Narrow Edge of General AI?
And what is even the definition of 'General AI'? Say a means to repeatedly solve a non trivial problem in a business or scientific domain, with varying data and...
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Wellness Blockchain App from GE
Seems an unusual thing coming from GE, but nice idea ... here well described in SiliconAngle. Will follow.GE launches blockchain-based ‘Wellness Trace’ app toGeneral...
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Huawei's Wearable Smart Glasses
A look at another set of Smartglasses. Good in depth piece. As it says this is a difficult product to make well, especially as a general solution to effective...
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Google Backs from VR Expeditions
Perhaps a bit surprising that Google would move from VR experiences. Does this mean that they are no long exploring advanced VR? Lately have used a numberGoogle...
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Covid Executive War Game
How accurate, complete? Unclear, but it is useful to see a number of the components involved in a game of corporate management. Interesting too is the Unilever...
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Microsoft Warns about Dangers of MFA on Phones
This was mentioned in a recent conversation about mlti factor authentication (MFA). Especially using your phone as a means of MFA. Good warning. Includes links...
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Consumer Excitement for New Tech in Pandemic?
Posted earlier in the year. Is this excitement lasting?Study Shows Consumer Excitement For Drones, Self-Driving Vehicles Has Grown Amid Pandemic By TWICEU.S...
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Considering the Graph Database
A useful challenge, in general graphic databases are more indicative of what they show. But they also introduce levels of complexity that has to be understood...
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AI and Generative Design
Nice piece, an excerpt of article and at the bottom a pointer to a NASA example of its use. AI, Architecture, and Generative DesignAlgorithmic Brainstorming for...
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NHS Signs Up for Tim Berners-Lee Pilot to Reinvent Web
Becoming necessary, if only for security, But the design needs to be carefully done to ensure freedom of speech.NHS Signs Up for Tim Berners-Lee Pilot to Reinvent...
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Volcanic Eruption Detection
I like the interaction between drones, sensors, AI and predictive analytics, so although this example is fairly esoteric, there are probably things to learn from...
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New Dash Replenishment Shelf
Alas the Amazon DASH replenishment Button, which we tested for a few years in stores and at homes is gone. We were much into 'ease-of' and automatic replenishment...
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Alexa Guesses Intent, Latent Goals
Quite interesting, but this depends on the results. Admirable idea. Based on what I read it seems this will at least somewhat depend on suggesting existing...
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Holographic Video Display for Mobile Phones
New directions for display on mobile phone, multi dimensional? Implications for typical phone tasks? Advanced marketing?Sounds impressive.Thin Holographic Video...
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Quantum Networks
Technical, hardware.Building a Quantum Network, One Node at a TimeUniversity of Rochester NewsCenter By Bob MarcotteA nanoscale quantum node fabricated from magnetic...
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Causality is Important for Machine Learning
Have always thought causal thinking and learning was a major consideration for the future of AI in general. Here a step in the right direction. But overall its...
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Wolfram and Etherium
Saw this late, but interesting.Investigating the Ethereum Gold-Bug and Blockchain in the Wolfram LanguageWolfram Blog by Christian Pasquel Blockchain was integrated...
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