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Hacks for Forgetfulness
From The Eponymous Pickle

Hacks for Forgetfulness

The topic has always interested us.  In the modern world there are so many more things to remember.  But we have devices now, and they can provide cues in someIn...

Procter and Targeted Facebook
From The Eponymous Pickle

Procter and Targeted Facebook

More on P&G's change in the use of targeted Facebook.P&G Shakes Up Targeted Facebook Approach, Sparks Marketing StirProcter & Gamble announced yesterday the company...

Smart Cities, an IoT in Enterprise Introduction
From The Eponymous Pickle

Smart Cities, an IoT in Enterprise Introduction

Thingworkx On Smart Cities.  A free e-book that requires registration:" ... Current hype aside, the Internet of Things will ultimately become as fundamental as...

Using Anthropologic Thinking
From The Eponymous Pickle

Using Anthropologic Thinking

In the HBR:  Using anthropology to get more our of social media.    We used anthropologists in the enterprise.  This article promotes more quantitative thinking...

Innovation and the Language of the Corner Office
From The Eponymous Pickle

Innovation and the Language of the Corner Office

 Reminds of work we did to enhance executive information systems.   Back then and then later when we had more technology and live data to leverage.  Language is...

Comparing Three Data Science Concepts
From The Eponymous Pickle

Comparing Three Data Science Concepts

Nice quiz and a demonstration of the imprecision of the terms in useAI vs Deep Learning vs Machine Learning   Posted by William Vorhies  Summary:  Which of these...

Neural Dust Health Sensors
From The Eponymous Pickle

Neural Dust Health Sensors

In Cnet: Beyond Fitbit: 'Neural dust' puts invisible cyborg tech deep inside you ... New, tiny sensors could create superpowerful fitness trackers, move prosthetics...

Cooperative Robotics for Amazon
From The Eponymous Pickle

Cooperative Robotics for Amazon

Like humans being augmented by AI, here in the physical world.How Locus Robotics Plans to Build a Successor to Amazon's Kiva RobotsBy Evan AckermanLocus’ robotHumans...

Towards Decision Networks
From The Eponymous Pickle

Towards Decision Networks

Of interest:  Decision Networks ...  ...  Cognitive Systems Institute Group Speaker Series on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 10:30 am ET US (9:30am CT, 7:30 am PT)...

Examples of AI in Marketing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Examples of AI in Marketing

Most of these are obvious, but I like them in a list.  They also are only AI in a limited sense.   Useful to think of every one of these for marketing applications...

Monetizing Data, Considering Risk
From The Eponymous Pickle

Monetizing Data, Considering Risk

Data as an asset is a continued exploration, mentioned many times here.  Our original view also looked at the risk of capturing and holding assets.  Negative valued...

An Open Data Board Game
From The Eponymous Pickle

An Open Data Board Game

I like the idea of using games to show how systems work.  We used it to teach corporate and supply chain economics.  But it does not often work very well.   Not...

Medical Systems are not Written from a Cognitive Perspective
From The Eponymous Pickle

Medical Systems are not Written from a Cognitive Perspective

Via Larry Smith in Cognitive Systems Institute.     Gets to how these systems need to be written to augment, hopefully improving the systems that they model" .....

Game Transfer Phenomenon
From The Eponymous Pickle

Game Transfer Phenomenon

A new term for me.  Essentially means addictive engagement with games or even any computer screen activity.   To the agree they transfer out of reality.    NowOn...

Is AI Becoming Mainstream?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Is AI Becoming Mainstream?

Good Bloomberg article.  It still depends on the definitions involved,  If by machine learning we mean better analytics, and if by AI, we mean more embedded logic...

Fundamentals of Evaluating Data Science Models
From The Eponymous Pickle

Fundamentals of Evaluating Data Science Models

Via DSC: Good overview of the basic methods for evaluating models.  Posted by Sandeep Raut.  Not complete, but these are the fundamentals that every modeler should...

Weka Mini Course
From The Eponymous Pickle

Weka Mini Course

A 14 step mini course by Jason Brownlee on using the machine learning system Weka.  Notable because it uses no code or math.  Nice for those procedurally rather...

Real Pins for Pinterest
From The Eponymous Pickle

Real Pins for Pinterest

In AdWeek:  Pinterest's Real-World Pins Let In-Store Shoppers Save Real Items to Virtual Boards DM9DDB tests the app in Brazil's biggest furniture store By TimI...

Should Your Business Be in the Cloud?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Should Your Business Be in the Cloud?

Good, non technical overview of the positives and negatives of moving your business into the cloud, by Richard Smith.

The Robot You Really Want
From The Eponymous Pickle

The Robot You Really Want

Butlers, Bartenders, Maids, Window-washers, Clothes washing, drying and folding and putting them away.   Its not the specification of the tasks, but doing themThe...
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