5 questions for… Electric Cloud  

As I am working on a DevOps report at the moment, I'm speaking to a lot (and I mean a lot) of…

what do you think? 2018-06-21 11:04:03

Voices in AI – Episode 52: A Conversation with Rao Kambhampati  

About this Episode Sponsored by Dell and Intel, Episode 52 of Voices in AI, features host Byron Reese and Rao Kambhampati discussing…

what do you think? 2018-06-21 01:53:26

5 questions for… Nuance – does speech recognition have a place in healthcare?  

Speech recognition has been on the brink of major success for decades, so it feels. Rather than set of generic "when will…

what do you think? 2018-06-20 01:14:54

Voices in AI – Episode 51: A Conversation with Tim O’Reilly  

About this Episode Sponsored by Dell and Intel, Episode 51 of Voices in AI podcast features host Byron Reese and Tim O’Reilly discussing autonomous…

what do you think? 2018-06-19 07:10:29

Voices in AI – Episode 50: A Conversation with Steve Pratt  

In this episode, Byron and Steve discuss the present and future impact of AI on businesses. Byron Reese: This is Voices in…

what do you think? 2018-06-14 03:07:01

Voices in AI – Episode 49: A Conversation with Ali Azarbayejani  

In this episode, Byron and Ali discuss AI’s impact on business and jobs. Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI, brought to…

what do you think? 2018-06-12 07:27:55

Use of Robots in War  

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…

what do you think? 2018-06-07 08:14:35

Voices in AI – Episode 48: A Conversation with David Barrett  

In this episode, Byron and David discuss AI, jobs, and human productivity. Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI brought to you…

what do you think? 2018-06-07 04:22:10

The missing element of GDPR: Reciprocity  

GDPR day has come and gone, and the world is still turning, just about. Some remarked that it was like the Y2K…

what do you think? 2018-06-07 01:21:32

Voices in AI – Episode 47: A Conversation with Ira Cohen  

In this episode, Byron and Ira discuss transfer learning and AI ethics. Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI, brought to you…

what do you think? 2018-06-05 14:07:46

Would Conscious Computers Have Rights?  

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…

what do you think? 2018-06-05 06:39:11

Interview with Jay Iorio  

Jay Iorio is a technology strategist for the IEEE Standards Association, specializing in the emerging technologies of virtual worlds and 3D interfaces.…

what do you think? 2018-06-01 10:19:31

5 questions for Shawn Rogers of Tibco – from data to insight  

Data, data everywhere, but not a drop to drink… I've known Shawn Rogers for several years, as an analyst and then as…

what do you think? 2018-06-01 02:54:44

Voices in AI – Episode 46: A Conversation with Peter Cahill  

In this episode, Byron and Peter discuss AI use in consumer and retail businesses. Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI, brought…

what do you think? 2018-05-31 04:36:13

Moore’s Law  

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…

what do you think? 2018-05-31 03:58:14

Self-Service Master Data Management  

Once data is under management in its best-fit leveragable platform in an organization, it is as prepared as it can be to…

what do you think? 2018-05-30 10:56:42

The Case For and Against AGI  

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…

what do you think? 2018-05-29 10:10:49

Voices in AI – Episode 45: A Conversation with Stephen Wolfram  

In this episode, Byron and Stephen discuss computational intelligence and what’s happening in the brain. Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI,…

what do you think? 2018-05-29 09:42:39

5 questions for… the Mellel word processor  

OK, who remembers the word processor wars? Back in the day, the world had a choice of four or more desktop document…

what do you think? 2018-05-25 07:48:31

The Five Cs of DevOps at Scale  

DevOps advocates will no doubt be familiar with the term "Wall of Confusion", as it goes to the heart of why the…

what do you think? 2018-05-25 02:13:38

Interview with Christof Koch  

Christof Koch is an American neuroscientist, best known for his work on the neural basis of consciousness. He is the President and…

what do you think? 2018-05-25 01:09:35

Are There Infinite Jobs?  

