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Simulation plus Randomness Producing Learning
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Simulation plus Randomness Producing Learning

Where else can this be used?   Note in particular the control of the randomness used.OpenAI Demonstrates Complex Manipulation Transfer from Simulation to Real World...

Futuretext: Data Science for the IOT
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Futuretext: Data Science for the IOT

Looks to be of interest.  Will be reviewing as it proceeds,  From Futuretext: " ... After a bit of delay, here is the methodology section of our book Data Science...

Robot Hauling with Autonomous Trains
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Robot Hauling with Autonomous Trains

Had heard of autonomous shipping, but with oceangoing ships and not with trains.    Here an interesting example. World's Largest Robot Hauls Ore Through Western...

Google and Accenture Create Business Group
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Google and Accenture Create Business Group

More routes for the enterprise for digital transformation.Google and Accenture create new cloud-focused business groupBy Mike Wheatley in SiliconAngleBefore itThe...

Emergence of a Token Economy
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Emergence of a Token Economy

Insightful piece in Irving Wladawsky-Berger's blog on Blockchain:The Emergence of a Blockchain-Based Token EconomyBlockchain Revolution, published in May of 2016...

Google AutoML and the Importance of Human Machine Communication
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Google AutoML and the Importance of Human Machine Communication

Call centers are the place where people to machine communications will increasingly be important.  Better efficiency and results will be key.    Having the systems...

Amazon and Microsoft Partner
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Amazon and Microsoft Partner

It seems on  the cloud side, not the retail side.   How does this influence the Amazon and Cortana proposed link?Walmart and Microsoft team up to slow Amazon’s ...

Google and Measurement Strategy
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Google and Measurement Strategy

Without accurate in context measurement strategy, you don't have much of anything.  Here is how Google works with partners in this space.  Consider how this works...

China to Use AI for Diplomatic Strategy
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China to Use AI for Diplomatic Strategy

Quite intriguing, pointers to more technical background or details?    Will gaming be an element?  Certainly simulation.  Recall we used agent based methods toArtificial...

China Aims to use AI as Strategy
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China Aims to use AI as Strategy

Quite intriguinghttps://m.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2157223/artificial-intelligence-immune-fear-or-favour-helping-make-chinasArtificial intelligence,Artificial...

Online Out of Stocks
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Online Out of Stocks

One of our key exploration areas.   Including mobile assistance to instore personnel.  How diffiecult if the problem online?   Stronger communications or connections...

MIT Researches Data as an Asset
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MIT Researches Data as an Asset

Data as an asset concept was a thing we looked at early on, checking this MIT work out...  does it include estimates of measures about specifically how to monetize...

Samsung Patches Smartthings Security
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Samsung Patches Smartthings Security

Do to their broad capabilities in smart appliances, Samsung is likely to be a considerable player in the smarthome and with their SmartThing hub.  My own experience...

A Look at Amazon Go
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A Look at Amazon Go

A closer look at AmazonGo.    And notes that there lots of employees at hand to show how it works. Not too different that the experience I just had at a McDonald's...

Machines Interpreting Human Emotions
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Machines Interpreting Human Emotions

Helping Computers Perceive Human Emotions   In MIT NewsMIT Media Lab researchers have developed a machine-learning model that takes computers a step closer to interpreting...

Alexa for Business Makes Hotel Room Calls
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Alexa for Business Makes Hotel Room Calls

Hospitality by assistants expandsAlexa for Business can now Make Phone Calls in Hotel RoomsKhari Johnson in VenturebeatVolara, the creator of a hotel conciergeThough...

Future of Video Surveillance
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Future of Video Surveillance

Inevitable.This Japanese AI security camera shows the future of surveillance will be automated  By James Vincent @jjvincentThe world of automated surveillance is...

Machines as Better Narrators?
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Machines as Better Narrators?

 Perhaps then with humans editing.  Examples I have seen so far would need lots of that.Storytelling with data: Will machines become better narrators than us? 7Wdata...

Minimal Coding Platforms
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Minimal Coding Platforms

Particularly like the mention of direct integration of business process modeling.  Makes at a more efficient application of less code for more value.Software Without...

Procter Builds new Efficient Future Factories
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Procter Builds new Efficient Future Factories

It seems the new facility will be laden with technology to improve manufacturing and supply chain process.P&G building 2.5 million-square-foot W.Va. factoryProcter...
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