“ The general public thinks AI has intelligence and/or conscious thought. Today, AI is nothing more than a set of prediction engines—what pixel to display next, what word to type next. While extremely impressive, AI has no creative thought, nor does it have intelligence. We must remember that it’s a tool, and if it’s implemented […]
“ Open source products are extremely important to the business ecosystem as a whole. Ideas, concepts and prototypes that aren’t bound by business needs or man hours are the fuel with which other products are built. For example, many appliance electronics are based on Linux operating systems, which are open source. Nothing is more secure […]
“ When planning, there’s near-term, long-term and bleeding-edge goals. I’ve always applied the 80% rule to near-term goals. If there’s a conflict on which features or products should get the lion’s share of capital and time, it should be useful and/or asked for by 80% of users. Many really great things are developed and never […]
“ The issue with smart assistants is that they require exceptionally savvy users to configure their integration into other systems like Philips Hue or Nest. Many users don’t know how this technology works and can’t make use of existing features without extensive help and ongoing support. If Smart Assistants could automatically discover, configure and make […]
#1 Answer According to Forbes Tech Council… “ Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa, and Cortana have paved the way for exceptional voice recognition and natural response. This technology is leaps and bounds better than anything the telecom industry has produced vis-à-vis interactive voice response (IVR). Access to this technology means more natural customer service help via […]
“ A functional and mature software package will have an extended life in the marketplace. Things like Gmail and Outlook are fundamental for organizations. When the user community begins implementing mods, hacks or advanced extensions for your platform, it typically means the user base is unhappy with the feature set or trying to extend shelf-life. This should […]
