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Chatbots should pay more Attention to what you don’t Say
Chatbots can benefit from paying attention to what is not said. In any conversation there is a skill to reading between the lines. The way you say something is just as laden with information as the content being conveyed. There
What is Human Intelligence and Why Would Machines Need It?
What is human intelligence? A formal definition is ‘the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills’. It turns out an all encompassing definition for intelligence is not easy to find as it can be defined in many different ways.
A Summary of an Event that Debated ‘Are Machines Conscious?’
Yesterday I attended an event titled ‘Are Machines Conscious? Debating AI’s Final Frontier’. I didn’t have to read much more of a description to sign up, I was intrigued. The event was a zoom call hosted by AI LA where
Instead of Assistance, how about an Artificial Intelligent ‘Agent’ to do your Bidding?
There are assistants and then there are agents. The way they behave is different. Even among agents themselves there are differences. Some agents simply ‘act on someone else’s behalf’ but then there are the kind of agents that ‘take an
Top Reasons Why a Techie should Study Philosophy Now More than Ever
The relationship between Technology (or Science) and Philosophy used to be indistinguishable. Historically, the philosophers of the past were also the mathematicians, scientists and inventors of the day. How much impact this had we don’t know, but we can be
Beyond The Information Age and into the Useful Knowledge Age
We have had the information stage. You could argue we are now in a curation stage. Or maybe an ‘age of reckoning’ where technology needs to step up and prove it’s worth. But what if we entered an entirely new
Connections Between Quantum Physics and the Brain
I’ve always had an interest in Quantum physics. I wasn’t taught the subject in depth but for any scientist (or pop scientist), the mystery of it is irresistible. The most ‘spooky’ aspect (as Einstein described it) is the nature of
What I Discovered studying Neuroscience, having a background in Electronics
I’m interested in the the way the brain works. I have been from as far back as I remember. I naturally gravitated towards the neuroscience section without realizing what it was or why I was found myself there. I
To control your own story, create more of your own content
There might be a way to reset the narrative on who we are online. Often the personal data that we share online is immediately out of our control as soon we post it. The data stored about us and it’s
Diversity in the product development process
Do we consider the impacts on diversity and inclusion enough when we design technology products? If we want to build products that include everybody, shouldn’t we be thinking more deeply about the impacts on human behavior and crucially, as part
How to Network in a Pandemic
Networking is much easier in person. Conferences, dinner, parties, team get togethers, coffee meetings, random people in unexpected places, the opportunity to meet new people is just so much more effective if it involves a physical interaction. But now that
Confessions of an Ad Man – advice for anyone
Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy isn’t just about advertising. It has plenty to ponder on human behavior for anyone, whether you’re in advertising or not. In an advertising agency, especially during the era the author writes in, all
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