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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
Soft Biometrics
If face recognition fails, consider behavior biometrics: " ... The US government is challenging researchers to use cameras to ID people by unique features like...
From My Biased Coin
Algorithmic Growth (Class Size)
Pre-term planning numbers are in for Harvard, and it looks like the undergrad Algorithms and Data Structures class has about 175 people planning to take the course...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Retail Robot Army
In Wired: Not sure what this means, but Google is acquiring an army. " ... The difference between Amazon’s drone stunt and Google’s retail robot skunkworks...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Looking at the Ink Blot Chart
In Junk Charts: Have never heard this term before. An example of the pretty chart, but with low density of actual information. Just a stacked bar chart. Nothing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Why Innovation Programs Fail
In Innovation Excellence: The top reason, and based on my experience, I agree:"A lack of a feedback loop from decision-makers to participants is the most common...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Ratio of Spend to Sales
A relatively old story, brought to my attention by a recent startup involvement:" ... Booz & Company recently conducted the bi-annual refresh of its Customer Planning...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
PCAST Releases Cybersecurity Report
Following its November meeting, the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter report on cybersecurity. The report follows...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
If you are serious about climate change… stop attending conferences?
We know that spending energy tends to release carbon in the atmosphere. In turn this warms up the Earth in the long run. This change might be detrimental. Being...
From Schneier on Security
Evading Airport Security
The news is reporting about Evan Booth, who builds weaponry out of items you can buy after airport security. It's clever stuff. It's not new, though. Peopleexplained...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
TEALS (Technology Education and Literacy in Schools) Looking for Partner Schools
TEALS is an interesting program started by a Microsoft employee some years ago. It taps the enthusiasm and expertise of industry professionals who work with classroom...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Decision Modeling in Game Design
Of interest: "Decision Modeling and Optimization in Game Design, Part 1: IntroductionThis article is the first in an ongoing series on the application of decision...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Isomorphism Is Where It’s At
Isomorphism at the SODA 2014 conference Ronald Read and Derek Corneil are Canadian mathematicians and computer scientists. Read earned a PhD in Mathematics from...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Article on the “Legal Aspects of Interface Accessibility in the U.S.”
The December issue of the Communications of the ACM includes an article co-authored by USACM Accessibility Committee Chair Harry Hochheiser and committee member...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3, 2013
Today, December 3, is the UN’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year’s theme is “Break Barriers, Open Doors: for an inclusive society and development...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Simulation and Training
The Office of Naval Research: We live in an era when we can virtualize most anything. Making it mimic real spaces, or realize something very abstract. Then we...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Announcing DyslexicGamemakers.com
Know any dyslexic students who are interested in creating video games and build some skills? They may find this announcement interesting. We are proud to announce...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Human Resource Analytics Defined
I have recently been looking back to my experience and then forward in what is being done today in Human Resources Analytics. I found the below useful quoteEssentials...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Protracted Slowdown in Emerging Markets
In Bloomberg: Unilever CEO Polman says emerging market slowdown to last for years. " ... the economic slowdown in emerging markets is here to stay as many countries...
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Sharp Rise of Human Resource Analytics
We used to do very few analytical decisions in Human resources. There were a few tests, a few hurdles to overcome, very loose impressions gained by short interactions...
From Schneier on Security