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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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Carver Mead on Quantum Computing
In CACM: Carver Mead was an early inspiration for our advanced computing and sensor work. In particular about the use of optical sensors. Here he writes...
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Genetic Algorithms
I am a long time follower and user of genetic algorithms. Here from David E Goldberg on Slideshare: Fast, Effective Genetic Algorithms for Large, Hard Problems...
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NEIL Learns from Images
I was involved with a startup system that used image recognition and categorization called Photrade several years ago. There I got an appreciation of how difficult...
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More Markets Please
More open markets and less regulation. Ultimately decreases prices. Mark J Perry does an other post on a favorite market topic of his: Ticket Scalping. Another...
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Senior Executives Online
Should senior execs of large enterprises like Wal-Mart, be on Twitter? Some interesting thoughts.But is this an example of attempting to micro manage consumer...
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New Research in Digital Photography
A new look. Video. " ... Researchers are exploring how to use computational optics and digital imagery in new and innovative ways. Lensless cameras, single-pixel...
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Pace of Technology Adoption
Speeding up. in the HBR. Yes, just based on the communications I get, and the large scale misunderstanding we see about how technologies act within product contexts...
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Teradata and Fuzzy Logix
Have had a number of conversations with Teradata recently. And I came rather late to this press release about how they were working with a company I had previously...
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Books on Big Data Science
Recently sent out to a requesting correspondent:A very readable, up to date book: Big Data: A Revolution that will transform ... by Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and...
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The Entrepreneurial State
Schumpeter: The entrepreneurial state in System Growth Consulting" ... Advanced economies have become near-obsessed with stimulating innovation in their economies...
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Google Wonderlabs
Happened to be in an Apple Store today that was packed with people and it seems as many consultants. This is a growing development. In CWorld:Google wants youComputerworld...
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Examining SAP's Lumira
During the early phases of Data Visualization we took a look at a number of solutions. SAP was the ERP solution for the enterprise, so we looked at their Business...
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McDs 3D Printing in Store
McDonalds Doing 3D Printing in its stores? " ... Fast food chain is also mulling tablets and touchscreen ordering kiosks FAST FOOD CHAIN McDonalds has saidSpeaking...
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Future of the Workplace
An ethnographers look: We did a similar investigation. Video. " ... What will the workplace of the future look like? Will it even exist as a physical space?...
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Data Gathering and Sharing
A very basic but useful idea. " ...Information technology security, big data analysis and interoperability are three of the hottest topics today, particularly...
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Postmaster Shipping API
Nice to see this development for a government service that is often seen as behind the times. In TechCrunch. Supply chain activities continue to be aided by analytics...
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Consumer Thinking from One Observation
In The HBR: Think like anthropologist to understand consumer data. " ... It was hardly what you’d call an “adequate sample size” for market research, but the...
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Design Pioneer Auction at Sothebys
Of interest, Includes Apple's SVP of Design, today at 7 PM EST:" ... Two of the world’s foremost design pioneers, Sir Jonathan Ive, KBE, and Marc Newson, CBE, have...
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Software as Reorganizing the World
Some provocative views on software and internet influence on the organization of the world. Over reaching I think, but interesting. Will countries eventually...
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