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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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Intelligent Light, Efficient Lighting and Sensors
Using light as a means of network construction has existed for some time. It has interesting advantages and constraints. We tested it for very specialized retail...
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On Data Flow
Agree with the points made here, the topic of lifecycle management is rarely considered seriously. It also goes beyond lifecycle, to better understand the context...
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Saffron Technology Advances in Associative Memories
New developments from Saffron Technology, often mentioned here, implementer of innovative machine learning techniques. See more about their Natural Intelligence...
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Virtual Battlefield: Project Morpheus
I was struck by use of the term virtual battlefield. See Bloomberg article. This was precisely what we did now many years ago. With punch cards and mainframes...
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Driving Data Reveals Routes
How driving data can reveal routes. This has been long known, and has been used in a number of contexts. A good example of analytical method based on sensor data...
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From Mess to Model Training
On April 17-18, the Center for Business Analytics in the Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati will be offering a training course called “From...
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Unilever and Mobile Marketing
Unilever Deploys Mobile Marketing PlatformUnilever has become the first company to activate Brandtone’s automated mobile marketing platform and engage directlyThe...
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Watson as a Cognitive Technology
Was told that IBM has just refreshed their Watson site. Now positioning it as a cognitive technology. No longer called AI or Expert Systems, which was the common...
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Uncertainty Traps
In Knowledge@Wharton: Had not heard the term before, but knowing what you don't know is always a useful thing. And leads to statements like: "If we had this...
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Samsung Phone Detecting People and Objects
In Engadget: Advanced usability via sensory detection. " ... Samsung's Ultrasonic Cover: a specialized case that uses sound waves to detect people or objects (in...
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Mckinsey Apps for Android Now
I see that McKinsey has set up an App for access to its publications. Here for the Android. They often have interesting documents, which I have pointed to here...
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Pinterest Being Linked Again
Quite a long time ago I did some experiments with Pinterest for a client. I have been asked to refresh this experiment. So posts in this blog with visual components...
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Compliance on the Shelf
I have recently have been looking at applications of compliance. The application to shelf spaces has been a long term interest, see the thread links below. ...
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Advanced Robot Locomotion
From IEEE Spectrum: A basic example of biomimicry. Are four legs required for precise and varied terrain robotic locomotion? Here a new example with quadropedic...
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Gaps in Supply Chain Talent
This came up in a conversation recently. The area is perceived as not sexy enough. Not the case, we need to work on attaching newest technology to the problems...
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Future of Brain Implants
In the WSJ: Good piece that overviews a long running concept. " ... How soon can we expect to see brain implants for perfect memory, enhanced vision, hypernormal...
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Choosing the Next Big Idea
We did lots of work on portfolio analysis. There are usually no loss of interesting ideas to try to make money, with lots of advocates. But how do you choose?iew...
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Economics as Science
In ZeroHedge: The danger of viewing economics as a science, dismal or otherwise. A somewhat rambling view but a reminder that economics can work at a micro level...
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Google to Open NYC Store
In Retailwire: Near the now iconic Apple store there. Surely also for prestige purposes. Also training? " ... Google will reportedly open its first U.S. store...
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