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Doug Engelbart on Human Augmentation
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Doug Engelbart on Human Augmentation

Was pointed via this piece in CSI.       Fascinating piece I was reminded of.  Doug Engelbart on a framework for human augmentation.  We looked at this, but could...

Role of the Futurist in Retail
From The Eponymous Pickle

Role of the Futurist in Retail

On the role of the futurist in retail and grocery.  A role I played in the innovation center when we looked for new ideas to test.

Scatter Plots for Big Data and Scagnostics
From The Eponymous Pickle

Scatter Plots for Big Data and Scagnostics

The simplest form of data visualization.  Scatter plots.    Sounds obvious,  but understanding how people react to many, many variable problems can be important...

City Design in the Self Drive era
From The Eponymous Pickle

City Design in the Self Drive era

Always interested in the difference between very specific infrastructure design and how it evolves based on use and need.  Here an example where cities may need...

2 Dimensional Drone Camera (With Laser) or Cat Discipline Robotics
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2 Dimensional Drone Camera (With Laser) or Cat Discipline Robotics

How about remote warehouse inventory checking?   Security?  Recalls an idea we had long ago.In Engadget:  " ... Then this is where things get really weird, LG caught...

Samsung Smart TVs as Hubs
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Samsung Smart TVs as Hubs

Makes sense.  TV as a hub? Historically TVs have long durability?    Is that still the case?  Its intelligence in the cloud?  With what other standardsIn CNet: ...

Common Machine Learning Algorithms
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Common Machine Learning Algorithms

Nicely done examples with R and Python code.  by Sunil Ray.  Does not cover the fundamental  statistical considerations that determine the correctness or application...

Cognitive TED and IBM XPrize
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Cognitive TED and IBM XPrize

Details at the link.  I would like to see some less obvious applications of cognitive.  Beyond just clever search,   Creativity.  Innovation.  Deeper learning.The...

Delivering Analytics and Insights
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Delivering Analytics and Insights

In McKinsey:  The benefits match those of earlier technology cycles, but companies must scale up their data-analytics skills to reap the gains.   ... " .   Scaling...

Knowledge Management
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Knowledge Management

The APQC collection of documents on knowledge management.   See also Ken Hayman's short piece on the subject,  Reexamining.   How in particular does AI connect...

Polinode Graph Analytics Examples
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Polinode Graph Analytics Examples

Correspondent Andrew Pitts sends along some examples using his startup Polinode.   Much more at the link.  He is doing lots in the HR analysis area,  But the approach...

Make AI more Human
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Make AI more Human

In MIT Technology Review: " ... Marcus has a very different perspective from many of the computer scientists and mathematicians now at the forefront of artificial...

User Experience is also about Data
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User Experience is also about Data

Some very good points here.    User experience is often lacking.   Because of both content (data) and context.   Context can now also include cognitive/intelligent...

Google Cloud Vision for Image Tagging
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Google Cloud Vision for Image Tagging

Spent quite a bit of time looking at at the problem of recognizing and tagging images for marketing applications.  It turned out to be a  key requirement for systems...

GE's Big Bet on Data and Analytics
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GE's Big Bet on Data and Analytics

MIT Sloan: GE’s Big Bet on Data and AnalyticsSeeking opportunities in the Internet of Things, GE expands into industrial analytics.February 18, 2016 by Laura Winig...

Whats a Security Graph?
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Whats a Security Graph?

So whats a security graph?   " ... Data visualization is a booming segment of the big data job market, and it’s found an obvious foothold in security. The requirement...

Mind Palaces
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Mind Palaces

The topic of Mind Palaces have come up often as plot points on memory problem oriented TV programs.   Could you have ever guessed there were many of these?   How...

Preparing IT Systems for the Internet of Things
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Preparing IT Systems for the Internet of Things

Preparing IT systems and organizations for the Internet of ThingsTo accommodate the development and support of smart devices, companies will need to update existing...

NY Times Builds a Slack Bot
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NY Times Builds a Slack Bot

Probably will see more bots that watch what we say.   Or the streamed data we need to pay attention to.  Or engage us in conversation.    Just started using Slack...

VR Reinventing the Digital Circular
From The Eponymous Pickle

VR Reinventing the Digital Circular

n Retailwire: This is possible, if all the architecture is there.  It can also add the augmentation to where it should be, in the aisle.
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