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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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Japan's Robot Week
A report from Japan's 2014 Robot Week in October. Which makes the case that software is becoming more important. It has always been important, in particular...
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Bringing Clarity to Cognitive Computing
An overview of the topic of cognitive computing, from the recent Dataversity webinar. Via Steve Ardire." ... DATAVERSITY’s™ Cognitive Computing Forum is taking...
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Moving Data Fast in Disaster
Several recent communications have led us to thinking about how data can be moved quickly and reliably in complex times. Which led to this piece:" ... Prototype...
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Consciousness in Computing
The problems of computing consciousness. An interesting question, but more often wonder what value consciousness will have. Perhaps as a precursor to certain...
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Future of Matrix Organization
A 1970s McKinsey's article on beyond the Matrix Organization. Where has the emergence of technology changed this? Not changed this? " .... Tom Peters examines...
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Davidow's Complete Product
Brought to my attention, a book review by Rob Thomas, on the Complete Product. " ... William Davidow wrote Marketing High Technology in 1986. While we have seen...
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Taking Autocompletion Further
A simplistic metaphor for intelligence is autocompletion. We are very used to it today. We have knowledge, now how do we use that knowledge to predict what should...
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Why the IBM and Twitter Data Deal
It has been presented as a means to understand the pulse of the planet. A sensory coup previously impossible. Connecting the firehose of information createdGood...
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Google's Neural Turing Machine
This still does not mean we can replace our conventional machines with such neural networks, but it can have profound implication for analytics.Google's Secretive...
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Innovation Asessents: Fun and Games
Had missed this previously. Worth a look.Innovation Assessment is one of the pillars of an innovation program. Evaluation should be done as an on-going activity...
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Mobile Optimization
Beyond responsive design. " ... Conversations on whether to build a responsive site or create dedicated landing pages are everywhere right now. Mobile trafficOne...
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Cognitive Process and the Executive
On cognitive assistance for the executive. First a short history of cognitive assistants from Jim Spohrer. Then a look at some of my previous writings on intelligent...
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Bluemix Cloud Platform Services
For my current work with IBM Bluemix, as it provides Watson services, I have been assigned Jacob Krupski as my Cloud Platform Services representative. Here is...
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Watson Analytics Demonstration
Just received, an excellent demonstration of Watson Analytics, which I am currently taking a close look at. Full message here. " .... We’ve been working hard to...
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McKinsey on the Future of Growth
In McKinsey:" ... Throughout history, economic growth has been fueled by two factors: the expanding pool of workers and their rising productivity. From the perspective...
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Connected Products are Next
In Adage: " ... Products as their own media channel ... " .... But why should anyone in digital media care? Last week at Ad Age's Data Conference, global brands...
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Complexity of IOT and Experience Design
In Radar: Some excellent points made here. " ... The Internet of Things (IoT) is challenging designers to rethink their craft. I recently sat down with Claire...
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Advanced Analytics in Consumer Goods: Podcast
Abstract: In Justin Honaman, managing partner for consumer goods for North American industry consulting at Teradata, is interviewed by Ron Powell, independent analyst...
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Drone Ambulances
The Drone ambulance idea does not deliver a patient to the hospital but rather a defibrillator to the patient. Nice simplification idea.
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