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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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Bold Bridge Advisors
New Affiliation: Bold Bridge AdvisorsBold Bridge Advisors Values:1. Clarify WHY, WHO, SO WHAT, before technology and solutions are defined.2. Seek and speak truth...
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IBM Develops Could Services for Quantum Computers
More on the use and interaction of quantum computing with current needs, like secure cryptography. Is likely to increasingly become an important issue. Note the...
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Battery-Free Sensors Underwater with Piezoelectricity
Another example of new ways to add power sources. I recall piezoelectric methods being suggested as gained from customers walking across a floor. HarvestingA...
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Russian Fedor Robot Assistant in the ISS
Much in the press this week. Looks to be of real value based on the description. Unclear here if this is voice driven and other specifics. Note it is communicating...
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Alexa with Skill Flow Creation. And Beyond?
Alexa Dev announces a way to create skill flow for games, stories. When I saw this I thought, could this also be used to develop skills based on business process...
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An Analysis of IOTA
Mentioned I was looking at the blockchain IOTA sometime back, was just pointed to this analysis that I had missed: Has pointers to much more:Analysis of IOTA ...
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Visions of the Future, Then and Now
Quite a considerable look at how future has been predicted, why were they so accurate? what sources can we look at today? As a futurist myself, always seeking...
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Blockchain for Hotel Commissions
Another indication of IBM working strongly in this space. Had not heard this particular kind of application before. And also new to the hospitality space.Travelport...
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Ultimate ID: Facial Recognition?
Where you would expect it, but the results are still less than perfect. And where it is mostly likely to be spoofed for direct fraud. Facial Recognition Making...
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Good Data Science Examples
A number of good inspirational examples. Needs more tech details, but still useful.Remarkable Applications of Data SciencePosted by Sudhanshu Ahuja in DSCWe are...
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Webinar: Driving Business Outcomes with AI
Leaders in the area of machine learning and AI talk goals and workflow:On-Demand WebinarEnterprises understand that driving business outcomes with machine learning...
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What will Quantum Computing Mean?
A largely non-technical view of what Quantum Computing will mean. Our own minor investigations looked at how very complex combinatorial problems (problems with...
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Contract Languages of Distributed Ledgers
Quite worthwhile piece in the 'smart contract' blockchain space, in Financial industry, examining:In ACM Queue: Databases Download PDF version of this article...
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Google Building more Private Web: Privacy Sandbox
Google talks about its approaches to a more private, yet financially sustainable Web.Building a more private web By Justin Schuh Director, Chrome Engineering...
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Shape of Data Implies its Uses
Recall hearing about this approach in training we took. Making it easier to connect key data to analytics. Shape constraint languages.Graph Database ‘Shapes...
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Crowd Sources Autonomous Vehicle Training
From Ideaconnection, offer of sale or licensing of a US patent:Crowd-sourced Autonomous Vehicle TrainingDefinitions: When driving, human drivers encounter non-events...
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GeoThermal Batteries
Never hear of this specifically, but makes sense.A Novel Thermal Battery Promises Green Power Around the ClockJapanese scientists have developed a thermal battery...
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Epistemic (How we gain secure and manage) Knowledge
Also fundamental. Really how we manage knowledge, which means lots of things including finding, keeping and preparing it for use in context. I would add fear...
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Understand Variance
Yes, variance fundamental, a primary indication of context and causal influences.Do You Understand the Variance In Your Data?Thomas C. Redman in HBRIt is easy enough...
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