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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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Short Sentences are not Always Better
Today you rarely see short sentences. So it is best to at least best to think about shortening your expression.Why Writing ShortSentences may be Short-Changing...
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Alibaba Wants to put Virtual Helpers Everywhere
The idea of virtual assistance continues to expand. Look for more contextually focused solutions from a number of directions.Alibaba Aims to “Master the Laws” of...
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Amazon Teen Prime Logins
Good further discussion at the link. Will this lead to more use of assistants. Good further discussion at the link.Amazon gives teens their own Prime logins George...
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Kasparov Book: Deep Thinking
See Garry Kasparov's blog featuring information about his book: Deep Thinking“Writing this book became type of therapy. It was a painful process, but I learnedThis...
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Engaging with Customers on Facebook
We looked at ways to connect effectively to customers to do product development. How should it be done?Does Engaging with Customers on Facebook Lead to Better ...
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Thinking the Science in Data Science
Evocative piece:The scientific method to approach a problem, in my point of view, is the best way to tackle a problem and offer the best solution. If you startBy...
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Deep Learning from Neural Inspiration
So this is what all the fuss is about. These things gather data and appear to learn. They were inspired by biological neurons, but are really not anything like...
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Knowing Who You are Talking to
Amazon’s Alexa can now recognize different voices and give personalized responses. Your Echo just got smart enough to tell you apart from the people you live...
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Superforecasting for Better Prediction
I was reminded today again of the need for the best forecasting possible when doing many kinds of analytics. I have covered the concept of Superforecasting“...
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Podcast on the Nudge Nobel
How Richard Thaler’s ‘Simple Insights’ Led to a Nobel PrizeWharton's Katherine Milkman discusses the awarding of the Nobel Prize to behavioral economist Richard...
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Optimizing Production
My earliest responsibilities in industry were to use optimization technology to improve quality and cost of manufacturing. So the concern is not new. We continue...
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Thinking Platform vs Process
Clever way to think about this.Instead of Optimizing Processes, Reimagine Them as Platforms by Michael Schrage in HBRProcess optimization can transform user experience...
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Honda Robotics for Disaster Response
Quite an impressive piece. An obvious place to use robotics of this type. A number of images and videos in the article. Honda has been known for a long time...
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Connected Car as a New Way of Marketing
A Whole new Way of Marketing in KouponMediaWith connected cars on the rise and the number of minutes spent in the car also increasing, a powerful new marketingThe...
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Gartner Blog on Conversational AI
Conversational Artificial Intelligence. We Need To Talk About It. by Adrian Lee in Gartner BlogGartner released its Top Strategic Predictions for 2018 and beyond...
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Advertising Stats: A Cheat Sheet
At first I thought these would define the stats and how they are obtained, but its a statement of their value, and in some cases trends. Rounded values. Mostly...
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Critical View of Data Viz Eye Tracking
Data viz expert Stephen Few looks at work done by Tableau using eye tracking methods to get insight about designing data visualizations. I recall seeing some...
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Spending on Intelligent Assistants
Interesting piece, note the list of companies sharing their experiences with an intelligence assistance strategy.Intelligent Assistants Answer the Challenge of...
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Patient Centric Hospitals of the Future
Below was an article that came up in my survey of patient-centric hospital designs, and the use of Hospital Virtual assistants. Where might virtual assistance...
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