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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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OnTop-Down Testing
Simple but well stated. How do you test? Whats important? Useful tips: See also 'Chaos Engineering', at the tag below, now also in common use.4 keys to a...
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Why Digital Transformations Fail
Currently reading, the author is a former colleague who on top of this problem for the complex enterprise. Advanced methods emerging today, like AI need data,Why...
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Think to Type Getting Closer
Though I remember this was close years ago. Introducing anticipatory completion may help, but also with some of the usual errors. Facebook is inching closer to...
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Amazon Managed Blockchain
Received from AWS: See also FAQ.Amazon Managed BlockchainEasily create and manage scalable blockchain networksAmazon Managed Blockchain is a fully managed service...
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Polly Makes for Better Text to Voice
Just heard a demonstration of Amazon's New Polly voice delivery system. Very much better then the current 'reading' capability. Will be trying it with someAmazon...
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Microsoft Moves to Teams, Drops Skype for Business Online
Have now been using Teams since its inception. Works well for team operations, chats and goal focused collaboration. Skype works but has always been shaky, ...
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Toward a General Theory of Neural Nets
Good thoughtful piece in Quanta Mag. Does not mean we have solved the general problem, nor does it mean we have even successfully used the model of biologicalFoundations...
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Merck Drone Medicine Delivery in Puerto Rico
Drones move forward for advanced delivery tasks in disasters Some intriguing details are included.Merck takes part in test of medicine-delivery drones in Puerto...
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IEEE Guide to Robotics
I note that IEEE has a guide to robotics online. Which shows an number of types of robotic implementations. of which Some of which I had never seen. Not...
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Deciding When to Trust
Have recently been involved with the concept of 'smart contracts' and trustble agreements. How might this idea be included in the construction of such things...
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Stuntronics by Disney Imagineering
Beware stunt doubles. We toured Disney way back, and saw very early prototypes of this idea. Both stunt doubles and actors in general should be aware of a future...
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Autonomous Aircraft Landing
I thought this was commonly possible, but I note here it is being done without dependence on ground based antennas, so the plane, as I understand it is completely...
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Cisco On IOT in New Orleans Preventing Crime
Used to spend quite a bit of time in New Orleans. Never thought of it as particularly low crime, based on what I saw in the papers. Like to see that change. ...
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Amazon to Retrain Third of Workforce
Internal retraining makes much sense given the cost of acquisition and HR. Amazon to Retrain a Third of Its U.S. WorkforceThe Wall Street JournalChip CutterAmazon...
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AI Enhanced Editing of Sports Coverage
Watched some of the recent Wimbledon, and IBM frequently pointed out that Watson was choosing and editing and delivering the film clips based on measures like human...
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DARPA and Zero Knowledge Proofs
Does make sense that this kind of capability would be generally useful. A key kind of cybersecurity.Generating zero-knowledge proofs for defense capabilities ...
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Definition of a Smart Contract
Good, non technical view of the smart contract, more details at the link: Definition of a Smart ContractWhat's a smart contract (and how does it work)? By Lucas...
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Free Digital Transformations Webinar
Upcoming Webinar by colleague Tony Saldhana, expert on this topic, has just published a book on the topic. I will be attending and report on the talk, more information...
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Apple to Buy Most of Intel's 5G Modem Business
An interesting move, an attempt to make Apple emerge in 5G? Compete with Qualcomm.Apple’s spending $1 billion to buy most of Intel’s 5G modem businessApple iPhone...
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