Year: 2018

That’s why having a real-world data set can translate into a massive competitive advantage. And that’s why you should always investigate the data sets used by #AI companies > “But models that work well on training data often perform poorly on real data.” https://t.co/YZ84XuN3RG

Corporate environments, just like schools, don’t encourage a “culture of why”. There’s not even time allocated to ask questions. I find myself asking people “How did you come to that conclusion? How do you know it’s true?” too often > Better Brainstorming https://t.co/hLRHw2IqSV

If your #AI strategy is not based on data (about market demand, use cases, competitor positions, etc.) you are already doing it wrong.

This week I was asked why I put so much passion in my presentations. The reason is that I strongly believe in what I speak about. And I speak about things that are inspiring, fun, worth doing (to me).

You can’t just go to work and look forward to the moment the day/week is over.

Ironically, the iOS instability described in this article was the trigger that pushed me to try Android 1.5y ago. I am still using Android. > I got my iPhone’s battery replaced and I’m angry Apple didn’t tell me sooner.
https://t.co/O9EuBxAx6g

3 very intense days of strategy in Raleigh, getting ready to fly back to London. It’s great to see so many Redhatters excited about #AI

And like this, @uber can expand to a lot of other niches while the overall mission becomes “extinguish vehicle ownership” > Uber is driving patients to their doctors in a big grab for medical transit market.
https://t.co/HY2FPxcFFP

Microsoft announces general availability of cloud-based tools for genomics research https://t.co/xoyDbpwHU8

Certain ideas/architectures/solutions are successful on paper only on the basis that certain tools to support them exist and have precise characteristics. It’s taken for granted but it shouldn’t. Industry often fails to deliver what is necessary to exploit ideas’ full potential.

RT @sapinker: Harvard interview: Harvard’s Pinker makes case for human progress in new book https://t.co/iccYpQCz5H via @Harvard