Intro To Basic Artificial Intelligence Without The Gobbledygook
Posted on15 Jan 2018
Tagsartificial intelligence, computers, Scientific American, social media, trial and error, big data, MIT Technology Review, machine learning
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The news contains much about the changes artificial intelligence will bring. An intro to basic artificial intelligence (AI) can help anyone see... Read More
Emotionally Intelligent Computers Will Help Us How?
Posted on05 Feb 2015
Tagstraining, Wall Street Journal, Raffi Khatchadourian, Motherboard, Meghan Neal, facial recognition software, Evelyn Rusli, Elizabeth Dwoskin, clickbait, big data, emotional triggers, The New Yorker, technology, retailing, leadership, internet, emotions, emotional intelligence, customers, organizational culture, computers
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As we make computers more human, we learn more about us. This has already changed how we see our skills, talents and... Read More
Computers as Better Listeners
Allowing people to talk reduces anxiety. It’s a form of therapy. Finding patient, disciplined listeners can be tough though. Computers, using artificial... Read More
Computer Viruses Illustrating Diversity’s Power
Posted on08 Sep 2014
Tagsdissent, homogeneity, The Economist, Roman, phalanx, pessimism, Personality, optimism, Macedonian, diversity, computers, cohort, Battle of Pydna
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Computer security is a top priority in our digital age. Repeated reports of viruses and hackings remind us of that priority. Much... Read More
Board War Games Superior to High-tech Simulations
Posted on10 Apr 2014
Tagscomputers, The Matrix, think outside the box, The Economist, rules, quantify, military, low-tech, decision-making process, creativity, computer simulations, complexity, alternatives
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Computer games have all but wiped out regular board games. Why then, do American military officials rely more on board games to... Read More
Zombies To The Rescue
Posted on07 Apr 2014
Tagscomputers, employees, entertainment, gladiators, humans, music, procedure, process, robots, rules, Talent, television, venting, Predictability as Hell Analogy, predictability, complacency, software, smart phones, zombies, workflows, Romans, Great Depression, Shirley Temple
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Entertainment often reflects our lives. Sometimes depicting it directly but other times serving to assuage emotions that don’t have an outlet. Just... Read More
Software Softening Our Brains?
Posted on31 Mar 2014
Tagsflying, planes, apps, smart phones, GPS, Intuit's, accounting, Nicholas Carr, software, brain exercising, The Atlantic, technology, problem solving, information technology, computers, brain
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Quick, by hand, calculate: 186 x 3,086 = ? 196,452 ÷ 2,568 = ? Why? For the same reason we exercise. Modern... Read More
Personalities Lurk Behind Twitter Streams
Posted on25 Jul 2013
TagsThe Economist, Google, logic, marketing, merchandising, neoclassical economics, Personality, politics, rational actor theory, relationships, free will, Twitter, Bloomberg Businessweek, Joshua Green, Eric Schmidt, Barack Obama, seed planting analogy, personality as software analogy, advertising, behavioral economics, business, computers, decisions, education
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Increasingly, we are seeing the connection between all that we do and our personalities. Why is this “groundbreaking?” For centuries now, we’ve... Read More
Computers in Decision Making
Posted on10 Jun 2013
Tagscertainty, chess, computers, decision-making process, decisions, Harvard Business Review, information, information technology, poker, uncertainty, Garry Kasparov, Deep Blue, Go, Matthias Seifert, Allègre Hadida
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Chess is a relatively easy decision-making task for computers. Thus, historically, the defeat of Garry Kasparov by Deep Blue was inconsequential when... Read More
Reducing Dependency on Talent through Rules
Posted on01 Apr 2013
Tagsadaptability, computers, organizational culture, employees, flexibility, instructions, logic, process, process management, rules, Talent, The Atlantic, Adam Davidson
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Rules are a form of logic especially when used in a series to form instructions. A step builds on the former step... Read More
