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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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Bandwidth on the Battlefield
Looking for bandwidth on battlefields. In my own Pentagon days, simulating tank warfare, these issues were still still unheard of. Now you can readily see the key...
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Telemedicine Justifying Better Broadband
In GigaOM: Quite likely. You would imagine improved connections would decrease costs at least. But diminish personalization. It will also require better intelligence...
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Tablet Use in Schools
Have been involved in several projects that looked at how tablets could be effectively used in the enterprise. This piece covers and links to studies about its...
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Transcendence Risks All Around
Stephen Hawking talks transcendence, the movie and AI laden concept of technological similarity. Just how worried should we be? " ... So, facing possible futures...
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Grand Challenges for Big Data
A group I was just introduced to: IBM Fellows. Full list and backgrounds. They tackle the grand challenges of Big Data. See the Slidecast. An interview with...
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Nestle Supply Chain Forecasting
Good, non technical view of how Nestle uses the SAS forecasting supply chain forecasting system. With a number of operational considerations for retail.
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Air Force Examines Glass
Its a natural application, its hands-free. The design will have to be altered to make it more rugged and compatible to extreme environments. That has already...
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Laboratory Analysis
Had the chance to be at one of these meetings a few years ago. Increasing emphasis is on what you can do with the data once you get it. But you still have get...
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Banning Insider Trading
Comparing the regulation to prohibition. It's certainly a gut level reaction to agree with the regulation. Then look too at how it is similar to the observation...
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Kimberly Clark Tracks Coupons Directly
Kimberly-Clark Gets Serious With Its Digital-Coupon TrackingMarketer Building Its Own Deal Database and CRM ProgramsPackaged-goods marketers have been shifting...
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Facebook Zuckerberg Interview on VR
In Wired: In particular the mention of virtual reality. Thought leaders can drive fringe technologies very quickly to millions of people. Its hard to move them...
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Strategy vs Planning
HBR article requires registration.Tactical versus strategic? But the structure of the decision is very different. Some useful points are made here. " ......
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Unilever Project Sunlight Media Wall
Brought to my attention by a former colleague. See their twitter media Wall. Highly visual gathering point.
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Shoppers Want to Exchange Private Information for Value
Some fairly obvious results, but having some quantitative measure is good. " .... Conducted on PriceGrabber.com from February 7 – March 7, 2014, this survey includes...
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Why Visualize Data?
Good piece by Stephen Few. " .... We visualize quantitative data to perform three fundamental tasks in an effort to achieve three essential goals ... These three...
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How Big Data Influences Design
Tomorrow 5/2/2014, at 2 PM ET, I plan to attend online. Will provide some thoughts afterwards:" ... Over the past few years, the technology industry is filled with...
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Business Relevancy of Corporate Data
By Data Guru Bill Inmon. An instructive, non technical view of corporate data in multiple parts. Well worth a read. " ... There is a tremendous difference...
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Innovators Dilemma for the Supply Chain
Innovator's dilemma in the supply chain. A good reminder of the concept. An interesting view that is worth following. In particular positioning the use of simulation...
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Watson as a New Ecosystem in Computing
We saw some the early Watson work, developed some of our related focused efforts. Continue to follow its direction. It is now positioned as an ecosystem:In AWhen...
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