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Pervasive Intelligence Signals
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Pervasive Intelligence Signals

Everywhere, thus most importantly in context, on the edge.   It is getting there. Pervasive intelligenceSmart machines everywhereBy David Schatsky, Jonathan Camhi...

BBC Reports on Shareholder Vote Amazon on Rekognition
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BBC Reports on Shareholder Vote Amazon on Rekognition

Shareholders vs government regulation.   Intriguing details from the UK, where advanced camera surveillance is ubiquitous.  Advanced automation of these systems...

Key Look at the Meaning and Value of Blockchain
From The Eponymous Pickle

Key Look at the Meaning and Value of Blockchain

A favorite commenter of mine talks about the Blockchain.  Who we worked with at IBM.   With some great additional references.  Recommended read and reference.Irving...

Automation ROI
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Automation ROI

Perspectives on value measurement, when and how.Measuring Automation ROI  by DeloitteMaximizing your mileage...Taking a strategic, holistic approach to automation...

Beware of Giant Underwater Volcanoes and Seismic Hums
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Beware of Giant Underwater Volcanoes and Seismic Hums

The planet is alive.Geologists Discover Largest Underwater Volcano, Explain Weird Hum Heard Around the World   By Laura Geggel in LivescienceA strange seismic event...

What do the Amazon Star Product Ratings Mean?  Can we get Transparency?
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What do the Amazon Star Product Ratings Mean? Can we get Transparency?

Well they are just an average of all the individual ratings, no?   Well that approach would be very manipulable, and you see right away that they place more weight...

Voice Control for all Your Gadgets
From The Eponymous Pickle

Voice Control for all Your Gadgets

Hands free is good though perhaps not necessary.   Gesture, which we also  looked at, has emerged much less.One Day your Voice will Control all your Gadgets, and...

Memory Lane by Accenture
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Memory Lane by Accenture

Nice idea, I have some colleagues that are working on related problems, will bring this up.Accenture Interactive creates 'Memory Lane' AI project to tackle elderly...

Facial Recognition in Retail
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Facial Recognition in Retail

An expert discussion of the use vs risks  of facial recognition in retail.Do the benefits of using facial recognition in retail outweigh the risks?  by Mark Ryski...

Kinds and Channels of Chat for Customers
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Kinds and Channels of Chat for Customers

Good thoughts about what customers need and the variety of chat channels.Live chat and customer anxiety   By Niamh Reed in CustomerthinkCustomers come in all moods...

Google Aims Assistant at Conversation
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Google Aims Assistant at Conversation

Have been impressed recently by Google's advances in assistance.Google's AI Assistant aims to transcend the smart speaker in Techexplore  by Rachel Lerman... At...

Finding Manufacturing Defects with AI
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Finding Manufacturing Defects with AI

Descriptive largely non technical article that explains potential.How to Detect Manufacturing Defects Using AI in NanalyzeWhile most consumers don’t often see the...

Getting Driverless up to the Doorstop
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Getting Driverless up to the Doorstop

Most interesting is that the computing power for the 'robot' will be from the vehicle.   Good now, but I wonder if advances will make this unnecessary.   The wheel...

AI More Human by Adding Dilemma
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AI More Human by Adding Dilemma

Wondering if the Prisoners Dilemma is the right thing to use here,  but agree that showing typical human emotions can bring sympathy to a machine as it can to humans...

Real Estate Investment Support via Blockchain
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Real Estate Investment Support via Blockchain

Brought to my attention to support a potential project, examining motivation of block chains, their architecture and integrated smart contact use.For Real Estate...

Deriving Scent from DNA?
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Deriving Scent from DNA?

Way back when we were looking at scent  and flavor in consumer products, we talked to scientists about the possibility of extracting these measures from DNA ofScience...

Samsung Puppets the Human Face
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Samsung Puppets the Human Face

With lots of interesting video examples at the link.   From Samsung's AI group.   Fascinating and also a scary.  When will we not need actors at all?  First I had...

New IOT Security Features
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New IOT Security Features

As more susceptible devices are out there, they need to be better protected.Rice U. Researchers Unveil IoT Security FeatureRice University  By Jade BoydResearchers...

Alexa Reports Your Blood Sugar Level
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Alexa Reports Your Blood Sugar Level

An example of smart home data reporting, though not sure how they have gotten beyond regulations in the space.Alexa, Whats my Blood Sugar Level?  in WiredAmazon...

Bosch is Thinking IOT Smart Contracts
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Bosch is Thinking IOT Smart Contracts

An example of SC use by big players, here with IOT transactions.  No what happens when the code goes beyond counting coins?Why Bosch is jumping on the Ethereum ...
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