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…

what do you think? 2018-05-24 12:33:51

Voices in AI – Episode 44: A Conversation with Gaurav Kataria  

In this episode, Byron and Gaurav discuss machine learning, jobs, and security. Byron Reese: This is voices and AI brought to you…

what do you think? 2018-05-24 08:37:11

Master Data Management Joins the Machine Learning Party  

In a normal master data management (MDM) project, a current state business process flow is built, followed by a future state business…

what do you think? 2018-05-23 02:06:01

Is an AGI Possible?  

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…

what do you think? 2018-05-22 11:20:26

Voices in AI – Episode 43: A Conversation with Markus Noga  

In this episode, Byron and Markus discuss machine learning and automation. Byron Reese: This is Voices In AI brought to you by…

what do you think? 2018-05-22 04:45:08

5 questions for… ADLINK. Edge-Fog-Cloud?  

One of the most interesting and dynamic areas of technology today is also one of the hardest to define: that is, the…

what do you think? 2018-05-18 07:43:41

Interview with Dean Kamen  

Dean Kamen is an engineer, inventor, and businessman. He holds hundreds of U.S. and foreign patents, many of them for medical devices including…

what do you think? 2018-05-18 07:18:10

Is Enterprise DevOps an Oxymoron?  

A long, long time ago, in my career days just before being an analyst, I was a software development consultant. I loved…

what do you think? 2018-05-18 02:17:34

Are Low-skilled Jobs More Vulnerable to Automation?  

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…

what do you think? 2018-05-17 13:43:11

When World's Collide: Blockchain and Master Data Management  

Master Data Management (MDM) is an approach to the management of golden records that has been around over a decade only to…

what do you think? 2018-05-16 14:19:51

Can Computers Be Implanted in Human Brains?  

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…

what do you think? 2018-05-15 08:18:06

Expectation Versus Reality: Are boardrooms blocking digital revolutions?  

There's a heck of a lot of new technology available in the market. From artificial intelligence to blockchain, companies are inundated with…

what do you think? 2018-05-11 01:21:33

Will We Really Lose Half our Jobs to Automation?  

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…

what do you think? 2018-05-10 14:26:58

Who Is Conscious?  

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…

what do you think? 2018-05-08 09:50:24

5 questions for… Auddly, targeting the source of music creation  

Auddly essentially logs metadata around the creation of a song, in a centralised database. But more than this, it offers collaboration and…

what do you think? 2018-05-04 14:18:36

Are There Robot-Proof Jobs?  

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…

what do you think? 2018-05-03 10:10:42

The Big Questions – Three – What is Your “Self”?  

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…

what do you think? 2018-05-01 14:27:26

5 questions for… Cloudistics  

Cloudistics defines itself as a "cloud software platform company, enabling enterprises and service providers to deliver cloud services." But what does this…

what do you think? 2018-05-01 14:03:25

The Big Questions – Two – What Are We?  

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…

what do you think? 2018-04-26 12:41:58

Five questions for… the AURA fitness band  

Based in the UK and Moscow, AURA Devices is launching a fitness band that goes to places others currently don't based on…

what do you think? 2018-04-26 12:18:54

GDPR – are we witnessing the death of one-way monetisation?  

I may have spoken too soon about GDPR. Despite the conflicting legal advice and the general level of vagueness around the new…

what do you think? 2018-04-25 03:11:41

The Big Questions – One – What is the Composition of the Universe?  

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…

what do you think? 2018-04-24 14:56:52

The Fourth Age – Preface  

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…

what do you think? 2018-04-24 12:49:46

5 questions for… Densify: a sign of the times  

Densify is an analytical service company whose mission is to help organisations move their server workloads to the public cloud and to…

what do you think? 2018-04-24 08:09:03

When is a startup pitch not a pitch? Retrospective thoughts on TechPitch 4.5  

This week I was lucky enough to be a judge at the most recent TechPitch 4.5 event in London. I say lucky…

what do you think? 2018-04-20 02:04:44

Voices in AI – Episode 42: A Conversation with Jem Davies  

In this episode, Byron and Jem discuss machine learning, privacy, ethics, and Moore’s law. Byron Reese: Hello, this is "Voices in AI,"…

