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AI in Medicine / Applied AI / Robotics / Uncanny Valley March 24, 2022
READ MOREMost of us think that improving quality or capability of an AI system makes it incrementally (or at least monotonically) better for the users. However, just like computer graphics and robotics, there can be an uncanny valley for AI systems. As artificial faces get more realistic, people are happier, but there is an uncanny valley where faces get to a point that is close to realistic but not…quite. Faces look “eerie” or […]
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Applied AI / Artificial Intelligence / Book / Decision Intelligence / Introductory July 9, 2021
READ MOREOn any given day, organizations of every type, size, and vertical face numerous operations and business process challenges. They’re looking for better, faster, cheaper: improved service, better products, more satisfied customers, and higher revenues. Increasingly, part of the answer is found in the application of AI to these challenges. Indeed, for some markets, AI is rapidly […]
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The robotics team had a great idea. Why not use self-driving car technology for a task that was essentially easier, and could make money on the way to autonomous nirvana? And, as often happens, they were pitching me for investment. A solid and practical team, I liked these guys for their clever concept: to build self-driving (“robot”) industrial […]
