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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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Vertex Solution Science
Brought to my attention: Vertex" ... Every business faces challenges. There are some challenges that - if persist longer –turn into problems. So, you need solutions...
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Wal-Mart Aims to Ease the Re-Order
Note that this is about a patent, so its speculative. Not unexpected that Wal-Mart would also push this. Even implies there is an automatic replenishment element...
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NASA Speeding up Fortran
NASA wants to reinvent, or at least make faster, the programming language Fortran. For purposes of speeding legacy air flow simulation software they have. Surprising...
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Laser Branding Replaces Produce Stickers
Marking produce in grocery has long been an issue. Saw a similar approach suggested years ago. Appearance like a cattle brand. Looks like it works well on...
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Emotion Detection using Machine Learning
Emotion detection regarding product impressions was a long time goal of our research.Emotion Detection Using Machine LearningPulling out context from the text is...
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Why Voice Now?
It has caught the public imagination, though it still has some rough spots as an ideal channel.Why Alexa and why now?Phillip Hunter of Amazon discusses the reasons...
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The Real Challenge of Home Robotics
In Sciam. This remains a considerable challenge. Its all in the sensors. The Life Robotic: When Autonomous Machines Can Do More Than Just VacuumA leading technologist...
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UC Analytics Summit, May 19, 2017
I will be speaking at the UC Analytics Summit: May 19, 2017The UC Analytics Summit 2017 is May 19 @Sharonville Convention CenterThree keynote speakers, 5 all-day...
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The Application of Contest Theory
Abstract, Video, full text in ACM digital.Contest Theory By Milan Vojnović Communications of the ACM, Vol. 60 No. 5, Pages 70-8010.1145/3012008A variety of Internet...
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Walmart, Tagging and Sensing
This is from a patent, which is always speculative, but shows Walmart is looking outward, even into the smart home. Of course manufacturers might be responsible...
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Investment in the Coming Decade of AI
A view in CIO of how AI is emerging in a number of dimensions. Investments being made. Good generalized piece." ... in a blog last year that we are at the dawn...
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On the Limits of Computing
Read his books during the last AI summer. Still worth looking at.Hubert L. Dreyfus, Philosopher of the Limits of Computers, Dies at 87 By The New York Times "...
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Preparing for the Job Future
Broad view of the automated future, in the CACM:How to Prepare for an Automated Future by Claire Cain Miller @ClairecmWe don't know how quickly machines will...
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Google Allo
Been following Google Allo but still quite unimpressed. Odd coming from AI giant Google. Where is the conversational magic we need to make? How will it integrate...
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Success with Predictive Analytics
Good overview, I like the addition of business rules (aka process), though I would study it closely first. Sometimes you can get good value by just making an In...
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Walmart vs Amazon
Been following Wal-Mart acquired Jet.com for some time. Note the additional acquisitions. Via Retailwire: " Competing with Amazon ... Walmart got Marc Lore to...
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Need for Democratization of Machine Learning
Good overview piece. Statistics and pushing more need for open source capabilities and Transparency.Why do we need the Democratization of Machine Learning?We...
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Music for Sleep
Links to one of my own personal experiments.Music as medicine: how songs could soon replace painkillers and help you sleep betterMarko Ahtisaari is attempting to...
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GE Alexa Lamp
The futuristic Alexa lamp, functioning as lighting and assistant, reported on last year, is reported as coming out by fall for the Smart home: GE’s Alexa lamp...
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