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Google rolls out new ‘smart reply’ machine-learning email software to more than 1 billion Gmail mobile users | KurzweilAI

Google rolls out new ‘smart reply’ machine-learning email software to more than 1 billion Gmail mobile users | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net

Pearson is pulling back from its deal with Knewton to build its own capabilities in adaptive learning. One of the hazards

Pearson is pulling back from its deal with Knewton to build its own capabilities in adaptive learning. One of the hazards of dealing with big partners in an industry clearly is that they use you for their own innovation. Adaptation and personalisation of learning is an emerging theme in education but...
Source: edsurge.com

Tim Bray says "I Don’t Believe in Blockchain" ... and we should listen. The geeks are not using blockchain so some leading

Tim Bray says "I Don’t Believe in Blockchain" ... and we should listen. The geeks are not using blockchain so some leading tech gurus feel it won't catch on. There are great difficulties evaluating emerging technology when they are on the "hype curve". The potential of a public record or ledger of...
Source: tbray.org

Consent issues about Google DeepMind raised after leaked letter but its analysis of 1.6 million patient records to identify

Consent issues about Google DeepMind raised after leaked letter but its analysis of 1.6 million patient records to identify those at risk of acute renal failure seems to be covered by 'implied consent'. "Google DeepMind patient app legality questioned. A leaked letter throws doubt on the legal basis...
Source: bbc.co.uk

Cambridge Analytica, Trump, and the new old fear of manipulating the masses: "Fears of mass manipulation by new media are

Cambridge Analytica, Trump, and the new old fear of manipulating the masses: "Fears of mass manipulation by new media are as old as mass media themselves. Almost every expansion of media or new media technology provoked paranoia about the contagious emotions of 'the masses.'"
Source: niemanlab.org

WHO | Statement on Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: WHO has been informed of a cluster of illness and deaths

WHO | Statement on Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: WHO has been informed of a cluster of illness and deaths including haemorrhagic symptoms in Likati Health Zone, Bas Uele Province in the north of DRC. On 11 May, the Ministry of Health informed WHO that of 5 laboratory samples tested for...
Source: who.int

New Cheap, Easy to Manufacture Dry Powder Inhaler for Developing World |: H&T Presspart, a firm based in Lancashire, UK,

New Cheap, Easy to Manufacture Dry Powder Inhaler for Developing World |: H&T Presspart, a firm based in Lancashire, UK, has announced that it will be releasing the PowdAir Plus dry powder inhaler. The device, originally deve
Source: medgadget.com


Source: arstechnica.com

The Bot And The Doctor Must Work Together – Chatbots Magazine

The Bot And The Doctor Must Work Together – Chatbots Magazine
Source: chatbotsmagazine.com

“Anger is a useful metric” and other evil tips for making money off hyper-partisan content: Plus: A quick way to make

“Anger is a useful metric” and other evil tips for making money off hyper-partisan content: Plus: A quick way to make money off other people's content, an invitation to fact-check U.K. local news, and BuzzBeed vs. BuzzFeed.
Source: niemanlab.org

3 Reasons Why 2017 Is The Year Of The Chatbot – Chatbots Magazine: When the Internet was first marketed for consumer use

3 Reasons Why 2017 Is The Year Of The Chatbot – Chatbots Magazine: When the Internet was first marketed for consumer use through companies like America Online, society was buzzing about how cool it was to…
Source: chatbotsmagazine.com

Donald Clark Plan B: Obama’s last act – recommendations on AI in learning

Donald Clark Plan B: Obama’s last act – recommendations on AI in learning
Source: blogspot.co.uk

Mortality and kidnapping estimates for the Yazidi population in the area of Mount Sinjar, Iraq, in August 2014: A retrospective

Mortality and kidnapping estimates for the Yazidi population in the area of Mount Sinjar, Iraq, in August 2014: A retrospective household survey Valeria Cetorelli. Isaac Sasson. Nazar Shabila. Gilbert Burnham. PLOS Medicine.
Source: plos.org

Automated training devices for improving walking after stroke | Cochrane "We found moderate-quality evidence that electromechanical-assisted

Automated training devices for improving walking after stroke | Cochrane "We found moderate-quality evidence that electromechanical-assisted gait training combined with physiotherapy when compared with physiotherapy alone may improve recovery of independent walking in people after stroke."
Source: cochrane.org

The UK government’s attitude to air pollution stinks: Despite debate over how many "deaths" air pollution causes, it is

The UK government’s attitude to air pollution stinks: Despite debate over how many "deaths" air pollution causes, it is clear bad air damages our health, so attempts to delay rules on reducing it must be resisted
Source: newscientist.com

Cancer Drug Fund didn’t deliver value ‘to patients or society’: A fund that spent more than £1 billion on expensive

Cancer Drug Fund didn’t deliver value ‘to patients or society’: A fund that spent more than £1 billion on expensive new cancer drugs in England had little clinical benefit, a study of 29 medicines has concluded
Source: newscientist.com

Updating Asimov - How Do We Regain Control In the Digital Age? - The Scholarly Kitchen: Algorithms behave in ways even their

Updating Asimov - How Do We Regain Control In the Digital Age? - The Scholarly Kitchen: Algorithms behave in ways even their creators can't understand, yet they dominate how we share and see information. Do we need a "Three Laws for Algorithms"?
Source: sspnet.org

When the Wolf Finally Arrives: Big Deal Cancelations in North American Libraries - The Scholarly Kitchen: For years, we

When the Wolf Finally Arrives: Big Deal Cancelations in North American Libraries - The Scholarly Kitchen: For years, we in libraries have been predicting the imminent demise of the manifestly-unsustainable Big Deal -- and yet it has persisted. Now that may be changing.
Source: sspnet.org

The Ebook R/Evolution – Not as Easy as It Seems - The Scholarly Kitchen: The "ebook revolution" in scholarly publishing

The Ebook R/Evolution – Not as Easy as It Seems - The Scholarly Kitchen: The "ebook revolution" in scholarly publishing has behaved more like an evolution. Are we reaching a key inflection point where users are central to our innovations?
Source: sspnet.org

Donald Clark Plan B: Scrap your company values and replace with 'Don't be a dick!'... the rest is hubris

Donald Clark Plan B: Scrap your company values and replace with 'Don't be a dick!'... the rest is hubris
Source: blogspot.co.uk