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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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Smartphone with Augmented Reality
A concept we played with for some time. Is it a better wat to engage, to buy? How does it change the very nature of advertising? Overlaying marketing with In...
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Can Robots Wash the Dishes
What is going on at MIT's CSAIL? Long after we visited during the AI explosion. Moving towards a better understanding of the real world, and using that to forward...
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Explaining Quantum Computing
I have been challenged several times recently to explain the how and why of quantum computing. Just discovered this video that is useful. Also from a TEDX talk...
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GE Predix for Big Data and Analytics
Starting to get an introduction to Predix. Impressive so far. Look forward to see its broad availability. See my other posts this year on Predix developmentConnect...
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Snickers Data Mined for Impulse Targets
In Digiday: Snickers mines behavioral data to find 'windows of impulsivity'. .... " .... Ad targeting is moving into a new area: moods. Snickers maker Mars is...
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Gershenfeld Discusses Fab Labs
Via CACM: Neil Gershenfeld talks about Fab Labs. We met him in the early establishment of the idea of the Center for Bits and AtomsIn MIT News" ... Neil Gershenfeld...
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Known Discoveries in Data
Was just informed of the below. Exploring, will have further commentsKnown Discoveries in Data, Powered by IBM Watson AnalyticsThis is a place for the curious....
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Organizing for the Future
McKinsey writes about how organizations will change as talent market squeeze capabilities: " ... Platform-based talent markets help put the emphasis in human-capital...
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What Does the Physical Internet look Like?
Not what does it looks like schematically, fascinating as well, but what does the wiring look like? An article in the Atlantic shows some pictures. Having had...
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Wirearchy of the Future of Work
An interesting short e-Book was brought to my attention via the Watson Predictioneers group on Slack:Wirearchy - The eBook - Wirearchy (Sketches for the Future...
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Data Related Research in FlipBoard
Colleague Walter Riker has set up a flipboard site called 'Data Related Research'. In part to test the reach of Flipboard. My blog is also being mirrored on Flipboard...
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Crowdsourcing for Big Business
Interesting play for the enterprise. Especially for consumer facing goods. " ... Crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has officially launched its Enterprise division...
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A Mapping of Machine Intelligence
Thoughtful, visual, piece in O'Reilly:The current state of machine intelligence 2.0Autonomous systems and focused startups among major changes seen in past year...
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Induction and Data Science
All business uses this method, if they know it or not. But rarely systematically. Good presentation:" .... Data science is about finding signals buried in the...
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Data Wisdom
From CACM and Berkely Research: Seeking data wisdom. Somewhat of a squishy term. But it implies data in context, here neuroscience,. " .... “In computational...
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Gartner Quadrant Reports for Business Intelligence
Just reread the 2015 Gartner reports on Business Intelligence for BI planning purposes, provided by a vendor, " ... Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and...
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Malice vs Competence in Real Worlds
In Engadget: Stephen Hawking: 'The real risk with AI isn't malice but competence'. For now, but malice can quickly follow. As a physical scientist, what he...
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Customer Experience and Knowledge Management
Saw this recently interacting with cable company. The answer I needed was embarrassingly simple and easy. In fact they had all the data to predict I would have...
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Ford Thinking of Linking to Wink and Echo
Link your automobile to the Smart Home? A kind of increased reach that may include hub technology and voice control. An interesting play here. " .... Ford is exploring...
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