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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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Audi Telepresence Robotics
Maintenance was an area we looked at for tele presence and augmented reality. Overlay blueprints and manuals over a machine for making update and repair more efficient...
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Cognitive Sciences Exchange
An intriguing piece in Mindhacks. Which points to cognitive science resources that might be useful for building systems that aim to use cognitive models. Always...
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Topic Modeling in R
Topic Modeling. A kind of textual analysis we did long before R, using cluster based 'Content Analysis'. An examination and R code for how this can be done in...
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Linkedin Open Source Success
Despite having had a number of UI issues, you have to admire a company with over 400 million users. A system that I use by choice most every day. Also oneThey...
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LG Announces Smart Home Hub
Looks like an Echo cylinder with a small screen and speaker. But is not voice activated. In the past have been impressed by LG's experiments with smart appliances...
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Machine Learning is optimization
It is nice to be reminded that the math part of Machine Learning is optimization. Because that was my original training, in the form of 'Operations Research'.O'Reilly...
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Need Better Metadata Services
Favorite topic stemming from recent consulting interaction. Creative look at the implications. I always more broadly define metadata as also including contextual...
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Deep Learning for Decision Making and Control
Robot Deep Learning.Deep Learning for Decision Making and ControlPublished on Mar 18, 2015A remarkable feature of human and animal intelligence is the ability to...
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No UI is the New UI
A novel look at conversational, messenger style interfaces. Implies that the US can well understand context and even intent. What are the implications of error...
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Face Watch: Thief Recognition
Already much in use in Vegas casinos. Categorizing facial images in real time based on stored images. Implications of false positives? Experiments described...
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Fedex Holiday Glitch
Over holiday, Fedex apparently unable to meet increased demand. Poor forecasting of demand, resource allocation? Awaiting more information. Might be an interesting...
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Free NYC Gigabit Wifi Hubs
Saw a proposal for this quite a number of years ago. Finally NYC putting public Wifi into many old 'phone booths'. In the Verge. " ... The full network will...
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Look at Amazon Echo as Assistant
Have much enjoyed the Amazon Echo's capabilities over the last year. As the article suggest, it works well in unusual, sound challenging environments. That is...
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R for Big Data: PivotalR
Just examining. Addressing the usability of languages like R and Python in Big Data computing environments." ... When discussing data science tools, it’s common...
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Winning at Work
Useful thoughts: In the HBR: Research-Based Ways to Win at Work in 2016 by Sarah Green CarmichaelNone of these points are that surprising. Each suggestion...
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Media Spending Slower Growth
From McKinsey: A key measure. Overall expenditures rose marginally year on year in 2014, but slower growth is coming.
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BMW Pushes Gesture Control
Always had my doubts about gestures control in cars, but BMW is pushing it:In TheVerge:Last CES, BMW teased the future of its human-machine interface with a gesture...
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Disease Diagnosis, Data Analysis
Instructive, technical piece on disease diagnosis using Bayesian analysis. Includes R code for implementation. Cautionary analysis of the results. Particular...
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Philip Tetlock and Super Forecasting
Recently covered in the BBC with an introductory article and broadcast. About the gradual improvement of forecasting and the use of tournaments to drive them...
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