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Timelines: March 2018’s Link Shares ♾️
Trying a new thing called “Timelines.” Pulling on older posts to revisit the paths taken or remind of what’s been happening. Let’s start with the initial link shares which launched this effort: 2 March 18 9 March 18 16 March 18 26 March 18 30 March 18 Continue reading →
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Opining about Human-Centered Design in Civic Tech
Cropping a convo for a wider eye/lens… the context being design/human-centered design in (a/some) #CivicTech spaces How to be human centered when the operational objective isn’t to be humane, but to be operationally more proficient… such is the design challenge to transform its approach and posture once again Could probably drop tools/practices and just focus towards training and behavioral development… use the “tools/practices” as the languages and impress a heuristic of product agility, operational versatility, and “readiness to {outcome}” as the pillars. Continue reading →
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Update to Brilliant Labs Frame 👓 Experiment
One of the advantages of Avanceé’s platform is the ability to explore and experiment as we desire. We can take a look at the edges of technology and pushed towards our own affairs. This has been the case with a few products from Brilliant Labs. First, we looked at the Monocle, a single lens and developer focused device. It was really a chance to look at something that was on the outright edge of heads up displays and using artificial intelligence-like applications. Continue reading →
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Stumbling As Agility
Stumbling forward. That’s more or less the feeling these days. And for each experiment and moment of research that offers a little bit of clarity there’s also something different upon us. It was affirming to see a graphic speak to the amount of content that comes across our senses. And even in this case where it doesn’t even talk through all of our senses, the way that we are architected really makes an impact, or reaffirm the impact of everything from current events to the ways that we express our agility. Continue reading →
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Considerations and Certifications
“I think it’s worth calling out the BS and pointing people in the right direction.” Stealing that line from a recent conversation as we are getting set to increase activity with some local partners and am looking across the scope of what is happening to the space of technology operations. About AI/ML: Nothing about current AI/ML tech leads a belief that it’s the right thing, yet. And yet, even though we are pressing the AiPin into use alongside doing our own research. Continue reading →
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OpenAI Operator Quick Thoughts
There’s a part of having watched OpenAI’s Operaror video (and read the release and accompanying docs which says “in calling the AiPin a secretary, and this should be a part of its characteristics.” And that’s semi-good (heck, am actually not long from booking a flight after a few days of lagging on such). There’s a part which has a less happy vibe to this… somewhat thinking about the lower-level tech support which falls near the “I don’t want to talk to a machine, I want to talk to a human” feeling. Continue reading →
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On Data Visualizations and Decisions
Visualizations can lead to awareness, and then to ??? When doing/working with researchers and data scientists, there’s often this “make it neat to interact with” bit which falls into the reporting side of analysis. And yes, it needs to be as intuitive/direct as possible to understand what the research/analysis has found, but also how it connects to what’s relevant from the viewer’s point of view. Can such views into the structure and decisions of government prompt a different response? Continue reading →
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Mindful of Crypto
On this holiday weekend in the USA, and consumer holiday in terms of how many companies look at the end of the year with an eye towards filling gaps in sales and profits. Of note on today is the concentration to digital goods. This year, it seems as if cryptocurrencies run near the top of the list for many. Part of this has to do with the challenges in economics for some due to several global factors. Continue reading →
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The Augmented Intelligence Challenge
Some years back, was pushed into teaching folks about Excel macros. Anyone who has worked on automating a part of their work certainly gets why it’s valuable. But, making it valuable for folks who have not? Well, that was a challenge. Later, ended up working across a few companies where this ability to map, analyze, and automate became some of the key utilities for how my role performed. Even got into it with some folks because I passed up “collaborative editing sessions” due to having an automation in place (content template, API integration, calendar/task actions, and optional email/Slack notifications depending on context). Continue reading →
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Implications of AiPin and Oura Connectivity
Originally posted this in the Humane Discord; lightly edited and expanded thoughts here. Been seeing some commentary on the NYT piece about chatbots/AI doing better diagnoses than doctors, and my mind went back to a prev convo (in the Humane Discord) on the AiPin being able to connect to the Oura Ring and other fitness/wellness tech… …ya know something, there’s a medical information issue I didn’t see before that I see now. Continue reading →
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