what do you think? 2018-04-12 11:22:30

Voices in AI – Episode 41: A Conversation with Rand Hindi  

In this episode, Byron and Rand discuss intelligence, AGI, consciousness and more. Byron Reese: This is "Voices in AI" brought to you…

what do you think? 2018-04-11 01:17:39

Voices in AI – Episode 40: A Conversation with Dennis Laudick  

In this episode Byron and Dennis discuss machine learning. Byron Reese: This is "Voices in AI," brought to you by GigaOm. I'm…

what do you think? 2018-04-05 07:56:15

Voices in AI – Episode 39: A Conversation with David Brin  

In this episode Byron and David discuss intelligence, consciousness, Moore’s Law, and an AI crisis. Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI…

what do you think? 2018-04-03 08:03:40

Voices in AI – Episode 38: A Conversation with Carolina Galleguillos  

In this episode Byron and Carolina discuss computer vision, machine learning, biology and more. Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI brought to you by Gigaom, I'm Byron Reese.…

what do you think? 2018-04-02 14:30:38

Voices in AI – Episode 37: A Conversation with Carolina Galleguillos  

In this episode Byron and Carolina discuss computer vision, machine learning, biology and more. Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI brought to you by Gigaom, I'm Byron Reese.…

what do you think? 2018-03-29 13:44:03

Why Retailers Need to be Utilizing Mobile Payments, and How They Can Choose Systems Wisely  

While the ecommerce market has grown rapidly in recent years, and is set to continue to boom, the fact is that most…

what do you think? 2018-03-29 06:06:14

Voices in AI – Episode 37: A Conversation with Mike Tamir  

In this episode, Byron and Mike talk about AGI, Turing Test, machine learning, jobs, and Takt. Byron Reese: This is Voices in…

what do you think? 2018-03-27 20:46:21

Digital Transformation 101: What are we trying to transform, and why?  

It's pretty easy to be a digital transformation consultant these days. Here's what you do. First, you report on the amount of…

what do you think? 2018-03-27 03:28:52

Is enhanced reality an AR/VR cop-out?  

Watch out, there's a new term on the block. Even as the initial flurry of excitement over Oculus-primed virtual reality seems to…

what do you think? 2018-03-26 13:32:58

How Machines Learn: The Top Four Approaches to ML in Business  

Machine learning sits at the forefront of innovation across a growing number of industries in today's business world. Still, it's a mistake…

what do you think? 2018-03-23 07:04:54

Lambda is an AWS internal efficiency driver. So why no private serverless models?  

I've been in a number of conversations recently about Functions as a Service (FaaS), and more specifically, AWS' Lambda instantiation of the…

what do you think? 2018-03-23 06:30:34

Will a robot take your job?  

There is a vigorous debate about the effects of automation on jobs. Everyone agrees that some jobs will be lost to automation…

what do you think? 2018-03-22 18:57:27

How Cyber Hygiene Keeps Your Business System Safe  

These days, your business computer system faces many threats — malware and viruses alone aren't the only things you have to worry…

what do you think? 2018-03-22 09:29:20

Voices in AI – Episode 36: A Conversation with Bill Mark  

In this episode Byron and Bill talk about SRI International, aging, human productivity and more. Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI, brought…

what do you think? 2018-03-22 05:03:37

What have we learned about Facebook that we didn't already know?  

This week's backlash against Facebook's practices was as predictable as it was unavoidable. The smoking gun is in the hands of Cambridge…

what do you think? 2018-03-21 06:21:46

Voices in AI – Episode 35: A Conversation with Lorien Pratt  

In this episode, Byron and Lorien talk about intelligence, AGI, jobs, and the human genome project. Byron Reese: This is Voices in…

what do you think? 2018-03-20 10:09:40

The ROI of AI: How Intelligent Technology Transforms Enterprise Surveillance in the Innovation Age  

For the world's largest and most regulated organizations, understanding each employee’s day-to-activities and behaviors is simply impossible and, oftentimes, unnecessary. But uncovering…

what do you think? 2018-03-19 08:34:19

Good AI vs. Bad AI: The Myths, Hopes And Realities of the Machines  

AI is about to reshape the enterprise workplace in a big and fundamental way, and any organization that hasn't already started thinking…

what do you think? 2018-03-16 07:38:51

Which matters most – vision, skill, effort, money or technology acumen?  

