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The Helix Organization and Beyond
From The Eponymous Pickle

The Helix Organization and Beyond

The matrix doesn't work well anymore.   So I think there should also be stronger integration to knowledge and decision making.  And linkages to machines and data...

All Electrical Aircraft Delivered
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All Electrical Aircraft Delivered

The problem was recently mentioned here, is it practical to have all-electric commercial scale aircraft?  Here a first test underway:NASA takes delivery of first...

How do Machines Learn?
From The Eponymous Pickle

How do Machines Learn?

Completely non technical description, a simple place to start from.   Though here I add its not only how do we teach machines, but also how do they apply that teaching...

Artificial Skin and Augmented Reality
From The Eponymous Pickle

Artificial Skin and Augmented Reality

Links between skin and augmented reality of interestArtificial Skin Could Help Rehabilitation, Enhance Virtual RealityEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLaure...

Amazon Alexa Strategy for Voice Retail?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Amazon Alexa Strategy for Voice Retail?

From a retail perspective.   I was struck by the cancellation of the Amazon Dash replenishment idea,  so push button buying did not work, and voice buying alsoWhat...

Adversarial Robustness Toolbox
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Adversarial Robustness Toolbox

The below talk has already occured, the recording and slides will be placed here:  http://cognitive-science.info/community/weekly-update/   (The slides are there...

Social Credits Expand in China
From The Eponymous Pickle

Social Credits Expand in China

Once you have a ledger entry for every citizen, and the socialist government can add or delete credits for your behavior.   Real or Perceived,  Public or private...

Google Redesigns Shopping
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google Redesigns Shopping

Always thought Google had underused its lens to create a context stream within shopping decisions.  Is this finally a step forward?  Here using it for fashion decisions...

Long Term Photovoltaic Sensors Power RFID
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Long Term Photovoltaic Sensors Power RFID

Impressive, if exposed to light, could power RFID chips for years.Photovoltaic-Powered Sensors for the Internet of ThingsMIT NewsRob MathesonMassachusetts Institute...

Mixing Machine Learning and Human Judgement
From The Eponymous Pickle

Mixing Machine Learning and Human Judgement

Ultimately this will be a very important problem.  We worked on many examples where we could create very complex analytics or AI style solutions, but ultimately...

Modeling Chaotic Systems
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Modeling Chaotic Systems

The breadth of modeling capability is always important. Numbers Limit How Accurately Digital Computers Model ChaosUCL NewsResearchers at University College London...

Democratizing Data Science
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Democratizing Data Science

Watched this presentation yesterday. Nicely done, non-technical overview of 'democratizing'.Breaking Analytic Barriers: How To “Democratize” Data Science In Your...

Good Judgment Formalizes Superforecasting
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Good Judgment Formalizes Superforecasting

Been following the idea of 'superforecasting' for some time.   All business is dependent on accurate forecasts.    If they are analytical-numerical or the hunch...

Amazon Go to License to Retailers
From The Eponymous Pickle

Amazon Go to License to Retailers

Makes sense, also allows additional retail experimentation with the idea.Amazon may be about to explore yet another revenue stream, this time using the technology...

UPS Now has the First Drone Airline
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UPS Now has the First Drone Airline

Been following supply chains as supported by drones for some time, this seems to be an evolution.UPS Now Runs the First Official Drone Airline in WiredThe FAA has...

AI Helping Break Silos
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AI Helping Break Silos

https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/how-ai-is-helping-companies-break-silos/How AI Is Helping Companies Break SilosFrontiers September 24, 2019  Reading Time: 4...

Chinese vs English Language Password Security
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Chinese vs English Language Password Security

Fascinating that language could strongly  change the ability to crack passwords.  Note also the Markov solving engine used in the test.How Language Shapes Password...

Examination of Stores of the Future
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Examination of Stores of the Future

Used to be part of a team that ran 'future stores' for P&G and investigate technology enhancements and implications.  We ended up with dozens of stores globally...

D-Wave Still in the Race for Quantum
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D-Wave Still in the Race for Quantum

Have been following D-Wave's work since their inception.     We also worked with Los Alamos in the area of dealing with rare maintenance events.   See tag below...

Facebook Dives into Smart Contracts and Cyber Payment
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Facebook Dives into Smart Contracts and Cyber Payment

Implications, given the number of customers involved could be huge, though stiff regulation is looming.Facebook Makes First Blockchain Acquisition With Chainspace...
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