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Foresight Institute AGI Strategy Meeting
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Foresight Institute AGI Strategy Meeting

Was reminded of the Forsight Institute, which we actively followed regarding nano tech developments since the 90s.  Just got there yearly update, of interest. We're...

Baidu and GLUE
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Baidu and GLUE

China and langage meaning.Baidu has a new trick for teaching AI the meaning of language in 7WdataEarlier this month, a Chinese tech giant quietly dethroned Microsoft...

Assistant Telling Stories in the Classroom
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Assistant Telling Stories in the Classroom

Other examples of this out there?  I would rather have kids reading for themselves.   The basics still mean something.Alexa in the classroom? Amazon’s voice assistant...

Generalized Smart Contracts with IOTA
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Generalized Smart Contracts with IOTA

Have now examined the potential and depth for 'smart contracts' for several blockchain applications.   Here one example:Smart Contracts and IOTAMarkus in Medium...

IBM Says AI in Business Exploding
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IBM Says AI in Business Exploding

Some statements by IBM on use of AI type analytic methods on business.AI in business exploding, IBM says'We are getting into the middle innings where companiesThe...

New Scaling Approach for Deep Learning
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New Scaling Approach for Deep Learning

Fast and effective training is important, especially for many IOT and edge devices.  So a potential advance here.Deep Learning breakthrough made by Rice University...

GE Smart Switch Makes a Move
From The Eponymous Pickle

GE Smart Switch Makes a Move

As the article suggests, have seen little from GE oriented toward smart home applications.GE's wireless smart switch works without a hub in EngadgetNo messing around...

Whats Blockchain Good For?
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Whats Blockchain Good For?

Readable piece that covers positives and negative cautions.  Which gets to some reasonable rules of useful application.    In PDF form.Blockchain Technology:  What...

Andreessen Top 10 Podcasts of the Year
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Andreessen Top 10 Podcasts of the Year

Andreessen HorowitzOur Top 10 Podcasts of 2019by a16z EditorialIt’s that time of year again, where we share some of our most popular podcasts of the year. ThisAnd...

Unlocking Data for Public Policy
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Unlocking Data for Public Policy

Improved governmental data access for policy and regulation decisions.Unlocking Data to Improve Public PolicyBy Justine S. Hastings, Mark Howison, Ted Lawless,Communications...

Decade of Voice Assistants
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Decade of Voice Assistants

General but simplified history, worth a look. Platforms have been constructed, with lots of users.  Now how will they filled with meaningful assistance? How close...

Retail Technology Updating
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Retail Technology Updating

Always good to take a look at how existing tech will coexist with emerging.Retailers take on massive legacy system challenges one module at a time   by Andrew Blatherwick...

Video: Interpretable Machine Learning
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Video: Interpretable Machine Learning

I mentioned this article in an earlier post, where I discuss in more detail, here here a short video introduction.Techniques for Interpretable Machine LearningCACM...

MIT CSAIL Sees Thorough Walls
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MIT CSAIL Sees Thorough Walls

Mentioned once before, continues to draw interest.A seemingly very radical capability, consider implications privacy and otherwise.  Again caution must be placed...

Amazonification of Supply Chains
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Amazonification of Supply Chains

Driven on the consumer side by strong and rising expectations of in-stock and quick delivery.The Amazonification of Supply ChainsDecember 30, 2019Roddy Martin,In...

Assigning Machines to Tasks
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Assigning Machines to Tasks

Interesting question when we start to share work.  How is it most effectively done?   Thoughts from Kellogg linked to at the short Podcast linked to below.   But...

Techniques for Interpretable Machine Learning
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Techniques for Interpretable Machine Learning

Very good piece I am reading in the January CACM.  The most important aspect of considering AI-ML type models in the real world.  Good introduction, useful key'Model...

Personality Detection by Autonomous Vehicles
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Personality Detection by Autonomous Vehicles

More on personality determination to be used for autonomous vehicles.  Or any IOT device?  While it would appear this would be very useful, it leads to some kinds...

Geometrically: What Should You Read  Next?
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Geometrically: What Should You Read Next?

Classifying and suggesting documents that point to our goals.  An old problem, but now being done with new tools.   'Geometric Data Processing'  an interestingsee...

Smart Contracts and FMCG
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Smart Contracts and FMCG

A point by point set of examples, includes some examples such as what Wal-Mart is doing.   Biggest possibility I see is the sharing of operational data betweenHow...
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