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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 …
From The Eponymous Pickle
Virus vs CPG
IRI report of particular interest:IRI continues to monitor COVID-19 and its impacts on the CPG retail industry.Where consumers could afford to pantry-stock, they...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Blockchain and Public Health Solutions
How does blockchain technology link with public health data and aid in the future solution of current and future public health care problems like pandemics? ABlockchain...
From insideHPC
Arizona State University becomes Dell Technologies HPC & AI Center of Excellence
Arizona State University has added to its international reputation for innovation, being named a Dell Technologies HPC and AI Center of Excellence. This recognition...
From The Eponymous Pickle
IBM Using Contract Tracing App with Employees in India
The general idea seems to be expanding, with resulting data. Systems to date are voluntary. Some details at link about use, data, privacy implications.IBM testing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wal-Mart Helps Neighbors in Community
An example of a grocery retailer aiming at improved local community regarding services tailored to current emergencies.Walmart launches ‘Neighbors Helping Neighbors...
From insideHPC
Podcast: Honeywell Traps, Zaps Ions for Science
In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team looks at Honeywell’s Trapped Ion Quantum computing initiative. Quantum computing initiative. "Shahin gives us a good overview...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Science and Technology links (April 25th 2020)
People’s muscles tends to become weaker with age, a process called sarcopenia. It appears that eating more fruits and vegetables is associated with far lower risks...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Belgian Port Testing Virus Bracelets
Aimed at enforcing social distancing, while gathering data.Belgian Port to Test Virus Bracelets Amid Tech Tracing FearsAssociated PressMark Carlson; Lorne Cook...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Using Data from Tracking Studies
Friend Kaiser Fung looks at some of the tracking data is being used in studies. Instructive about how data is being gathered and used. Extensive piece at the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Knowledge Graphs versus Property Graphs
This came in the mail, it had been asked in an interaction recently. Worth a look. We worked with TopQuadrant.New White Paper: Knowledge Graphs versus Property...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Is Your Chatbot Engaging?
Well yes, at least as it contributes to some goal. If I want a question answered quickly and accurately it requires a certain level of engagement, for exampleThat...
From insideHPC
Job of the Week: Mid-Career Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin
"We are seeking an HPC Tools Software Engineers for our Engineering Support team on the HPC contract. Lockheed Martin provides High Performance Computing services...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tracking and Tracing Pineapple
More food tracking and tracing as a key application. As part of the IBM consortium. The Dole Food Company has a five-year blockchain plan for stronger food safety...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Humboldt Squid Backlight Themselves to Communicate More Clearly
This is neat: Deep in the Pacific Ocean, six-foot-long Humboldt squid are known for being aggressive, cannibalistic and, according to new research, good communicators...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Organizing Information in the Age of the Coronavirus
From the recent Webinar, has links to a version of the Covid Brain.Organizing Information in the Age of the CoronavirusCovid-19 Online Brains from TheBrain BigCheck...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Robots Helping Astronauts
Heard about this a while back. Uses IBM Watson AI. But what were they helping with? Specific micro tasks. Anticipating needs. Supporting technical conversations...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Why Remote Does not Feel the Same
Interesting thoughts, mostly about the micro aspects, useful to think about during your next remote meeting. Like the thoughts about how conversations really work...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Research Experiences for Undergraduates Supplemental Funding in Computer and Information Science and Engineering
The following is a letter to the community from Margaret Martonosi Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate of Computer & Information...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Following Legal Analytics: Contracts and Liabilities
Our recent looks at eDiscovery and related AI and analytics alerted us to this. Accenture's connection would seem to indicate seriousness of these efforts. It...
From insideHPC