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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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You Can Draw
Short TED style talk on drawing. We experimented with using graphical recording methods for documentation. Here is another example how basic techniques can get...
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Predicting Parent Purchases from Behavior
In Retailwire: EBay predicts parents' purchases EBay Advertising U.K. has launched a predictive targeting tool for identifying and segmenting "parent" shoppers...
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Learning Language in a Neural Net
Steps forward in the linking of neural networks and something brain like? Some detail here,A network of artificial neurons learns to use human languageA computer...
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Machine Learning and Cybersecurity
In Datanami: Visual look at how machine learning is applied. " ... While there has been extensive academic research into the use of machine learning technology...
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Why Google Outsourced TensorFlow
Interesting take. To promote AI innovation. Anticipate taking a look." ... Google last week open sourced TensorFlow, a new machine learning library used in deep...
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Bioogically Inspired Question Answering
Via Jim Spohrer. See the previous CSIG talk on this work.In Kurzweil AI: IBM’s Watson shown to enhance human-computer co-creativity, support biologically inspired...
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Marketing Planning, Fast and Slow
Some interesting thoughts on planning in CustomerThink. I would like more thoughts on operational planning and decision making now that we have more and faster...
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Another Open Source Machine Learning Platform
H2o.ai notes the use of Apache Spark:Why H2O?H2O is for data scientists and business analysts who need scalable and fast machine learning. H2O is an open source...
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Google is Answering More Complex Questions
In the Verge: An example of the logic behind simple questions. Google is doing much better. I have been noticing. But these questions would be easy for a human...
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Email as Virtual Assistant
Recently I participated in a think tank regarding the future of virtual assistants. Lots of varying opinions about what they would be able to do and when. Will...
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Telling Stories with Data
I like the combination of story and lifecycle. Lifecycle implies a story.6 Ways to Tell Stories with Data Throughout the Customer Lifecycleby Alexandra Samuel...
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Levels of Sophistication
A little dated, from 2011. But I thought of interest. In the DSC:" .... In a research report on analytics by MIT and IBM (Kiron, et al. 2011), three progressive...
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End of Traditional Marketing
In Knowledge@Wharton:" ... There’s been talk for some time that traditional marketing is dead. But now that 70% of consumers trust brand recommendations from friends...
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Teaching Machines to Understand us
Facebook's work in AI and Deep Learning. Largely nontechnical article in Technology Review:Teaching Machines to Understand UsA reincarnation of one of the oldest...
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Hands on Look at Hololens
Was impressed by an early look at Hololens and the potential integration with Windows, especialy for prototype building, but disappointed that its availability...
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Success of Pixar
In Innovation Excellence: Piece on the success of Pixar. Intriguing view about how a company can produce value through innovation." ... Yet in his memoir, Creativity...
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Executive Coaching for Academics
David E Goldberg and ThreeJoyIt's called "3 Reasons for The Coming Revolution in Executive Coaching For Academics" and it discusses how changes in universities...
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Vint Cerf on the Internet of Things
In the CACM: Cites existence of chaotic protocols rather than standards." ... A number of significant challenges face the continuing development of the Internet...
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Readying for Space Storms
Early in my data career I modeled solar behavior and activity. The problem continues to be better defined. And it is being addressed.
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