Sustainability matters, and as part of that we have seen the rise of the “slow movement” — slow food designed to be good, clean and fair for all, slow fashion where all aspects of the supply chain are considered in order to respect people and the environment. …

One key forms of AI being adopted by business today is Computer Vision/OCR. How well does it work, and how hard is it to use? As an Software Developer it’s easy to forget that not all the world runs on web forms. Out there some people still have access to…

Feeling a little overwhelmed by all the Machine Learning announcements so far? Here’s your quick catch-up… The Themes Anomaly detection is a big theme — lots of new services (Amazon Lookout for Metrics, Vision and Equipment, DevOps Guru, AWS IoT Device Defender ML Detector, Amazon Monitron, AWS Cost Anomaly Detection…) and integrations…

My life hack to use Machine Learning without doing all the work… Everybody is talking about Machine Learning. And talking about learning Machine Learning. If you work in software you’ve probably realised how important it’s going to be for the future of all we build. …

Creativity is a deeply human characteristic — can Generative AI challenge how we think about that? The world is in the grip of a pandemic right now. Here in the UK we’ve been in lock-down for two weeks. Our social interaction is limited to those we live with, or done…

tl;dr: Alexa Conversations are a huge leap forward in giving Alexa more functionality, and making it easier for Alexa users to have a more natural and seamless experience. From what has been shared it would seem that Alexa is getting more conversational by shifting skills to be more transactional. The…

Need some quick pointers on chatbot conversational design? Here’s some key points to get you started. 1. Be Clear Your chatbot’s purpose and functionality needs to be clear to your users. You need to do this up front as well as weaving it into your conversation. Do not just copy your website text…

The new Smart Audio Report from NPR and Edison Research was published yesterday, and there are some interesting findings in it. Here are a few of the things that stood out to me. Things just got Mainstream Around 18% of American Adults now own a Smart Speaker. …

Some humans already do this, AI could allow this to be done at scale. — Empathy is considered one of the key skills we should learn. It connects us to other people, helps us understand what they might be feeling and see how we might met their needs. In a customer service role it makes the difference between average and exceptional service. It makes sense…