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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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McDonalds of the Future
In Retailwire: A look and discussion of the McDonald's of the Future. New concepts and technologies built in. Nothing about robot preparation, or other back of...
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Wal-Mart to Buy Jet
The startup that notably follows an 'Amazon Prime' loyalty model. To push their online sales. Walmart buys Jet.com for $3.3 billion By Rebecca LinkeIf you have...
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Still Looking for AI Language
Do we know how to build machines that understand language? Though some good attempts are out there, not yet. This Tech Review Article article does a good job...
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IBM and Innovation
Bob Herbold my former colleague writes about IBM. He has more than a little internal insight based on his experience in the computing industry. He makes some...
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Cognitive Systems Institute Group
Wanted to remind people of the Cognitive Systems Institute Group, that I have been part of for several years. Spoken at and contributed to. I particularly like...
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Trends in China's Digital Embrace
Interesting stats about China's use of digital. in Strategy Business Trend Watch. " ... s+b Trend Watch: China’s Digital Embrace ... The time it takes for Chinese...
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Augmented Reality is Here
In Adworld. An overview of how it is being tested by marketers today. Now we know that the right kind of simple quest game can work. Now will other methods...
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Sports Analytics Taxonomy
Gary Cokins writes:My analytics colleagues, I am writing you to share a recently published article that I co-authored describing a “sports analytics taxonomy”....
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On IOT Smarthome Security
In the BBC, a non technical overview of the IoT in the smart home, and the security challenges it creates.
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Donald Knuth Gets SIAM Award
Donald Knuth was an inspiration since my earliest use of computing. Reveled and still awaiting the latest volume of his Art of Computer Programming. For nowmany...
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New ACM Text Mining Book
Newly received:We are pleased to present the newest ACM Books title: Text Data Management and Analysis: A Practical Introduction to Information Retrieval and Text...
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Smart Threads
Researchers Invent 'Smart' Thread That Collects Diagnostic Data When Sutured Into Tissue Tufts University researchers have integrated nanoscale sensors, electronics...
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Apple Expands AI with Acquisition
More machine learning acquisition for AI. I have not examined Turi. More on them here.Apple expands its AI lineup by acquiring machine learning startup Turi...
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Creating Models of Virtual Changes from Physical Interactions
A interesting effect. Here you create a model of how a real world object reacts to physical interactions. Say using a videotape of the object in motion under...
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Wide and Deep Learning with Tensorflow
Google open sources its Tensorflow for 'wide and deep' learning. I very much like the thought. In our own exploration of pattern matching with neural nets we...
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Fog Computing for Distributed IoT Analytics
I like the emergence of new ways to address the complexity and volume of data.How IoT Can Benefit from Fog Computing By Ben Dickson. ...What I’m mentioning a lot...
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Open Source Required
In the CACM: On the use of open source. The history, evolution and the why of how big players are using it today. Every client I talk to today brings it up...
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Linguistics at Google
Google research writes about what they are doing in computational linguistics. As it implies 'computational' means linguistics applied and delivered in systems...
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First Web Site Went Public 25 Years Ago
Quite an interesting anniversary. Tim Berners-Lee 1991 announcement of his Web Project. Its interesting that one of the other primary components of the Web, the...
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