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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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Expanded Options for Trunk Delivery
The idea was mentioned some time ago. Appears to have somewhat limited appeal, say for ease of secure delivery while at work, but reports here of further uptake...
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What Data are Important
Back to my long time look at data as an asset. "Alternative Data Sets' is a term I had not heard of mentioned here. Because of new uses of data, we do need more...
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GE and IOT Security
Another indication that companies are serious about blockchain for some uses. Click through for the motivation in the IOT.126-Year-Old General Electric (GE) Invests...
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Influence of 5G on Cable?
A look at the emergence. Podcast and transcript. Personal and civic infrastructures that will need to be updated? " .... Expectations are riding high for the...
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New Chip to Push AI
More at the link, how much will it improve computing? Since the 80s it has been commonly stated that its more about the software than it is about the advancesThis...
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AI Adoption in Retail
General general overview, not enough direct examples. Forecasting AI Adoption in Retail: A Mixed Bag By Alex Woodie in DatanamiYou don’t have to look far to see...
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Wal-Mart Vudu Competes with Shoppable Ads
Had actually forgotten about the Wal-Mart streaming service Vudu. Interesting experiment to understand what evokes interaction and get related data. Buying directly...
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Improving Wifi Security
Wifi is so commonly used, it needs to be secure in its basic defaul tuse.Enterprise Wi-Fi: We Need Devices That Are Secure by DefaultBy Alberto Bartoli, Eric Medvet...
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Heat Transfer in Boiling Water
Had a minor involvement, as a lab assistant, in studies about the transfer of heat, at first in boiling water, and later applied to stellar atmospheres. It's more...
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Machine Behavior
We behave, machines exhibit behavior. Both can be trained with examples and practice and direction. Both have been collaborating for some time. But only recently...
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US to Use AI to Scan Passengers Faces
This is inevitable, and will sooner be in most non US airports. Every CCTV camera will soon be online with face recognition.U.S. Airports Will Use AI To Scan 97...
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How Python is used at Netflix
An instructive piece in the Netflix tech blog. Netflix has to reliably delivery large amounts of data, personalized to millions of consumers, reliably and securely...
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Feedback loops for Neural Nets
I remember something similar posed in the 90s, tat feedback could converge to better results. Or at least produce some better next step position. Don't recall...
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Strategy for Voice Technology
HBR on the topic. Very good overview, some good stats referred to. I think most consumer facing companies are thinking about voice, but a specific strategy is...
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An Initial Look at Wal-Mart's Future Store
FastCompany takes an initial look. Different it seems, from what we did in our future store. Less direct research and more, promotion of themselves as a forward...
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Emotions in Group Photos
More than just spotting but also getting the emotion of multiple people. Could lead to the further understanding of crowds in contect.Spotting Faces in the...
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Cheaper Robot Arms for Human Tasks
New ideas in lower cost robotics.Blue Is a New Low-Cost Force-Controlled Robot Arm from UC BerkeleyDesigned to safely perform human-scale tasks, Blue will costBy...
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Training Data for Autonomous Driving
Getting, saving, and usefully tagging data and metadata for key purposes is a powerful idea.Training Data for Autonomous Driving By Karlsruhe Institute of Technology...
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Autonomous Vegetable Weeding
Another approach that will increase agricultural food production.FarmWise turns to Roush to build autonomous vegetable weeders By Matt Burns @mjburnsyFarmWise...
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