24May
Remote Healthcare
Larger companies looking at the healthcare market have an advantage in access to clients–most likely featuring affordability.
06May
Overview: Seven of my recent AI-related blog posts
Reading time: 4 minutes Here’s the story-line of seven of my AI-related blog posts published over the last three months, along with what I intend to focus on next. Only 5% of US enterprises are investing in serious, AI-based business projects. Data from PwC’s 22nd annual global CEO survey provides worth repeating. Five percent of…
05May
Neural networks on steroids
Researchers have created a new circuit that could boost the performance of training neural networks.
24Apr
Is AI needed to cure this existential business crisis? (Part 2)
Reading time: 6 minutes Kohl’s, Walmart and Trader Joe’s stories add more perspective and depth to my earlier analysis of how BestBuy survived the Amazon threat. None of these four success stories could be described as AI strategies even though many aspects of some of these firms’ business strategies benefitted from the use of AI…
24Apr
Post Notre Dame de Paris Disaster Will Accelerate Smarter Fire Fighting
A recent Facebook post found on the (www.facebook.com/kimkomando) page peaked my interest. This post got me to thinking about how organizations should consider making digital 3D models of buildings to help disaster mitigation and restoration. Many municipal codes already require building schematics to be approved and shared with local fire departments. Expect more collaboration between…
24Apr
Monumental Digital Twins
There really isn’t a good excuse for not creating [digital twins] of every cultural and historical significant building.
22Apr
An Update on IBM Watson for Health Care — Ignore The AI Carnival Barkers
Reading time: 2 minutes 30 seconds Check the news on IBM Watson for Health Care: STAT reports that IBM is halting sales of Watson AI for drug discovery FierceBiotch reports that IBM employees were recently told of this decision and are reassessing Watson’s prospects in the broader biopharma industry. Troubles in IBM’s Watson for Oncology…
10Apr
Digital Assistants/Chatbots: What Should Patients Expect?
Digital assistants like Siri , Alexa, Cortana and Google Assistant are becoming commonplace  in our houses, devices and apps. Soon these same assistants will begin offering healthcare related services. Here’s a look at what to expect for the next 2 years. Soon these digital assistants may also order our medications or schedule dental cleanings. For…
06Apr
Is AI needed to cure this existential business crisis?
Reading time: 6:30 In Apex internet predators will devour you I explored Amazonization — being taken out by Amazon’s mojo — and its predecessor, Walmartization. Many senior business executives secretly shake with fear and anger over what Amazon and Walmart could separately do to their businesses. Consider the stresses on Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies.
01Apr
How Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft Will Treat You
PART 1: Background for Healthcare Changes “Per World Economic Forum (www.weforum.org) expect rapid change and unprecedented opportunity. That ushers in a golden era of innovation in healthcare”.