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Use 2-Factor Authentication for Home
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Use 2-Factor Authentication for Home

Am a big proponent of 2 Factor Authentication, should be in general useProtect your Ring camera from hackers by setting up two-factor authenticationA rash of takeovers...

EU Data Transfers Approved
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EU Data Transfers Approved

Appears to be a fundamental result.   Likely much more in the details.Facebook Wins Landmark Case as EU Finds Data Transfers LegalThe Telegraph (U.K.)By Hasan Chowdhury...

Azure Kinect DK for AI Sensors
From The Eponymous Pickle

Azure Kinect DK for AI Sensors

Microsoft continues to expand from the developer direction.   Like I have said before was impressed by their capabilities for delivering in Azure from the basic...

AI as Creative Partner
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AI as Creative Partner

Another good thought, but still hard to do well. And how?    Should such a system generate and test possible new ideas?    Then we need to carefully test what a...

Statistical vs Mathematical Modeling
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Statistical vs Mathematical Modeling

Interesting comments,  having been involved in 'mathematical modeling' for a long time ...  it, like statistics has to be evaluated with terms like significance...

Managing Data with Brexit
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Managing Data with Brexit

Useful thoughts, How will the flow of data change in new regulatory environments.How to Manage Your Data When Expecting BrexitBy Ralph O'Brien in DatanamiThe implications...

Causal Theory Of Views
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Causal Theory Of Views

Good piece.    It is all ultimately about context, in the sense of location, events, agents, results ... connects to the rest of the world.   It drives things like...

IKEA  Previews its Smart Home Experience
From The Eponymous Pickle

IKEA Previews its Smart Home Experience

Good overview here.  Unclear if they will be able to establish the needed infrastructure that consumers need to make this happen.   TheVerge make a good point that...

Emergent AI by Minimizing Chaos
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Emergent AI by Minimizing Chaos

Article is ultimately quite technical, but the basic proposal is interesting.   A way to predict, measure, drive particular goals that lead to behaviors?    Intriguing...

An AI Transparency Risk Paradox
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An AI Transparency Risk Paradox

Risk is not thought of formally enough.   And the point made in the article points out that to do current AI med\methods you need more data, but more data creates...

Wal-Mart's Digital Brand Strategy Sputter
From The Eponymous Pickle

Wal-Mart's Digital Brand Strategy Sputter

Not sure it did, but some rethinking seems to be at hand.   Even now I think of it as a company seeking a more affluent and tech savvy base.   Seems like a good...

Delivering Butter, Autonomously
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Delivering Butter, Autonomously

Had no 'disengagements' that required the self-driving system needed to be interrupted.A Self-Driving Truck Delivered Butter from California to Pennsylvania inThe...

Amazon, Apple, Google work with Zigbee Alliance
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Amazon, Apple, Google work with Zigbee Alliance

Had not heard of this particular alliance, would seem there is still considerable competition regarding ecosystems.Amazon, Apple and Google join in smart home alliance...

Difference Between Human Perception and Neural Nets
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Difference Between Human Perception and Neural Nets

A long time question,  these are 'artificial' neural nets. They are only very, very crudely modeled after the networks in our brain.     We had this explained to...

Never Pay, Says Microsoft
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Never Pay, Says Microsoft

Of course it does depend on the context, especially now that we are seeing new kinds of threats, like the release rather than freezing of data.Microsoft: We never...

Building Quantum-Proof Encryption
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Building Quantum-Proof Encryption

Its been suggested that current encryption techniques will be cracked by quantum methods.  And perhaps cybercurrency/blockchain tech, also based on current encryption...

Mitre's Framework for Discovering Cyberattack
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Mitre's Framework for Discovering Cyberattack

Was passed this.  We worked with Mitre for Defense applications.  Seeing more examples of forward facing means of addressing threats.MITRE ATT&CK FRAMEWORK FORCybersecurity...

Finland's Elements of AI Course
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Finland's Elements of AI Course

Finland/University of Helsinki Makes their online AI course open and free to all.Elements of AIGood News! The Elements of AI course will soon be available in all...

Articles about Bayesian Methods and Networks
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Articles about Bayesian Methods and Networks

Just had a chance to reference this resource in DSC, good intro with a mix of technical and general introduction.15 Great Articles about Bayesian Methods and Networks...

Analytics, meet the Cardboard Box
From The Eponymous Pickle

Analytics, meet the Cardboard Box

Here is an forgotten piece of the supply chain.  I removed a dozen or of these ancient ideas off the front porch already this holiday season.   So how do we address...
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