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UPenn's Lab Flies Drones Through Windows
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UPenn's Lab Flies Drones Through Windows

In IEEE Spectrum,  some remarkable things that drones can now be programmed to do, like fly through half open windows.   Out of UPenn's labs.   Demonstrated in...

Google's Allo delivering Messaging AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google's Allo delivering Messaging AI

We are seeing that messaging systems will be the place that consumer facing AI will reside, acting as a bot to enhance everyday communications with intelligence...

Mapping Experiences
From The Eponymous Pickle

Mapping Experiences

Book on order.   We used mapping, both concept based and journey based, in the enterprise.  We developed many, many maps.  It was always a useful approach. I recommend...

Future of AI Driven Analytics
From The Eponymous Pickle

Future of AI Driven Analytics

Ultimately you will need AI/Cognitive to drive complex analytics.  People alone cannot control the complex process, especially when you need to circle back to get...

Tapping Into Tribal Knowledge
From The Eponymous Pickle

Tapping Into Tribal Knowledge

Had not heard the term 'Tribal Knowledge'.  But OK, call it a means of sharing key knowledge within a company, from its own internal experts, external sources,Saving...

Seeking Open AI Again
From The Eponymous Pickle

Seeking Open AI Again

A market place for artificial intelligence solutions.  Open AI.   Mentioned previously, have not seen any implementations using this as yet.  What aspects of such...

AI Software Booming
From The Eponymous Pickle

AI Software Booming

Short NYT piece that mentions a number of AI software efforts.  But this seems to be a mix of analytics and data science with Cognitive/AI.   True these two domains...

Geofencing External Spaces
From The Eponymous Pickle

Geofencing External Spaces

 Thomson Reuters Takes Over Grand Central Station'Hyper-Mega' Campaign Targets Business CommutersBy Kate MaddoxIn an effort to reach its target audience of influential...

IOT Research Report
From The Eponymous Pickle

IOT Research Report

Lopez Research group report, via Cisco.  report requires registration." ... Improve Business Operations with the IoT .... The Internet of Things can help you improve...

KM World
From The Eponymous Pickle

KM World

Was recently re-introduced.  http://www.kmworld.com/  Had read it for years, but not recently.KMWorld is the leading publisher, conference organizer, and information...

Why and How is Watson a Cognitive System?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Why and How is Watson a Cognitive System?

Jim Spohrer sends along a link to a talk by Rob High, IBM Chief Technology Officer, Fellow and Vice President,  Does a good job of discussing why Watson is cognitive...

High Cost of eFullfillment
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High Cost of eFullfillment

In particular an interesting example, because I buy Tide Pods via Amazon Dash. " ... Supply Chain Digest  ... Supply Chain News BitesSupply Chain Graphic of the...

Robots and Assistants Will Replace Tasks in Jobs
From The Eponymous Pickle

Robots and Assistants Will Replace Tasks in Jobs

This is obvious.  Jobs are a set of tasks.  Tasks are what are replaced.  Course it can often mean that they will do the job faster and better, needing fewer people...

Retail Algorithmic Merchandising
From The Eponymous Pickle

Retail Algorithmic Merchandising

 In the Gartner blog:  On algorithmic merchandising.  Good thoughts in the importance of data, process and analysis used with more concise and repeatable algorithmic...

Five Technologies for the Next Ten Years
From The Eponymous Pickle

Five Technologies for the Next Ten Years

McKinsey does a good job of explaining, in a non-technical way, why these technologies will be important.  Provides a sketch in oil and gas of how they can be used...

Use of Techniques by Data Scientists
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Use of Techniques by Data Scientists

In KDNuggets,  summary of a poll done with data scientists.  Indicating the use of techniques by practitioners.  Not too surprising.  Much more detail about the...

Algorithmic Retailing
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Algorithmic Retailing

Gartner on Algorithmic retailing.   Pretty broad view.   I assume this is for particular parts of the business where process can be defined?   I don't have a Gartner...

Procurement Analytics
From The Eponymous Pickle

Procurement Analytics

A favorite topic, see previous posts below.Includes a link to an eBook.  In O'Reilly:Advancing Procurement AnalyticsLearn how your company can significantly improve...

Right Way to Take Risk
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Right Way to Take Risk

Right Way to Take RiskPodcast and text. The truism nothing ventured, nothing gained is an often heard phrase. But risk-taking must be balanced with prudence. Karen...

Weapons of Math Destruction?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Weapons of Math Destruction?

More on biases of algorithms.   Inevitable, and will require new kinds of transparency that require deep contextual expertise.  Only governments and big tech enabled...
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