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Sotheby's International Realty Does VR
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Sotheby's International Realty Does VR

Did work in the auction space, so I follow Sotheby's,   On the face of this VR App looks impressive.  An obvious area of VR application.   See also previous posts...

A Guide to Data Analysis
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A Guide to Data Analysis

Nicely done, non technical, but considerable and basic and step by step guide to data analysis. Gives lots of suggestions to be complete about the process.  From...

The Basics of Virtual Reality
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The Basics of Virtual Reality

Good non-technical piece on the Basics of Virtual Reality (VR).What is VR?  By Tyler Lacoma  @CaptainWords In DigitalTrends. Learn the basics of VR: Here's everything...

Learning International Trends
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Learning International Trends

Surprise, its via the Internet.  Some business case studies.How Companies Are Learning From Trends Across the WorldPeople can now get a glimpse of how others live...

Google’s Chatbot Analytics Platform Chatbase Launches to Public
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Google’s Chatbot Analytics Platform Chatbase Launches to Public

Considerable challenge, but tracking the process data by which a chat progresses can lead to better results.  Ultimately this leads to better conversations.  Could...

Fast and Automatic Translation
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Fast and Automatic Translation

We spent lots of time using translation services to understand how consumers interacted with product.  Now we re not far away from automating the process.  My desktop...

Accelerating Business Decisions
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Accelerating Business Decisions

I like the decision oriented aspects of how this book is presented.  On Order.  Available in Kindle edition below.New Book: AI and Analytics - Accelerating Business...

Blockchain Providing Transparency for AI Data
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Blockchain Providing Transparency for AI Data

Useful to the extent that Blockchain can provide more protection and integrity checking in context for data.   A part of our old search for consistent transparency...

NSF Solicitation on Augmenting Human Cognition
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NSF Solicitation on Augmenting Human Cognition

Alexandra Medina-Borja     Group OwnerProgram Director at the U.S. National Science FoundationNew Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier Solicitation on...

Does GDPR Require ML To Explain its Human Subject Decisions?
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Does GDPR Require ML To Explain its Human Subject Decisions?

Even if this is not the legal interpretation, could some legal interpretations lead us this way?   What is an accepted 'explanation'?   An accepted  statistical...

Kroger Tech Supply Venture
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Kroger Tech Supply Venture

Kroger Venture will offer Store's tech to other GrocersKroger has established Sunrise Technologies, an offshoot designed to share the supermarket's technology with...

SAP, Accenture Embed Predictive Analytics into Work Flows
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SAP, Accenture Embed Predictive Analytics into Work Flows

Always thought this was a good idea.   And we did it, though is was not as clean an integration as it could have been.  Companies like IBM have many of the components...

Analytics is the New Source of Competitive Advantage
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Analytics is the New Source of Competitive Advantage

Have been saying this for a long time.  And people agree.  But its also the 'how' thats important.  Will it be the old way of getting data, analyzing, then selling...

Google Teaching AI
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Google Teaching AI

New opportunities, examining.Google wants to teach more people AI and machine learning with a free online course. A new ‘Learn with Google AI’ site will serve as...

Designing and Building Reality
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Designing and Building Reality

Reminds us of our meeting with Neil Gershenfeld at the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms ...  An enlightening experience about the future of fabrication. ...  Taking...

Looking Back at Useful Fundamentals of the Web
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Looking Back at Useful Fundamentals of the Web

A bit of a look back historically, remembering some older aspects of the Web that are often forgotten, but fundamental and still useful.The Missing Building Blocks...

Tapscott on Blockchains
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Tapscott on Blockchains

Somewhat overstated as to what it takes, some hype,  but useful:Short 7 minute piece overviewing Blockchain, what they claim to be,  but not how it works .... and...

Microsoft Teams
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Microsoft Teams

An Overview.   Have now used Slack for a number of collaboration examples with projects, and like it.    Will MS Teams do as well?  I do note its not availableCortana...

High Quality Images from Limited data
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High Quality Images from Limited data

Always looking for more information from less data.  You may just not have enough data, or it may take more effort, time, cost or exposure to get it. New artificial...

IBM Watson Assistant: Business Skills as Intelligence Architecture
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IBM Watson Assistant: Business Skills as Intelligence Architecture

Have now had a few month look at the Watson Assistant in Beta.   Also have had three years learning with the Amazon Echo and a year plus with the Google Home.  IBM...
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