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KD Nuggets Observer
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KD Nuggets Observer

Newly brought to my attention.  Easy to scan.  News and updates.The KDnuggets ObserverWhat's Interesting in Data Science and Machine Learning ...

Amazon Dash Wand with Alexa
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Amazon Dash Wand with Alexa

Another way to scan, talk, ask, buy  as part of a commercial process in your own home.  Link to extensive recipe system.   Includes the Alexa engine. The Amazon...

Microsoft and AI
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Microsoft and AI

During the last AI go around, we worked with Microsoft.  They were a natural partner, because they were also providing all the fundamental things to get work done...

2D Materials
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2D Materials

The super materials that could trump grapheneA wave of innovative flat materials is following in the wake of graphene — but the most exciting applications could...

Decision Makers or Data Clerks?
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Decision Makers or Data Clerks?

Having had more interactions with physicians in later life, I see this all the time.   Seems they spend half their time looking for data and refilling the printer...

PC as a Deep Learning Machine
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PC as a Deep Learning Machine

Interesting direction. Applicability to real world problem? Google can turn an ordinary PC into a deep learning machineYou can speed up AI training without having...

Embedding AI in the Enterprise
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Embedding AI in the Enterprise

Steps in getting AI in the enterprise.  In Forbes. " ... In the context of contemporary applications, it's hard to think of an application that doesn't use a database...

AI Can Take Your Job
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AI Can Take Your Job

'All' is a very inclusive word. AI may take your job - in 120 yearsA global survey of experts in machine learning suggests it will be 120 years before all human...

Microsoft and Accenture Build Blockchain Platform
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Microsoft and Accenture Build Blockchain Platform

Microsoft and Accenture team up to build a blockchain-based global ID platform  By Duncan RileyMicrosoft Corp. has teamed up with management consulting firm Accenture...

Robotics Acquisitions
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Robotics Acquisitions

In IEEE Spectrum.  Robotics continue to advance.SoftBank Acquires Boston Dynamics and SchaftBy Erico Guizzo and Evan AckermanSoftBank's massive robot collection...

Crowdflower with AI Augmentation
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Crowdflower with AI Augmentation

We spent considerable time using crowd sourcing techniques, and now follow some of the methods of Crowdflower.  Could have used the methods in the enterprise.  ...

Indoor Smart Garden
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Indoor Smart Garden

I am a long time gardener, nursery planner and amateur botanist,  and a practitioner of 'smart', so this was intriguing.   Seems impractical for any reasonableIndoor...

Bot Asks Questions to Test Understanding
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Bot Asks Questions to Test Understanding

Bots test understanding by questioning.  " ... In New Scientist By Matthew Reynolds   Inquisitive artificial intelligence that asks questions about things it reads...

What Will Smart Mean?
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What Will Smart Mean?

Bottom line, its about how well you can augment yourself.   In the HBR, via Accenture:In the AI Age, “Being Smart” Will Mean Something Completely Different   by...

Being Charismatic on a Conference Call
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Being Charismatic on a Conference Call

Sounds useful.On a Conference Call, You Have to Act Charismatic (Even If You're Not). Here's HowBy treating your conference calls as performances, you can make ...

Anti Showrooming Patent
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Anti Showrooming Patent

Wondering various aspects of this.In ChainStore Age, requires registration.Amazon granted anti-showrooming patentDespite the many sales that showrooming has afforded...

Cortana Price Comparisions
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Cortana Price Comparisions

Would have thought that Amazon would have tried this as well.  Ideal idea for an assistant.  I note that it works only on Windows 10,  on the not commonly usedCortana...

Reasoning About the World
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Reasoning About the World

DeepMind’s neural network teaches AI to reason about the world   By Matt ReynoldsTHE world is a confusing place, especially for an AI. But a neural network developed...

GE and BlockChain to Provide Predix Solutions
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GE and BlockChain to Provide Predix Solutions

As energy markets change, GE, blockchain hope to provide economic solutionsNew additions to the Predix platform are targeted at energy traders and grid managers...

Implications of Amazon Buying Wholefoods
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Implications of Amazon Buying Wholefoods

Discussion:  http://www.retailwire.com/discussion/what-happens-now-that-amazon-is-acquiring-whole-foods/
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