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Voice Interoperability Initiative: Combining Assistant Contexts?
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Voice Interoperability Initiative: Combining Assistant Contexts?

Had seen this mentioned before, but had not completely understood its implications.  Considerable piece in Venturebeat.    Overall implications for ultimate intelligence...

AI and Restaurants
From The Eponymous Pickle

AI and Restaurants

Instructive insights about an industry that is now under considerable pressure.  ... AI Issues and Advances in the Restaurant and QSR (Quick Service Restaurant)...

Wolfram Alpha Notebook Turns One: Does Chemistry
From The Eponymous Pickle

Wolfram Alpha Notebook Turns One: Does Chemistry

This remains taking a close look at.   We explored WolframAlpha itself.  What I liked here was its use in specific context, like here: Chemistry.  Does this help...

Robot Dogs Exercise with Troops
From The Eponymous Pickle

Robot Dogs Exercise with Troops

Not unexpected, seems most of the examples shown are remotely controlled via tele operation as opposed  to  autonomous,  but the latter,  especially in supporting...

Secure Quantum Communications
From The Eponymous Pickle

Secure Quantum Communications

Intriguing application of quantum communication.  Reminds me me some papers read in the way back about use of split wavelength data streams.    Worth a look. Secure...

Using a Graph Database
From The Eponymous Pickle

Using a Graph Database

Reasonable argument,but needs more thought for particular context.Developers should consider using graph databases | InfoWorldGraph databases are proven architectures...

Google Expected to See Antitrust
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Google Expected to See Antitrust

Antitrust looms, what will the implications be?  Google does lots of very good work, don't what to see it reduced.  Google Just Got Very Bad News and It Could Change...

Quantum Physics To Protect Data Over Standard Telecom Networks
From The Eponymous Pickle

Quantum Physics To Protect Data Over Standard Telecom Networks

Brought to my attention:Quantum Breakthrough to Protect Data over Standard Telecom NetworksIn an exclusive interview with Fortune,  Quantum Xchange’s CEO John Prisco...

Lidar Becomng a Business
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Lidar Becomng a Business

Advanced sensors growing up and competing, good direction.  We examined this very early on for shelf inventory.Lidar Is Finally Becoming a Real BusinessThe success...

Walmart Rolls + Ads and Marketing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Walmart Rolls + Ads and Marketing

How different will this be in communicating value to the consumer?Walmart Launches Walmart+ Ad CampaignBy Bridget Goldschmidt - 09/10/2020 Still from an ad in Walmart's...

Working with Interactive Articles
From The Eponymous Pickle

Working with Interactive Articles

About Interactive Articles.  We talked this, but never really did it. Articles were always static, and the users of the articles were responsible for working with...

Walmart+ Revealed
From The Eponymous Pickle

Walmart+ Revealed

 https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/7/7/21314767/walmart-plus-grocery-delivery-amazon-prime-membership-loyalty-program-walmartAmazon may have a 15-year head start,...

Beyond Multiple Choice 2020: Assessment
From The Eponymous Pickle

Beyond Multiple Choice 2020: Assessment

Of interest, have two  projects underway that will have key assessment aspects.  Its measurement, the most important aspect of any data.AGENDACALL FOR PRESENTATIONS...

Moving AI to the Edge
From The Eponymous Pickle

Moving AI to the Edge

Nicely put,  mostly non technical overview of what it means to have AI move to the Edge.  Ssing it in places like the Smart Home.  Favorite topic of mine.  Needs...

Computational Models Help Translate Drugs From Animal Studies
From The Eponymous Pickle

Computational Models Help Translate Drugs From Animal Studies

Could be a considerable development.    We need better drug development methods now.  And expect considerable pushback here too.Computational Model Could Improve...

Upcoming Talk:   How Will the AI Genie Behave?
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Upcoming Talk: How Will the AI Genie Behave?

Upcoming sponsored by UC, online talk.You are all cordially invited to the following 29th Arnoff-Schloss lecture, which will be on Zoom on Friday, September 18th...

IFTTT Pro Announced
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IFTTT Pro Announced

Just received today, always liked IFTTT, used it some, the advances look interestingToday we’re launching IFTTT Pro,  https://ifttt.com/pro  a subscription designed...

GPT-3 Generates an Article for the Guardian
From The Eponymous Pickle

GPT-3 Generates an Article for the Guardian

Much broiling about the ability of 'AI' do human kinds of tasks.   OpenAI has made claims for its language generator  GPT-3.   How well does it do?  The Guardian...

Turn Your Echo into a Phone
From The Eponymous Pickle

Turn Your Echo into a Phone

Been placing calls via Alexa for some time, this seems to close the loop.  This seems to open the loop for new kinds of skills that direct, handle, record, manage...

Considering the use of Falsification in Science
From The Eponymous Pickle

Considering the use of Falsification in Science

Here a link to an Opinion piece in the SciAM.   Worth a read along with responses.  Thinking this and its implications broadly for establishment and testing, and...
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