Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. People are always saying unflattering things about you. Even if you’re the Pope. The only time it can affect you, however, is when you hear about it. Or, worse, if someone makes the unpleasant comment directly to you. Which […]
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Airlines aren’t all bad. Or should that be: All airlines aren’t bad? It’s hard to decide in the U.S., where too much airline travel has become akin to severe ingrowing toenail surgery. Performed by a car mechanic with
In a couple of weeks, all eyes will be on the biggest game in football, the Super Bowl. Some will tune in with hopes of a good game, others to see the best commercials of the year. (Or, at an estimated running cost of about $5 million per 30 seconds, at least most expensive.) But
Snap, parent corporation of social network Snapchat, has faced a number of recent leaks about the business, including a new round of layoffs. But the company’s reaction, a threat to sue or imprison employees who might talk to the press, was the second time in a week the company showed a disturbing lack of emotional intelligence. Snap
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In the past few years, the back-end technology powering artificial intelligence has improved significantly. Implementations of AI are spreading rapidly across the modern economy, with my small business right alongside. Everything from voice-controlled assistants–including Alexa, Cortana and Siri–to smart-enterprise platforms like Salesforce’s Einstein. Expectations have reached an all-time high, and serial technologists are optimistic about
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Machine learning as an effective means to achieve artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just hype, but an emerging reality. The insatiable demand for higher levels of convenience and efficiency is driving digital innovations of all kinds, which have converged on a few maturing technologies, including AI. The below infographic from IDC takes a closer
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geralt / Pixabay When someone mentions “artificial intelligence”(AI), what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Most of us imagine an army of human-like robots rebelling against humanity, while a few—folks from a more positive thinking community—are envisioning a bright future where AI serves them in all possible ways from walking a dog
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But then around 2011 I developed a fascination with artificial intelligence. That to me became an, oh my gosh, what if that technology was applied to marketing? And I didn’t know at the time what AI was, really, or if this was even possible. But it started this journey for me of discovery. And it
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Did you know that by 2020 the digital universe will consist of 44 zettabytes of data (source: IDC), but that the human brain can only process the equivalent of 1 million gigabytes of memory? The explosion of big data has meant that humans simply have too much data to understand and handle daily. For search, content and
