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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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Americans Knowledge of Computer Tech
Interesting results. Some odd questions. Could have had more and broader questions. Indicates the challenges for things like understanding topics like privacy...
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Logs are Live and Thriving
A fairly obvious point. Via O'Reilly. But it is precisely these logs initially established for simple statistical, fairly linear tracking, validating the operation...
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Open Data vs Public Data
Short piece in DSC. Useful for my current work. Not sure if the definition is always applied this way, so you have to cautious in using the tag as others apply...
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Learning, Reliability in Complex Systems
Useful piece in Infoq .... learning is hard because we need to continually put it into context for ourselves, goals. Plus the ultimate implications of reliability...
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NELL and Machine Learning
In a re-examination of 'machine learning', the broader definition that includes but is not restricted to deep learning. I recalled our look the CMU effort called...
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SAP Rolls Towards Cloud Data Intelligence
Our enterprise was and is an SAP user, we worked with them primarily on optimization analytics applications.HANA in the Cloud by Christmas, SAP Says, Alex Woodie...
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Wal-Mart Asks for Home Access for Delivery
Another case, like the one with Amazon of allowing delivery personnel a means to enter the smart home for delivery. Amazon Key. No idea of how that is working...
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Google Daydream VR
Somewhat of a surprise given how Google is so emerging tech. But more of a confirmation of a very niche market? Not enough consumer uptake. We saw an early...
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Facebook AI Releases Searchable Code Snippets
Seems a useful thing, what Facebook has put on the web to support AI efforts is impressive. See more at the Facebook.ai site. Also note the claimed validation...
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Ticketing with a Blockchain
Interesting example of a kind of smart contract embedded in the blockchain to enforce agreements regards how tickets can be used. So this means when a ticket...
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Your Smart TV is (and has been) Watching You
Almost obvious, its one reason that smart TVs are relatively cheap. My TV seems to do an update every time I switch services. A massive download? After 1 AM...
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IoT and Fintech
FinTech probably not an area you would first think of IOT, but this non technical piece outlines some useful thoughts in the space.How IoT Changes Banks and FinTech...
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Proposed Model for Machine Learning
Intriguing. Thinking this, its kind of like derived information transfer to some structured system. Like a brain or a machine? And then transferring that knowledge...
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Game Theory and Autonomous Cars
How do we construct models about elements of autonomy and how they interact our own behavior?Game Theory and AI Systems: Use Case For Autonomous Cars By Dr. Lance...
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US Regulators Look at Data as an Asset
Several projects examined data as an asset, had been looking at how data's value would be treated in regulation. And likelihood of the nature of future regulation...
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Information Entropy and Data
With a background in physics this is a great topic. It links the universe to information technologies in interesting ways. Even includes a hint at the nature ...
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Designing Smart Home Products
A long time thought of mine, when I saw Worlds Fair displays of the future, when running an innovation center, what smart home products will be used?Designing Smart...
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Blogging Notes
Quotes in this blog are in italics or quote marks. Non italics were written by me. If you want to unquote something let me know. Links will sometimes not work...
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Public Interest Technology
Of interest, this site and resource is new to me, now following, join in. All tech is of public interest, but now it is evolving much faster, and getting involved...
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