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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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Splunk and the Data Problem
Had several interactions with Splunk, in the enterprise,liked it for streaming data problems. But I would rather say that every problem has an embedded data problem...
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Researching the Open Office
Good to see actual research being done in the space. Depends much on personal habits and previous experience, have seen it both ways.Why Open Offices Aren’t in...
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Crafting Persuasion
Written by some of my former colleagues, looks to be quite good. There is some useful content at the link, as well as pointers to buying the book. This isHandbook...
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McDonald's Use of Sales AI
Note the use of sensor acquisition to drive sales category with AI methods. Lots of data there, and many different kinds of components. Have always respected...
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Contextual Intelligence: A Next Big Thing
Good overview piece in DSC. I add some of our own experience using AI techniques.We struggled with this a number of times. All assistance exists in some context...
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Smart Carts aiding Self-Checkout
We spent much time examining and testing the idea of a 'smart cart', but none of them ever became commercially viable. See my coverage at the tag. Hand held...
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Drones are Filling the Skies
A broad piece in the WSJ on how major players are examining, testing and using drones. And the methods they are using to make this all work.The Drones Are Coming...
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Standards for Robotics in Retail
An interesting document on standards for robotics in retail:via .... Platt Retail Institute (PRI) is an international consulting and research firm that focusesStandards...
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TODAY: Computer Science and Law
TODAY, of interest:Watch Livestream of ACM Symposium on Computer Science and Lawhttps://computersciencelaw.org/To view image click on Watch a livestream of theClick...
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A Talk on Communal Intelligence
We have not even gotten modeling individual intelligence right yet. And it is that intelligence that has provided so much striking value. So do we want to beCommunal...
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Vehicles Seeing Around Corners
Interesting advances continue in the sensor space. Another example of sensors inferring related information.Helping autonomous vehicles see around cornersBy sensing...
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Contract Management with AI and RPA
Have seen a number of contract management approaches now, from the very simple to the complex. Make sense to start simple and progress based on goals, needs, and...
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Data Management for Data Science
In Kdnuggets a good description and visualization of data management needed for data science.Everything a Data Scientist Should Know About Data ManagementFor full...
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Tiny Drones for Unknown Environments
We explored the approach of using small swarms of drones. In industrial and outdoor forestry and logging spaces.....Swarm of Tiny Drones Explores Unknown Environments...
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Giant Food for Frictionless Checkouts
There has been some suggestion that Amazon is backing off the idea, except in narrow contexts. But recently there has been a newly opened store. Here new word...
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Decade's end: On Future Developments
Gizmodo does a reasonable look at what to expect:The Most Futuristic Developments We Can Expect in the Next 10 YearsBy George Dvorsky in Gizmodo via Walter Riker...
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China Passes Cryptography Law
Broad implications unclear, especially how it might relate to Blockchain or other uses of cryptography that relate to regulatory access. Apparently quotes theChina...
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Decision Trees for Shopping
Perhaps simplistic, but interesting. Even if you have to ultimately complicate such a model, its useful to start with something this simple and see how well it...
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Cross Entropy
What is this? New to me as a term. I record here for my own refernce and pass it out to others. In particular the suggestion here is that classification may...
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