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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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Will Distanced Shopping Push Robot Delivery?
Yes, it will push further consideration. Distinguish companies that have the ability. There remains the complexity of broad coverage and autonomy. Note the example...
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Data-Enabled Surveillance in Higher Education
Interesting and considerable piece on this in the CACM. Gathering such information can be of value to tailoring and improving the educational experience toThe...
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AI and The Future of Technical Work
Useful thoughts about the state and future of automation. Will it all be described as professional?Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Professional Work...
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Analog or Digital Mechanisms of the Past
Excellent summary of what is known to date about of the Antikythera Mechanism, a 'computer' found in an ancient Greek shipwreck, over 2000 years old. Not technical...
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Using Microsoft Teams
Now have been a user of several remote collaboration methods for some time. Noted below a piece talks about Microsoft Teams use. Have used it since its rollout...
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Towards an Unhackable Quantum Internet?
Interesting, but technical. General implications for personal or enterprise use?Towards an Unhackable Quantum InternetHarvard University John A. Paulson School...
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Breaking Down Service Prototyping
Upcoming Talk:ISSIP Service Design Speaker Series: Breaking Down Service Prototyping on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 11.00 - 11.45 AM US EDTIt is believed that a...
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McDonald's Bet Big On a Smart Idea. Now It's Saving Lives
Not only in selling burgers, but also as a medical services model. The very first time I saw a crowded drive-through it made me think of by Queueing analysisMcDonald's...
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Google releases API to train smaller, faster AI models
Interesting development, note small and faster. I assume to make them useful for edge devices.. Also with the ability to retrain quickly.Google releases API to...
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Maintaining Energy Equipment
Very key thing in an industrial world. And a good analytical view of the risk involved.Maintaining the equipment that powers our worldBy organizing performance...
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On Metadata and Cooking
In almost every piece of work I have done in enterprises, there has been a need to deal with metadata. Metadata can mean a number of things .... like for example...
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Sprayable User Interfaces
We saw this demonstrated, I believe at the MIT Media Lab,when we visited as a corporate sponsor, a long time ago. Apparent the work is still ongoing.Sprayable...
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Braille Keyboard
Good to see additional efforts in this direction. Augmenting the senses. Passing the reference on to our friends.Google Launches Braille Keyboard for AndroidVentureBeat...
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Germany, France: Virus Tracing Apps in Development
Also discusses similar efforts in France. Would seem this would be very important to determine actual rather than speculated transmission details. Leading to...
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Looking Good on that Conference Call
Just used these simple tips on a call, were useful.How Not to Look Distractingly Awful on Your Next Video CallA couple of quick tweaks will make you wildly more...
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More on Remote Work Challenges
Less on the technical side of the challenges involved, and more on the human aspects.Overcoming Remote Work ChallengesDecentralized teams face a number of challenges...
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Worrying What others Think of Us
Useful piece, we all practice this. Why We Should Stop Worrying About What Others Think of UsMar 31, 2020 Research North America In Knowledge@WhartonStanding in...
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Microsoft and Teams
Adding somenewand novel capabilities to the conferencing method. Have used it and others since their inception. Well done. They also provide some usage numbers...
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DARPA Work with Chip Maker Intel
New connections to resolve security issues using machine learning methods.DARPA snags Intel to lead its machine learning security techZack Whittaker in TechCrunch...
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