The Interest Graph Maps Our Connections to Ideas and Things
The Interest Graph is software for connecting us to our interests. Today, it makes us better shoppers. Tomorrow, it could change the nature of work.
Collective Intelligence
Crowdsourcing Data Labeling for Artificial Intelligence in China
A new industry of crowdsourced data labeling is fueling the expansion of artificial intelligence in China.
New Carrots for Your Health Data
Insurance companies are experimenting with two strategies for motivating you to share your health information with them.
Nike’s New Self-Lacing Shoe Has a Service Tether
Nike’s new self-lacing shoes will connect us to the cloud with a service tether.
The Amazing, Embedded Intelligence of Ants
Ants embed intelligence into their environment — kind of like we do.
Hacking Blood Sugar
Sensors in personal devices will fuel an explosion of health data and machine learning-driven personalized healthcare advice.
The Singularity Won’t Just Happen to Larry Page
The future of knowledge will be a synthesis of human and machine collaboration, coordinated through organizations, much as today. Any Singularity we may one day experience will, therefore, be shared: the collective destiny of intelligence.
Algorithmic Bias in Organizations
By reducing algorithmic bias, data scientists increase the perceptual clarity of organizations and help promote fairness.
Mind Reading Research Sees What You Mean
Carnegie Mellon research shows how we map sentences in our brains — and paves the way to mind reading applications.
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (My Notes)
My detailed summary of Yuval Noah Harari’s latest book, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow.