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Automating Big Data Analysis
From The Eponymous Pickle

Automating Big Data Analysis

Automating big-data analysisWith new algorithms, data scientists could accomplish in days what has traditionally taken months.Larry Hardesty | MIT News OfficeLast...

Google Re-inventing the WhiteBoard
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google Re-inventing the WhiteBoard

Have seen a number of attempts at this.  None really successful.  Perhaps the ultimate solution will be some augmented reality approach.    Surprised in particular...

IBM Announcements: Linking Watson to Reality
From The Eponymous Pickle

IBM Announcements: Linking Watson to Reality

Today's announcements, which included considerable new thoughts for the use of Data, Machine learning and Bot shaped designs.     So better interfaces to data,IBM...

Microsoft to Democratize Deep Learning
From The Eponymous Pickle

Microsoft to Democratize Deep Learning

Continued tendency to create and liberate tools for Cognitive. I like that.   Still will take considerable design and data management tools and skills.   Deep learning...

Retail Marketing to Millennials
From The Eponymous Pickle

Retail Marketing to Millennials

In Retailwire.  Good overview on the use of channel interactions by millennials in Retail, and discussion.   In the discussion, Peter Fader makes a good point:Peter...

Manufacturing System Security Updates
From The Eponymous Pickle

Manufacturing System Security Updates

Recent malicious attacks have highlighted the need to update systems to provide security. In the Cisco Blog:Have you ever told your team, “Upgrading our equipment...

Analog Methods for AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

Analog Methods for AI

Came into computing at the very end of analog computing systems being taught.     I remember asking why,  and got the answer that they were being replaced by digital...

Solving the Problem of AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

Solving the Problem of AI

Stanford's Fei Fei Li Looks to Solve the Problem of Artificial IntelligenceRight after the Startup of the Year competition finished, Fei Fei Li, the director of...

Defining Cognitive Computing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Defining Cognitive Computing

I like to see what the definitions, and thus perceptions of new technologies are from varied kinds of customers. Here from Customerthink.

Marketing with a Watson Bot: GSK: Cough and Cold Pharma
From The Eponymous Pickle

Marketing with a Watson Bot: GSK: Cough and Cold Pharma

An example of a bot style interaction with a product.   Using IBM Watson as a means to provide natural language, cognitive knowledge.  Again recall our Mr Clean...

Considering the Correctness of AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

Considering the Correctness of AI

More from Cambridge University and the newly formed Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI):    Artificial intelligence: computer says YES (but is...

Beware of Rating People Online
From The Eponymous Pickle

Beware of Rating People Online

Not usually a follower of this, but happened on this bitingly vicious satirical look at the online 'ratings' game for people and businesses.   Exaggerated, as all...

Alexa Design Studio
From The Eponymous Pickle

Alexa Design Studio

Elev8  Alexa Application Design StudioInteresting claims to allow the development of Alexa skills without programming for home or business use.  Local company here...

Practical Uses of AR in Maintenance
From The Eponymous Pickle

Practical Uses of AR in Maintenance

Practical case of the use of AR, with some similarity to our investigations before the tech had evolved to this point.  Some of the biggest issues, we discovered...

Brainspace Data Visualization
From The Eponymous Pickle

Brainspace Data Visualization

BrainspaceAugmenting intelligence to accelerate human potentialWelcome to the future of digital investigations.  ... Discovery 5 is the fastest and most powerful...

Thinking Drive Through Data
From The Eponymous Pickle

Thinking Drive Through Data

Been involved in several drive-through retail analyses.    So this is interesting.  It is pointed out that this will allow the connect of your car generated data...

End of the Data Scientist Era?  Not Right Away.
From The Eponymous Pickle

End of the Data Scientist Era? Not Right Away.

In Forbes.  Insightful article by Margaret Harrist of Oracle.   An interesting view of how data science is moving towards becoming automated.     Agree this is"...

Microsoft Releases five Data Viz and Storytelling Courses
From The Eponymous Pickle

Microsoft Releases five Data Viz and Storytelling Courses

 Following up now ...Microsoft Power BI team releases courses on data visualization and storytelling by PradeepWith Microsoft Power BI, data journalism goes beyond...

Buckminster Fuller Page
From The Eponymous Pickle

Buckminster Fuller Page

I was brought to the attention of the Buckminster Fuller page of Artsy.net.  We had some brief interactions in the 70s about his innovation and architectural design...

Longer Career Models
From The Eponymous Pickle

Longer Career Models

A look at exended and multiple careers, from the view of the company and individual.In the HBR: What Happens When Careers Last 20 Years Longer?  by Avivah Wittenberg...
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