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Alexa Assistants come to the Trading floor.
From The Eponymous Pickle

Alexa Assistants come to the Trading floor.

Another example where hands-free can be very useful, and you need information quickly.   Adding an information channel.JPMorgan Brings Amazon’s Alexa to Wall Street...

Google Talks to Books
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google Talks to Books

Google makes interesting use of their scanned books.  Could this also be used with other documents, say the knowledge of an enterprise?Via Quartz:   (Many more "...

Unintended Consequences of AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

Unintended Consequences of AI

Well put piece, we should be aware of the consequences of all forms of augmentation.  This one may be more hidden than most.Tackling AI's Unintended Consequences...

Google Shopping Actions for Purchase
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google Shopping Actions for Purchase

Was just asked to take a look at 'Shopping Actions' by a client.    Then saw this related piece on Retailwire.  Intriguing.   Connections to Google Home voice integration...

Using Knowledge Studio
From The Eponymous Pickle

Using Knowledge Studio

For the developer, a video showing how to use Knowledge Studio for a classic form of machine learning application.  Development-technical, but relatively straight...

Alliance for Intelligence Driven Security
From The Eponymous Pickle

Alliance for Intelligence Driven Security

We connected with Recorded Future at an early stage.  Good to see their continued work.Recorded Future Connect Xchange: Alliance for Intelligence-Driven Security...

Alibaba Developing Driverless
From The Eponymous Pickle

Alibaba Developing Driverless

Expect even more of this where there is less regulation.Alibaba is developing its own driverless cars in MIT Technology ReviewThe Chinese tech giant comes to the...

(Updated) Talk: Linking Analytics to Models of Process for Frictionless Transformation
From The Eponymous Pickle

(Updated) Talk: Linking Analytics to Models of Process for Frictionless Transformation

Talk this week a favorite topic of mine. About linking analytics directly to operational and strategic models of process.  Analytics now also means the use of cognitive...

Bird Calls from Audubon
From The Eponymous Pickle

Bird Calls from Audubon

A bit of a bird enthusiast myself, found this interesting.  It is quite simple. You recite the name of a bird, and you get back something like:  'There are 6 calls...

RFID File Tracking
From The Eponymous Pickle

RFID File Tracking

Fascinating application of RFID tagging.   Reminds me of some of the challenges we had designing a much less challenging operation in retail.  Considerable detail...

Common Sense - Project Alexandria
From The Eponymous Pickle

Common Sense - Project Alexandria

See my tag links below on our past looks at common sense based reasoning. Ultimately essential to get us to machine intelligence.  Paul Allen Wants to Teach Machines...

Global Identity via the Blockchain
From The Eponymous Pickle

Global Identity via the Blockchain

The idea of using blockchain for identity seems to be the clearest example of its use.  Had not seen Sovrin before, worth a look.Via Sovrin, IBM supports user-centric...

Knitting in 3D
From The Eponymous Pickle

Knitting in 3D

Beyond the usual 3D approach.Software Automatically Generates Knitting Instructions for 3D ShapesCarnegie Mellon UniversityByron SpiceCarnegie Mellon University...

A History of Advertising Holding Company WPP
From The Eponymous Pickle

A History of Advertising Holding Company WPP

Only did a little work with them on the edges of tech,  not very impressed, they seemed to be wrestling  with what they should do next.    Worth a historical read...

Getting the Most from your Data
From The Eponymous Pickle

Getting the Most from your Data

Once more, Jason Brownlee makes  some excellent points.   It starts and ends with the data.   Its the biggest asset, and also the largest obstacle.  Frame it and...

Panel:  Retail and Machine learning
From The Eponymous Pickle

Panel: Retail and Machine learning

An interesting panel I am attending.  Like to see the idea of machine learning applied to retail, via Retailwire.Machine Learning is Teaching Retailers How to Compete...

Robots not the Answer
From The Eponymous Pickle

Robots not the Answer

But to some challenges they are inevitable.Robots are not the answer to store challenges    by Nikki Baird in Retailwire with expert input.... Through a special...

What Does an Agency Add?
From The Eponymous Pickle

What Does an Agency Add?

Fairly good thoughts,  but not quite enough detail.   But the 'can ' and 'could'  must be rated by their return.   ...  but the potential return for digital could...

Machine Learning and Signal Processing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Machine Learning and Signal Processing

Quite interesting, linking classical signal processing and machine learning.   Signal processing was part of classical engineering training.   I assume this isMachine...

Modeling the Visual Intelligence of Dogs
From The Eponymous Pickle

Modeling the Visual Intelligence of Dogs

Quite a remarkable claim.   Can many visuals replace the ability to query a system about about what it knows.  Could this work with humans, entities like firmsWho...
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