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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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Programmatic Buying at P&G
Programmatic Ad Buying. A means of digitizing a key aspect of CPG enterprise operations. As I have mentioned before we did this kind of thing as early as the...
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Tour of Machine Learning Methods
Very nice overview. Suitable as a starting point for talking to management. This includes both a description of the algorithm, and the underlying method for using...
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Tetris at 30, Simplicity and Engagement
The game phenomenon called Tetris is now only 30 years old. We were shown it as as an example of simplicity combined with engagement. An interview with the creator...
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Comparing Wolfram Alpha and Watson
A conversation recently led to discussion of the differences between IBM Watson and Wolfram Alpha. So what are the differences? Our own experiences with 'expert...
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Google Nearby
The idea of 'nearby' is a classic locational switch. Google rumored to integrate it into its abilities. Similar to iBeacon capabilties? Likely as the need to...
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Robotic Hands that Can See
Had seen this proposed a long time ago. Now reported in New Scientist. Not so much hands free as hands augmented. And with multiple seeing hands we could readily...
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Big Data and Value for Retail
I have heard relatively few retail examples of big data value. Here is a take on that." ... According to research by Wipro, 78 percent of retailers are collecting...
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Data Science Research Center
Launched this week by Data Science Central. Of interest. Examining it now. " .... Data Science Central launched this week the Data Science Research Center, a...
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ACM Fellow Leslie Lamport
Have followed the ACM for years. I try to read some of the the work of each Turing Award Recipient.Welcome to the Digital Edition of the June 2014 Communications...
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Coaching Versus Managing
In The HBR Blog: " ... Ask 100 people if they have good common sense, and more than 95% will tell you they do. Ask them if they are good coaches, and almost as...
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P&G, Pepsi Try Foursquare Swarm
In Adage: Looked at Foursquare in its early days. Interesting that some giants in marketing space are trying the new functionality. " ... Now the company is calling...
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Big Data, Charted, Noted
A Gartner hypecycle view of Big Data, among a number of other technologies. And Google live search summary. Interesting, but the meaning itself is largely overblown...
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Nestle Moves Towards Science
In Reuters: Seems everyone is moving away from food and towards health products. Which they oddly call science here. There is science about food products too.
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Personal Power Plants
In IEEE Spectrum: Fascinating direction. " .... Smart and agile power systems will let every home and business generate, store, and share electricity. ......
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EU Robotics Program
A new Civilian Robotics program in Europe. " ... This initiative is expected to create over 240,000 jobs in Europe, and increase Europe’s share of the global...
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ISSIP: Services Innovation in an Interconnected World
Newly brought to my attention: ISSP: Providing Service Innovation for our Interconnected World: " ... Service innovations improve the quality-of-life of individuals...
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MOOCs and Traditional Business Education
In Knowledge@Wharton: Talk and transcript. Interesting points are made. Changes are occurring, but the speed and extent are still debatable. Certainly the"...
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On Big Data at Work
Not a bad generalized overview of how Big Data is being used today, including some useful corporate examples. No details, but might be useful for an executiveReviewing...
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Character Animation for Story Telling
In the CACM: On animation, rately used, but can be powerful for making points with process and data. Or for producing a story board of human behavior (abstract)...
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