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Super Intelligence – Good or Bad?
Utopia or dystopia are the typical scenarios envisioned because of technological advances. In his ongoing series on how autonomous vehicles will disrupt society, Mike Robinson’s infographic illustrates some of the possibilities that deep learning creates; a so-called “super intelligence” that will make Einstein seem like an infant. Strap on that metaphorical safety belt for a ride…
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Continuity of Experience at #NCTCWEC 2017
“Continuity of experience” was a recurring theme at NCTC’s 2017 Winter Education Conference. Keynote speaker, Bruce Leichtman of LRG explained that this means creating user interfaces that transcend device, as well as making it easy for customers to discover and view content wherever and how they want. He emphasized that this means creating new ways…
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Viodi View – 02/17/17
Bridging Silicon Valley and the Heartland At the end of last month, in one of his first announcements as the new FCC Chairman, Ajit Pai, made a call for nominations for a new advisory committee. The aim of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee is to “provide advice and recommendations to the Commission on how to accelerate…
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Viodi View – 01/27/17
Even though it hasn’t been a month, International CES 2017 seems like a blip in the rear view mirror of life. Fortunately, this video captures glimpses, along with commentary of some of the more impressive mobility developments and provides a preview of ViodiTV interviews yet to be published. New Mobility Directions & Models at #CES2017…
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Governments vs Technology | Pro-Active vs Non-Active – Road to Revolution
In the suddenly fast changing mobility space, technology is sometimes secondary to the pace of government action in terms of the introduction of new features and services. In his drawing below, Michael Vernon Robinson provides a synopsis of some of the more significant legislative attitudes and responses to these changes. He also compares and contrasts proactive and non-active…
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Viodi View – 01/11/17
AI meets everything is how one might characterize this year’s International CES 2017. Ironically, it was a meta-CES experience that served as a proof-point that artificial intelligence-powered, natural language interfaces can sometimes do as good, if not better job, than a human. While at CES, this author had to cancel a reservation and, not figuring…
Viodi View – The Bridge Between the Heartland and Silicon Valley