Human endeavour is a powerful thing. It saw Amelia Earhart fly single-handedly across the Atlantic, Neil Armstrong on the moon and no…

what do you think? 2018-03-16 02:12:22

3 Tech Areas in Which Engineers Are Having a Big Impact  

We all know that technology has changed the world dramatically in recent years, and continues to disrupt industries of all types, in…

what do you think? 2018-03-15 10:47:50

5 questions for… Roger Davies, Value Management Guru  

Roger Davies is a business consultant and author. His specialist topic is Value Management — that is, ensuring that business transformation delivers…

what do you think? 2018-03-14 01:22:44

5 questions for… Aware by Wiretap  

Wiretap is a purveyor of "collaboration tool monitoring and governance" solutions, a.k.a. software that can scan the messaging and files within a…

what do you think? 2018-03-13 05:03:13

5 questions for… TechVets  

TechVets is a newly launched social enterprise in the UK, which "provides a bridge for veterans and service leavers into cyber security…

what do you think? 2018-03-08 05:59:01

For most firms GDPR is an opportunity, not a threat  

Many conversations around GDPR seem to follow a similar sequence as Dave Lister's experience in the opening episode of Red Dwarf. Holly:…

what do you think? 2018-03-07 03:46:43

Bertelsmann offers 15,000 scholarships for Udacity's Online Data Science Course  

In a joint initiative with Google and Udacity, Bertelsmann, the international media, services and education company, is inviting the people 18 and…

what do you think? 2018-03-02 05:06:52

Sponsored post: How Regulation Will Unlock A New Crypto-Boom  

Regulation is quickly becoming a hot topic in the crypto-world. The unregulated, "Wild West" environment of the crypto market left investors wide…

what do you think? 2018-03-01 14:09:51

Where We're Going With Unified Communications  

A business is not an island. Businesses must be in constant communication with customers, clients, vendors, contractors, employees, partners, and more —…

what do you think? 2018-03-01 01:38:09

Why can’t we work out a technological solution for music distribution?  

In February 1983⁠ Iegor Reznikoff and Michel Dauvois, the Parisian archaeologists surveying the renowned cave pantings of the Pyrenean Ariège, faced a…

what do you think? 2018-02-28 03:21:33

Sponsored post: The Next Stage Of The Crypto-Boom  

Cryptocurrencies have officially returned to a full-blown-frenzy. Everyone is trying to get a piece of the crypto-pie. Corporate coins, government coins, and…

what do you think? 2018-02-27 12:05:49

Drama-Free Artificial Intelligence  

Depending on who’s listening, the current discussion involving the growing role of Artificial Intelligence in business inspires a range of dramatically divergent…

what do you think? 2018-02-26 14:41:45

Ransomware Attacks Rose Rapidly in 2017: Here's How You Can Protect Your Data  

Unless you avoided reading or listening to the news last year (and with everything going on in the world who can blame…

what do you think? 2018-02-23 11:56:41

What's missing from the Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence report?  

Only a fool would dare criticise the report "The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence: Forecasting, Prevention, and Mitigation," coming as it does…

what do you think? 2018-02-21 04:35:10

Why AI on a chip is the start of the next IT explosion  

It's game on in the AI-on-a-chip race. Alongside Nvidia's successes turning Graphics Processing Units into massively performant compute devices (culminating in last…

what do you think? 2018-02-20 05:48:01

Voices in AI – Episode 33: A Conversation with Bryon Jacob  

In this episode, Byron and Bryon talk about intelligence, consciousness, emergence, automation and more. Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI, brought…

what do you think? 2018-02-15 14:43:46

Voices in AI – Episode 34: A Conversation with Christian Reilly  

In this episode, Byron and Christian talk about AGI, AI assistants, transfer learning, ANI and more. Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI, brought to you by GigaOm, I'm Byron Reese.…

