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Yom Kippur: A Day of Atonement
Yesterday was Yom Kippur, one of the High Holy Days for Jews, otherwise known as the Day of Atonement. As part of the holiday, we read down a list of sins (text available here), apologizing for the ones that we committed, and asking forgiveness. In addition, we promise to do better next year. It's really
What Is Machine Learning?
Machine Learning is a broad term … Essentially, it's a method of data analysis that automates the process of building models. That means instead of having a programmer figure out how to solve a problem, you have the program figure out how to solve the problem. While you probably know the basics, wisdom comes from
How Amazon's AI Is Changing How You Stock A 'Pantry'
Normally, we see stores and warehouses organized by section – Cereals, Cheese, Fruit. This makes sense because as humans, it's easier to find everything if it's organized logically for us. Amazon is changing that. Their new service, "Prime Now," promises thousands of items delivered to you in around an hour. That level of immediacy and activity creates
Here Are Some Links For Your Weekly Reading - September 25th, 2017
Interesting week in the Twit-o-Sphere as Steph Curry and Donald Trump feud, and Ted Cruz is "caught" liking porn on Twitter. Who would have guessed Twitter would play such a strong a role in today's political climate? I believe that everyone deserves the right to my opinion (as much as anyone) … Still, sometimes silence
The A.I. Revolution: Humans Need Not Apply?
We're in the midst of a revolution, and no, I don't mean a political one. Artificial Intelligence has been around since the 1950's. But, we are at an inflection point. It is no longer an "if" … it is a "when". And the answer is probably "Now!" AI technologies are expanding into broad and diverse
Here Are Some Links For Your Weekly Reading - September 17th, 2017
Hillary is now on a book tour for her new book "What Happened" … I haven't read it, but Politifact has. Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: Hackers Have Already Started to Weaponize Artificial Intelligence. (Gizmodo) Your Future Sex Robot Could Be