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Samsung Spreads AI to all Phone Apps?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Samsung Spreads AI to all Phone Apps?

Interesting claim here, what exactly it means is unclear.  I remain skeptical about Samsung software, send me a demo of some sort and I will report on experience...

Amazon Go and Shopper Learning
From The Eponymous Pickle

Amazon Go and Shopper Learning

An online parody of Amazon Go by a French retailer Monoprix linked to and discussed in Retailwire.   What is the point and where is the human engagement?" ... Monoprix...

Strategic Thinking Skills
From The Eponymous Pickle

Strategic Thinking Skills

This time of year always seems to a good time to think about good strategy.   HBR Considers that everyone should be thinking about this. Strategic Thinking ... ...

Hidden Value of Customer Journies
From The Eponymous Pickle

Hidden Value of Customer Journies

How to benefit from data associated with journey.How to Discover Hidden Value in Your Customer JourneyPosted by Ronald van Loon   .... " What Is the Customer Journey...

Wireless Augmented Reality
From The Eponymous Pickle

Wireless Augmented Reality

In Kickstarter  (Prototype) .Makes sense, if we want to improve our reality we should not have to be on a wire tether. OKULARION: The First Wireless Mixed Reality...

Notion AI to Improve Email and Communications
From The Eponymous Pickle

Notion AI to Improve Email and Communications

Years goal is to improve email capabilities.  Was just introduced to the Notion AI system.   In particular because it can be linked to the Echo voice system.  Notion...

Understanding Cognitive Systems
From The Eponymous Pickle

Understanding Cognitive Systems

Jim Spohrer of the Cognitive Systems Institute has started a useful curriculum, click through the below for  more information.   I recently passed along this comment...

Wearables for Eldercare
From The Eponymous Pickle

Wearables for Eldercare

Some obvious solutions, but improved usability will also be important.   Many improved sensory approaches too.  These methods also align with memory applications...

Hilton Builds Connie Assistant with Watson
From The Eponymous Pickle

Hilton Builds Connie Assistant with Watson

More hotel chains thinking about the usefulness of virtual assistants.   Notably includes Watson, and looking at the notion of conversation via a humanoid bot called...

Reality on Your Table Spaces
From The Eponymous Pickle

Reality on Your Table Spaces

Saw a similar idea which showed architectural drawings represented in front of a client on a table.   This will likely advance to provide both demonstration level...

Advanced Analytics and Productivity
From The Eponymous Pickle

Advanced Analytics and Productivity

I like the fact that the word  'Analytics' is used, its not just data science, its what we do with it.   Its not all about science its about understanding process...

What is the Blockchain and Why is it So Important?
From The Eponymous Pickle

What is the Blockchain and Why is it So Important?

Good piece with graphical descriptions and links.In Open Data Science:What is the Blockchain and Why is it So Important?" ... Simply put, the Blockchain is a shared...

Powerful Rituals
From The Eponymous Pickle

Powerful Rituals

Powerful Resilience through  Rituals?   Your Conscious Mind Is An Overconfident Storyteller  a thoughtful piece.   Lately have been looking at the power of storytelling...

Spider Robotics for 3D Printing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Spider Robotics for 3D Printing

This reminds me of swarm robotics, which have a similar approach to scale.  And an approach that cooperated towards a goal.Why Spider Robots Could Be The Next Big...

Quality Fast Food Delivery Automation
From The Eponymous Pickle

Quality Fast Food Delivery Automation

Automating Food Delivery" ... Maple, a David Chang-backed restaurant in New York City, doesn’t have any tables, cash registers, or waiters. Instead, its customers...

Storytellers Secret
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Storytellers Secret

Was just introduced to Carmine Gallo and his book: Storytellers Secret. Sign up for his weekly newsletter.The Storyteller's SecretFrom TED Speakers To Business“Having...

AI  / Cognitive Systems Institute
From The Eponymous Pickle

AI / Cognitive Systems Institute

Wanted to re-introduce people to the Cognitive Systems Institute, an IBM Almaden research sponsored group to which I belong and contribute.    Includes connections...

Detecting Money Laundering
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Detecting Money Laundering

Using network analysis.  A very nice example, with graphic visualization examples.  See the link for details." .... Applying machine learning to AML ( Money laundering)...

Applying the Science of Touch
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Applying the Science of Touch

An area  we worked on in R&D and Product Development, and  sought to apply in retail.The BBC examines:From yoga pants to smart shoes: The technology of touchBy...

Layering Realities for Better Simulation
From The Eponymous Pickle

Layering Realities for Better Simulation

 Am a long time practitioner of industrial simulation for problem solving, so this intrigued me.   Can we more effectively use VR to model worlds that represent...
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