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Synthetic vs Real Training Data?
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Synthetic vs Real Training Data?

The real world is messy and needs direction.Are You Still Using Real Data to Train Your AI?500+IEEE Spectrumby Eliza Strickland / 3d//keep unread//hideIt may be...

Medical Digital Twins
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Medical Digital Twins

 I worked at the University of Florida on modeling medical procedures.   This would have been a very useful modeling extension. Medical Digital Twins: a New Frontier...

Institute for the Future
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Institute for the Future

Some time ago I wrote for the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto. Here is their current online presence, just revisited. MAKING THE FUTURE WITH FORESIGHT ......

Automating Sense of Smell
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Automating Sense of Smell

 A sensory space we also experimented withE-Nose Sniffs Out the Good Whiskey  IEEE Spectrum, Michelle Hampson, February 18, 2022New research describes an electronic...

Decentralized Science
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Decentralized Science

 Decentralized science, new to me as a concept.A Guide to DeSci, the Latest Web3 Movement   By Sarah HamburgA growing number of scientists and entrepreneurs are...

ZugZwang!  Compelling Moves
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ZugZwang! Compelling Moves

Game strategy I remember this from learnings in tactical interactions.   Good overview here. Play First and Lose: Zugzwang in Chess, Math and Pizzas  in Quantamagazine...

Amazon Skills Kit
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Amazon Skills Kit

Amazon skill development reports a new set of area specific skills for use.  How well does this support good assistance?   Taking a closer look.Build a Voice Skill...

Self Configuring Robotic Cubes
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Self Configuring Robotic Cubes

Quite interesting application for space, and perhaps other complex environments for sensors? Robotic cubes: Self-reconfiguring ElectroVoxels use embedded electromagnets...

Details on Microsoft Singularity for AI Workflow
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Details on Microsoft Singularity for AI Workflow

Worth a look, I will.  Note indication of scheduling AI workloads.Microsoft goes public with details on its 'Singularity' AI infrastructure serviceMicrosoft's Azure...

Deep Learning and Quantitative Finance
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Deep Learning and Quantitative Finance

Of special interest, plan to attend:  March 16 Talk, "Deep Learning for Sequences in Quantitative Finance" with David KriegmanRegister now (and more info)    for...

Paying Attention to Attention: Meta-Awareness
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Paying Attention to Attention: Meta-Awareness

 Case of Segway struck me here.  Reasonable?  University of Miami neuroscientist Amishi Jha explains why and how leaders should hone their meta-awareness.  by Theodore...

VR 'Shopping Task' Could Help Test for Cognitive Decline in Adults
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VR 'Shopping Task' Could Help Test for Cognitive Decline in Adults

 Does not sound surprising, is it the best measure? VR 'Shopping Task' Could Help Test for Cognitive Decline in AdultsBy King's College London (U.K.) News Center...

How will China Regulate AI
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How will China Regulate AI

Regulation will be a good indication of the direction and seriousness of putting automated 'intelligence into IT functionality. China Is About to Regulate AI—and...

Ruling the Metaverse
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Ruling the Metaverse

Or will it be one of the current big IT players?Will BestBuy Rule the MetaVerse? Matthew Stern in RetailwireWith more people than ever talking about an impending...

Non Human Expression Ineligible for Copyright Protection
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Non Human Expression Ineligible for Copyright Protection

 US at least finding in this case The US Copyright Office says an AI can’t copyright its artBy Adi Robertson@thedextriarchyThe US Copyright Office has rejectedCreativity...

Shape Shifting Robots
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Shape Shifting Robots

 Saw early work in Japan leading in this direction.   Notable for there human interaction. Shape-shifting Robots Adapt With Cleverly Designed Bodies, Grippers Robots...

Economists Look at Robotics Surge
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Economists Look at Robotics Surge

More on the topic of robotics influencing employment.Economists Are Revising Their Views on Robots and JobsBy The Economist, February 16, 2022When the pandemicThe...

Firefox Browser Losing its Users?
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Firefox Browser Losing its Users?

 Being influenced by browsers like MS Edge pushing theirs?Is Firefox Okay?By Wired, February 17, 2022At the end of 2008, Firefox was flying high. Twenty percent...

MIT's Twist Quantum Programming Language
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MIT's Twist Quantum Programming Language

Meet Twist: MIT’s Quantum Programming Language Keeping tabs on data entanglement keeps reins on buggy quantum code        RINA DIANE CABALLARA team of researchers...

Ordering Sat Imagery
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Ordering Sat Imagery

SATELLITE IMAGERY FOR EVERYONEHere’s how you can order up a high-resolution image of any place on Earth  in IEEE SectrumEVERY DAY, SATELLITES circling overheadThat...
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