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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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Does Gamification Work?
In K@W: A look at the evidence. Everyone agrees that games are engaging, and they can be designed, built and delivered. They can get you to a place where your...
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Omni Channel Shoppers
Google opines on micro moments. Where these confirmed during the past holidays? " ... Micro-moments are transforming the way consumers shop. Retailers have to...
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Connecting Designers and Developers
In The Verge: " ... after Etsy completed an IPO that valued it at $3.5 billion, the craft marketplace is expanding. The company is introducing Etsy Manufacturing...
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CPG Using Uber Methods
Have covered the topic of retail compliance many times in this space. Technology combined with crowdsourcing has already been used for some time. Note the connection...
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AI Monitoring Machinery Health
In the CACM: A favorite topic in manufacturing, to predict and improve maintenance. " ... An artificial intelligence algorithm created by University of Alabama...
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On the Benefits of the Data Lake
In DSC: Overview of major benefits of Data Lakes. " ... And in nutshell Data Lake is a data store and processing data system, where an organization can place...
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Gimball Drones in Ice Caves
This piece in IEEE Spectrum shows the use of a Flyability Gimball drone being flown in an ice cave. Impressive video, that shows how the drone can survive collisions...
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We Don't Understand the Language of the Brain
Despite all the success in artificial neural networks for pattern recognition, we still don't understand how the brain works. A number of efforts are underway...
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Freezers Reading your Emotions?
A retail freezer reading your emotions? " ... Then there's a grocery store freezer case that can help you decide what you want to buy by reading your facial expression...
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Nokia and IOT Security
In CWorld: " ... The NetGuard platform is designed to monitor and control all the security components on a network .... The company's NetGuard Security Management...
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Macy's Taps Etsy
Recently did my first shop at Etsy recently for quality handmade items. Nice, simple, online experience. Surprised a retail giant like Macy's would engage. ToIn...
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Search Engines for Your Memories
In the Atlantic. The kind of augmented reality we all need.A Search Engine for Your MemoriesAn inventor at IBM has patented technology for a cognitive assistant...
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Corning Makes Bets
Great piece on the long bet, we need to make more of them. Who or what keeps us doing that? Corning’s CEO reminds us that big corporate achievements rarely come...
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Bots that Write
Another example of cognitive interaction:Bots that write via Cognitive Systems Linkedin Group."These automated text generators combined with the ideas you generate...
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Urban Future Simulation
Will SimCity type simulations help us build the cities of the future? Inspired by SimCity? See my previous writings about doing this in the enterprise. ...
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Microsoft CityNext
Brought to my attention, the smart city as built by partnerships.Microsoft CityNext Microsoft CityNext is a partner-led initiative that empowers cities to be more...
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Evaluating Machine Learning Algorithms in R
Part of the problem with open source methods, like those in R, is that there are too many options. How do you know which to use? For research, for production...
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Study of Human Capital in the Cognitive Era
Mention and further discussionStudy of Human Capital in the Cognitive Era Via Jim Spohrer. Pointing towards how jobs will evolve. My recent experience has...
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A Look at Text Classification
From an introduction, to simple methods, to depth This was an area we used extensively for 'content' analysis to understand consumer responses. Most recentlyText...
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