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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
Pepsi Spire: Late Stage, on Shelf Customizaton.
We saw early versions of Coke's Freestyle machine, an example of fashionable late stage drink differentiation that is now common in the marketplace. An example...
From Computational Complexity
How NOT to bet
(True Story, but names are changed for no good reason.) Alice, Bob, and Carol are betting on who will be the Republican Nominee in 2016. Alice bets on Jeb Bush...
From Schneier on Security
The Fundamental Insecurity of USB
This is pretty impressive: Most of us learned long ago not to run executable files from sketchy USB sticks. But old-fashioned USB hygiene can't stop this newer...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Social Therapeutic and Robotic Systems (STARS) Lab: a Computing Research in Action Showcase
The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is releasing its fourth segment in the Computing Research in Action Series. Researchers at Mississippi State University...
From Putting People First
The importance of user-focused research in medical device design
“The human factors activities that deliver safety and effectiveness [in medical devices] do not necessarily deliver a good user experience or, ultimately, a good...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Who is the Employer?
In Retailwire: This leads to some 'unintended' consequences for small business, franchises and drives litigation. The comments also have some good points. Is...
From The Eponymous Pickle
A Closer Look at Crowdsourcing
Crowds are biased. So what does that mean for crowdsourcing? In HBS Working Knowledge: " ... At the Open and User Innovation Workshop, several hundred researchers...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Gamifying Intelligent Digital Signage
A concept we looked at in the innovation centers. How do you engage with participants in alternative contexts? Here, from RMG Networks. A thoughtful white paper...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mistakes Futurists Make
Often collaborator Steve King in his Small Business Lab's Blog. A must to follow. Never considered myself a futurist, but an innovator connected to short term...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Future Proofing the Supply Chain
Procurement futures considered: " ... Sustainable sourcing and procurement are key factors in "future-proofing" or protecting supply chains against future problems...
From Schneier on Security
Debit Card Override Hack
Clever: Parrish allegedly visited Apple Stores and tried to buy products with four different debit cards, which were all closed by his respective financial institutions...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Walmart Labs Buys Luvocracy
In RetailWire: " ... Yesterday, Walmart Labs announced it had acquired Luvocracy, an online community that helps members find products based on the recommendations...
From Apophenia
Goodbye Avis, Hello Uber
Only two hours before the nightmare that would unfold, I was sitting with friends sharing my loyalties to travel programs. I had lost status on nearly everything...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Predicting your future performance
The Matthew effect says that “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer”. With this sole principle in mind, you would think that the future is easily predicted...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tell a Great Story
In the HBR: Very good piece on story telling in business. I have covered this here many times, including pointers to some of my colleagues that were experts, both...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Learning to Operate with Wearables
In Engadget: Another example of the potential use of Google Glass like wearables for augmentation. Learning operating room procedure. Hands free and augmenting...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology and Microsoft have released an RFP for Research on the Implications of Open Data
In 2009, President Obama issued a Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government. That memorandum has been followed by additional memorandums and Executive Orders...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Farnam Jahanian’s tenure at NSF comes to an end
July 31, 2014 marks Farnam Jahanian’s final day as Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) at the National Science Foundation...
From The Eponymous Pickle
IdeaConnection Re Connect
It has been a long time since I talked to them, but just reviewed their offerings. A nice idea, whose newsletter is always worth examining for innovative ideas...
From The Eponymous Pickle