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Is AI a dude or a dudette?

The gender of artificial intelligence

By Tyler Schnoebelen,

There’s Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, Amazon’s Alexa, and Nuance’s Nina. Sure, Facebook has “M”, Google has “Google Now”, and Siri’s voice isn’t always that of a woman. But it does feel worth noting that (typically male-dominated) engineering groups routinely give women’s names to the things you issue commands to. Is artificial…

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Added by Leena Kamath on July 14, 2016 at 9:21am — 1 Comment

Be as Smart as Your Devices: Learn About Big Data

When Apple CEO Tim Cook finally unveiled his company’s new Apple Watch in a widely-publicized rollout earlier this month, most of the press coverage centered on its cost ($349 to start) and whether it would be as popular among consumers as the iPod or iMac.

Nitin Indurkhya saw things differently.

“I think the…

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Added by Peter Bruce on March 23, 2015 at 4:30am — No Comments

Apple. Big Data. Big Design.

Apple. Better Design, Deeper Insights

Apple created the most valuable company in history with this philosophy. Each and every Apple product communicates back to the Apple data warehouse about its usage seamlessly, with the customer’s tacit agreement. The oceans of data gathered through the Operating System, Genius, iTunes, and AppStore are then used to craft elegant, useful products like MacBookAir, iPhone, and iPad, which then provide even more extensive insights into…

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Added by Zach Piester on October 4, 2012 at 1:38pm — No Comments