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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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Company CoWorking Spaces
Sharing experiences, learning.Why Companies Are Creating Their Own Coworking Spaces Gabor Nagy Greg Lindsay in HBRNestled in the Silicon Sentier district of...
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CACM Special Region Edition on China
Just reading this special section in the CACM on China. . Very good, 50 page+ survey of advanced IT and related tech in many domains from and in China. AI, Consumers...
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Wal-Mart Also Testing Cashier-less Model
Another indication that cashier-less models that use image recognition of product are on their way. Recall we tested this idea in the early 90s in our labs. Reported...
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Business Model vs Technology
Always interesting Irving Wladawsky-Berger writes. A number of useful research pieces are linked to:Irving Wladawsky-Berger Blog: A collection of observations...
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Amazon Go Rival in Japan
The idea continues to expand, here example in Japan. Video.Amazon Go Has a Real Rival in JapanTicToc via Bloomberg.No humans, no cash, no problem. Amazon Go's...
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Business Value of Design
Useful piece and Podcast by McKinsey, link to business value.The business value of designBy Benedict Sheppard, Hugo Sarrazin, Garen Kouyoumjian, and Fabricio Dore...
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Parking a Car with 12 Neurons
A remarkable simplification, with images. Note the pointer to biological neural nets. Parking a Car With Only 12 Neurons Technische Universitat WienFlorian Aigner...
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Digitization and Value Chain
Like the idea of a 'value' chain, was reminded of it by this article:Shaking up the value chainData and digitization are creating a growing array of value-creation...
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Knowledge Base Construction
Ultimate its what AI is about. Developing and storing knowledge, updating it and applying it to skills in context. We worked with Stanford on this, but it had...
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Toyota and Ad Buys using Blockchain
Novel application is would seem.Toyota says it Gets a Boost when Applying Blockchain to Digital Ad BuysBy George P. Slefo. Published on October 16, 2018.ToyotaThe...
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Evolution of Supermarket Retail
Very good historical look at the the experience of retail supermarkets. And I love to see what history teaches us. Is the Amazon Go experience inevitable?Amazon...
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Discovering Skills in Virtual Assistants
Well done, analytical paper on the topic. Excerpt below and link to the full paper. Recommended for people involved in using, designing and delivering skills for...
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HBO builds Alexa Skills
HBO is having Alexa skills built for some of their properties. Some just simple database indexes, which does not impress me very much, but others are getting much...
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Using Google Lens on IOS
Been exploring Google Lens on an Iphone via images placed in Google Photos and Google Assistant. Google lens is a means of interpreting images. For example it...
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Being Too Collaborative
Interesting thought, yes in the sense that too much of any behavior can.When being too collaborative can hurt your careerBeing a team player is a sought-after skill...
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Net connected Trolley (Shopping Cart)
Implies getting biometric data to understand the consumer. Privacy an issue, though related methods have been used already. How will consumers react to the 'activation'...
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Polluting Our Sky View
The broad idea has been discussed before. There is also the term 'light pollution', that we should consider. Not a fan of separating us from a view of the universe...
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Macy's Pushes Popup Stores, Works with Facebook
Macy's is also partnering with Facebook, to produce a multiple channel interaction. With expert commentary.Macy’s expands in-store pop-up concept with Facebook...
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Applying AI for Impact
Just examining this, appears to be a good look at possibilities:In McKinsey:Crossing the frontier: How to apply AI for impactCut through the noise around artificial...
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