what do you think? 2018-02-15 06:47:39

The Seven Deadly Sins of the Digital World  

We are all, in the words of Agent Smith and Agent Jones, "only human.” This paradoxical quality, humanity, which powers our finest…

what do you think? 2018-02-15 03:46:24

Sponsored post: Ethereum Co-Founder Shares His Secrets As Bitcoin Plunges  

The Bitcoin bubble seems to be bursting. The bottom has fallen out, just as it did in the DotCom bubble in 2000.…

what do you think? 2018-02-14 13:22:07

Voices in AI – Episode 27: A Conversation with Josh Sutton  

Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI, brought to you by Gigaom. I’m Byron Reese, and today our guest is Josh Sutton. He…

what do you think? 2018-02-13 16:23:53

Messaging the use of AI against terrorist propaganda  

In this ultra-communicative world we now occupy, part of the challenge faced by any authority is to get its message out there.…

what do you think? 2018-02-13 07:12:08

Sponsored post: How to Profit from the Recent Crypto Carnage  

It’s no secret that crypto incubators and hedge funds get access to the best deals because of their inside connections… But, now,…

what do you think? 2018-02-12 07:54:07

Luxmobiles and flying unicorns: how diversification and proliferation will rule the routes  

While it's all go for robotic systems in the automotive space right now, we seem to be suffering from collective linear thinking…

what do you think? 2018-02-07 11:59:47

How Education Can Eliminate Public Fears Surrounding AI  

Misconceptions swirl about what AI is, what machine learning does, its capabilities and its purpose in our society. However, our world is…

what do you think? 2018-02-06 03:52:53

The digital world needs new lawmakers  

The current, "sudden" plague of deepfake videos is just the latest in a series of "unexpected" events caused by "unplanned" use of…

what do you think? 2018-02-06 02:53:57

Can Frugal Innovation models apply to Western corporations?  

Frugal Innovation, seen in 2012 as "a distinctive specialism of the Indian system" — is about delivering innovation while minimising costs. Here's…

what do you think? 2018-02-01 01:02:42

GDPR quick tip: Know what data (models) you have  

Amid all the kerfuffle around the General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR (which applies to any organization handling European citizen data, wherever they…

what do you think? 2018-01-30 01:09:38

Trust in media is collapsing. Is that such a bad thing?  

You'd have to have had your head under a bushel of wheat not to have noticed the recent, comprehensive collapse of faith…

what do you think? 2018-01-26 05:53:16

Cybersecurity should be a board room topic, so why isn’t it?  

In the land of lies, damned lies and statistics, the insurance industry may be one of the more trustworthy sources. After all,…

what do you think? 2018-01-24 07:21:55

Voices in AI – Episode 31: A Conversation with Tasha Nagamine  

In this episode, Byron and Tasha talk about speech recognition, AGI, consciousness, Droice Lab, healthcare, and science fiction. Byron Reese: This is…

what do you think? 2018-01-23 13:40:34

Voices in AI – Episode 30: A Conversation with Robert Mittendorff and Mudit Garg  

In this episode, Byron, Robert and Mudit talk about Qventus, healthcare, machine learning, AGI, consciousness, and medical AI. Byron Reese: This is…

what do you think? 2018-01-23 13:38:32

Voices in AI, Episode 32: A Conversation with Alan Winfield  

In this episode, Byron and Alan talk about robot ethics, military robots, emergence, consciousness, and self-awareness. Byron Reese: This is Voices in…

what do you think? 2018-01-23 09:06:38

If you're looking to 'do' digital transformation, read this first  

Barely a day goes past in the tech press without some mention of the importance of digital transformation to businesses; each accompanied…

what do you think? 2018-01-19 06:49:59

Voices in AI – Episode 27: A Conversation with Adrian McDermott  

In this episode, Byron and Adrian discuss intelligence, consciousness, self-driving cars and more. Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI, brought to…

what do you think? 2018-01-15 16:09:44

Voices in AI – Episode 29: A Conversation with Hugo LaRochelle  

In this episode, Byron and Hugo discuss consciousness, machine learning and more. Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI, brought to you…

what do you think? 2018-01-15 13:38:28