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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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Learning or Cloning
Cognitive requires learning. At very least an intelligent system needs to be updated as its context changes. There are many kinds of learning. Passive, active,...
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Evolution of Computer Languages
In the CACM: A view of common computing languages. Interesting, but most likely for those that have used several. Non technical in that it deals with a view...
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An Online Right to be Forgotten
In the New Yorker, a non technical, very readable article about the 'right to be forgotten' on the Internet, which is being exercised now in Europe. Examples...
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Seeking Assumption Free Data Science
Steve Miller on 'Freak Data Science', where freak means roughly assumption-free, understandable and useful. Always like that approach, and he has much to say on...
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An Online Right to be Forgotten
In the New Yorker, a non technical, very readable article about the 'right to be forgotten' on the Internet, which is being exercised now in Europe. Examples...
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UXMag and Psychology
Of interest, on psych and design, in user experience:" ... UX Magazine is a central, one-stop resource for everything related to user experience. We provide a steady...
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Tracking Data Use Online
From MIT, with possible use to understand data use and valuation. " ... Researchers in the Decentralized Information Group (DIG) at MIT’s Computer Science and...
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Computer Learning Neighborhoods from Images
An example of the ability to make a classification of an image by subtle attributes. Images are a form of unstructured data increasingly being found in large databases...
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Cyber Security Lab Game
A laboratory for teaching online security concepts in the form of a simulation game. We created similar simulation games for teaching and option evaluation for...
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Company Gets Rid of Email
In FastCompany. I saw this direction proposed some time ago. At that time it was suggested that a wiki like structure would be set up, and any communication would...
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Service Design and Journey Mapping
Via the Service Innovation group, a video on Service design and journey mapping. Mulling how such systems differ from advisory applications. Is it a matter of...
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Enterprise Thinking Blog
See Computing Now's Enterprise Thinking Blog. Part of the IEEE Computing Now effort. Nicely done, by Joshua Greenbaum, Principal, Enterprise Applications Consulting...
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Kraft and Data Integration for Analytics
I note in particular here the use of third party data to integrate with their own. Good case study for CPG. It is becoming common to understand and utilize free...
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Kroger Looks to Digital for Shopper Experience
Another example of increasing use of data to understand and anticipate shopper experience.Kroger looks to digital to improve shopping experience Kroger's recent...
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Mining Medical Data
On mining medical data. " .... Your Doctor Knows You're Killing Yourself. The Data Brokers Told Her - in Bloomberg ... "" .... You may soon get a call from your...
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On Rewards for Motivation
An overview of motivational rewards as used in gamification. In particular a comparison of instrinsic and extrinsic methods. What works in which conditions.Points...
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Buildings and Innovation
How much do buildings influence creativity? Apparently they have at MIT. An interesting study of a particular building that provided a locus for innovation for...
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Google Balloons will Ring the Globe
In Tech Review: Though I heard of it, its progress was new to me. " .... The boss of the Google X research lab, Astro Teller, says his company’s experimental...
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Future of Data Science
In the NYT: A look at the future of Data Science. " ... “Current knowledge bases are full of facts,” Mr. Etzioni observed, “but they are surprisingly knowledge...
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