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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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Classroom Centaurs for Education
Talk this week on educational technology:" .... Kurt VanLehn, Diane and Gary Tooker Chair for Effective Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in...
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Discussion on Samsung's $5799 Digital Frig
Good discussion on Samsung's smart Frig. Apparently not a prototype and is for sale. The the cost is hefty Is the refrigerator the place for the home hub?
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Wal-Mart Decides on Fun Stories
Akin to Story telling, Recall my mention of the local grocery chain Jungle Jim's. Personally I think they should do more in that space to tell fun stories to...
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Google Magenta AI Makes Music
Like the idea. When we will see a library of these efforts to consider? What are the bounds of its innovation, creativity? Google enters the Artificial Intelligence...
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An AI Primer. What do we think it is Today?
Good primer in a talk AI, Deep Learning, and Machine Learning: – in Andreessen Horowitz" .... Things are clearly progressing rapidly when it comes to machine...
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Not all Things Should be Connected
Agreed, recall in my Defense department experience, the only way to have complete security was to have an unconnected network. With emphasis on being truly unconnected...
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Semantic Ecosystems
Continuing a look at modern ontology capabilities, We did work with Stanford's KSL to build ontologies of corporate data.Semantic EcosystemsCreate a semantic ecosystem...
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Emoji Based Targeting
Not unexpected, but how well will it work compared to broader prediction?Twitter Introduces Emoji-Based TargetingIt's Exactly What You Think It Is By George...
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An AI Primer. What do we think it is Today?
Good primer in a talk AI, Deep Learning, and Machine Learning: – in Andreessen Horowitz" .... Things are clearly progressing rapidly when it comes to machine...
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Bot Buttons in Slack
A very simple idea. Developers can add interactive buttons in Slack. Of really any level of intelligence they can 'develop', from very simple logic to far beyond...
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Inside the Mind of the Shopper, 2nd Edition
Much anticipated. 2nd edition. Pre order it. By a colleague who we used for shopping innovation. An ideal companion to our new world of advancing analytics...
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Machine Learning for Design
In O'Reilly.Nicely put, requires registration for full report. I still prefer the term 'analytics' for this. But ML is sexier these days.Machine Learning for...
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Robotic Housekeeping
Elon Musk looks at a yet harder problem, the robotic housekeeper. A problem of complex environments.
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Rulex Analytics
Brought back to my attention, Rulex: More to follow.Fast Big Data ROI with DIY Data ScienceData Monetization means gaining measurable financial value from stored...
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Connected Air Fresheners in the Internet of Things
Here's A Whiff of the Future for the Internet of ThingsMarketing Lessons from P&G's Febreze Internet-Connected Air Freshener By David Berkowitz" .... When the Febreze...
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Amazon's Robotics Investment
In Qz.com:" .... Amazon is just beginning to use robots in its warehouses and they’re already making a huge difference .... Amazon acquired Kiva for $775 million...
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Waze Making us Think Like Ants in Traffic
Ants avoiding traffic. Reminds me of swarming algorithms for tracking or searching. Considered it in warehouses. Have used Waze from time to time but have never...
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Reimagining Tech at Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart to combine tech, humanity to "reimagine retail" by Doug McMillon" ... Wal-Mart will "reimagine retail again" through efforts that support and engage store...
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Operationalizing Big Data
I think this is more than just about handling big, varied and volatile data from many sources. Have seen this poorly done. Its about having the analytics and...
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