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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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Do Solution Order Analytics
When I first read the below I did not understand the '2nd order' aspects, but then I thought, well yes .... it has to be applied. Like that the application is...
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Moto Z Phone Embeds Alexa Capability
No experience with this kind of phone and capability. But an interesting further integration. Can we expect more of this to compete with other phone systems?We...
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Social Activity of Editing Bots on the Wikipedia
Do we understand the 'social' aspects of competing bots? In this case bots that are left to their own directives. You might think such examples have obscure...
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Liability and the Self Driving Car
In the CACM, about the process of self driving, and how that links to specific liability.Here's Why Self-Driving Cars May Never Really Be Self-DrivingBy Computerworld...
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Sin Taxes and Behavioral Economics
Do sin taxes change consumer behavior? In Knowledge@Wharton. An example of Behavioral Economics. Can the results be simulated, used to directly predict...
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A Hololens Update
From Microsoft. An update with some impressive visuals. Still mostly very specialized things, still looking for some very breakthrough applications in typical...
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Google AI in Game Play
Intriguing example, like the interaction of intelligence and gamesGoogle's new AI has learned to become 'highly aggressive' in stressful situations ScienceAlertBec...
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Voice Authorization
I have not any issues like this, but it makes sense. Even better would be the abiity to differentiate between household members. No current assistant does this...
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Looking More Closely at a Voice Retail Channel
Is Amazon’s Alexa a threat to rival retailers?The author starts a conversation remarking on how much her family has taken to voice ordering. Does every kind...
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A Doomsday Invention?
Following up on my reading of Bostrom's book: Superintelligence, this 2015 article. My take on this is that the dangers are still decades away, but does needThe...
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New Beacons for Personalized Service
Was recently asked to look at the status of beacon applications, new examples of increased 'intelligence' at play.New Beacon Company Brings Intelligence to In-Flight...
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Zebra SmartSense
This was brought to my attention. Zebra SmartSense™ for Retail Helps Retailers Execute Successful Omnichannel Fulfillment Strategies. " ... This innovative solution...
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Superintelligence Considered
Quite late, but making my way through the well known Superintelligence book by Nick Bostrom. Some quite fascinating statistics of the futurist kind that are worth...
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What to Expect from AI
What to Expect from AI. Reasonably good overview from MIT Sloan Review. An executive overview, some registration required for the full report. " ... To understand...
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Role of Dialog Talk
From Today's talk:Murray Campbell on “The Role of Dialog in Augmented Intelligence” IBM ResearchSlides. Talk recording.
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Global Impact of Open Data
Free EBook from O'Reilly. The Global Impact of Open DataKey Findings from Detailed Case Studies Around the WorldOpen data has spurred economic innovation, social...
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On the Future of TV
Walt Mossberg looks at the future of TV, from cable driven to TV as an intelligent service A thoughtful and frustrating view of progress. I am ready to tryMossberg...
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Role of Dialog in Augmented Intelligence
Looking forward to this talk, precisely what we attempted in a number of expertise augmentation and Bot delivery applications. Its still a big challenge,DearThis...
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Smart Home is Where the Bot is
McKinsey on Bots in the home.A smart home is where the bot isBy Jean-Baptiste Coumau, Hiroto Furuhashi, and Hugo Sarrazin Within a decade, our living spaces will...
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