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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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Google Building its Own Quantum Chip
Have followed quantum computing from the beginning. Even offered some industrial test problems for potential solution. Followed NASA and Google Tests of research...
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Towards an Era of Mass Collaboration
Good overview of the idea, and players that are helping to make it happen. with similar challenges to any kind of group work measurement.We're Entering A New Era...
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Amazon Rolls Out Lex Chatbot Tools
Amazon rolls out conversational Chatbot interface 'Lex'. Am looking for better yet conversational and memory capabilities for Lex. Good technical overview at...
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Google Earth is Updated
We were much impressed with Google Earth, even used it for things like showing where our plants were worldwide, and providing 'tours' to their locations. Seems...
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Technology and Societal Change
How Technology Can Help Solve Societal ProblemsThe Network RevolutionIn the next article of the series, “The Network Revolution: Creating Value through Platforms...
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Selfie Drones
Drones that can follow you around to take pictures and perhaps provide security? In Engadget:" ... The term "selfie drones" may suggest an added level of convenience...
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How Retailers can Cope with Slowing Growth
In Knowledge@Wharton, Non -Technical, but quite strategic these days. Recall talking to Marshall Fisher while in the enterprise. (See his book)How Retailers...
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Mercedes Connecting to Amazon Echo and Google Assistants
The breadth of this is most interesting. All their new cars can link to both of the most common assistants. Seems an indicator of popularity of the assistant...
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Google Home Recognizes Distinct Voices
A major issue with home assistants, that they cannot distinguish between members of a household, is being remedied this week. The Google Home assistant, whichList...
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New Kinds of Assistant Magic Mirrors
We examined the Mirror idea under many conditions. For cosmetics, eye-ware, clothing. At home and in the store. The somewhat new idea then is having trainedMirror...
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Why Do Deep AI Methods Work?
Gets back to transparency, and can we actually explain how advanced AI methods work? This issue was known years ago during early methods with neural network methods...
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Whats Interesting in Your Data?
In MapR they pose the question: Cognitive Analytics Answers the question: What's Interesting in Your Data?Good general thought. But I would suggest it depends...
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Singapore Plans its Future City
BBC take an overview look. Very impressive plans, but there needs to be much more detail. For example how will security be handled? Privacy of data? Lots of...
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Social Media Demographics
A view of most major social media their demographics and buying habits in 2017. Interesting, but overly infographic. Could be done in a single visual page. ...
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Bain on the Firm of the Future
Not so much technology oriented, but about the basic notion of the firm. Good, broad view. Especially for technologists, who often believe it is all about tech...
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GE Digital Approach to Digital Transformation
Doing work with GE Digital on an upcoming Analytics Summit. They send along this Webinar, reviewing their approaches:" ... Gain insights into the five pillars of...
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How Viruses Spread
An impressive visual and description of of how viruses spread. In Quartz " ... A new genetic tool maps how deadly viruses spread around the world in real time...
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Robotics Newsletter
Konrad Holubek writes: " ... I wanted to let you know that I collect and send out a weekly email on robotics, a subject I am very passionate about. You can seehttp...
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Retail Analytics Trends
Fairly general look at retail analytics and their future.In Bridge2iCategories Analytics, Blogs Customer Intelligence, RetailRetail Analytics Trends 2017 and Beyond...
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