Year: 2018

Imagine all car rental companies in the world implementing this (no matter the original intentions). We are marching towards a future where you can tracked everywhere you go > Hertz plans slightly speedier rentals using facial recognition and fingerprints https://t.co/SbfjofLz4Z

People have no idea of the long-term implications of voluntarily sharing their DNA. And there’s no legislation to constrain future use. “20y ago you said yes, now I am cloning you” > A new DNA sequencing service wants to reward you for sharing your data https://t.co/Dc2lhzRdXw

In other words, mastering a skill requires making mistakes. A lot of them. Not obvious when your education system rewards perfect execution and penalizes mistakes for generations > Waymo tests #AI driving system that learns from labeled data https://t.co/gJXVs0gkyL

Most corporations (and individuals) ignore the immense influence that a single presentation can have on an audience and how far that audience will spread the idea. That’s because most presentations are mediocre, an afterthought. Meant to check a box, not to change minds.

A long, interesting perspective about Symbolism vs. Connectionism in #AI and the limits of deep learning by @GaryMarcus https://t.co/Q6yNCTMhx0

The transition from idea to execution is the most delicate moment. It’s when the original vision gets distorted, the language misunderstood, the goal compromised. Who owns the vision has to constantly supervise execution to be sure it remains faithful to the original intentions.

Research feeds Strategy, Product Management and Engineering. Without Research a company only reacts to competition, sitting there myopically waiting to be defeated. If you think that PM can do research, think again. > Where Facebook AI research moves next https://t.co/wC11SWE36a

RT @geoff_hinton: “Faced with information overload, we have no alternative but pattern-recognition.” Counterblast, McLuhan 1969

Historical moment for self-driving cars and the future of transportation. Must-read and must-watch: https://t.co/KXP30W7jCK

This is a conversation worth having every day, which is why I constantly mention articles about #AI-powerwd surveillance. Kudos to @Microsoft and @Google for the effort > Microsoft sounds an alarm over facial recognition technology https://t.co/lrRKgyD829