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Infographic: Why Personal Semantic Agents?

Blog • February 14, 2012 • By Hailey McDonald

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We are plagued by a flood of information – a digital tsunami. More spam. More daily deals. The digital tsunami dilutes your message. This is critical today as a number of global technological developments and socio-economic factors will dramatically change the landscape that we presently experience. Continue reading →

Learning Complex Classifier Systems: The Very Beginning. What’s this all about?

Blog • February 10, 2012 • By Mechie Nkengla

Learning Complex Classifier Systems: The Very Beginning. What’s this all about?

Our world is made up of many different things, of many different magnitudes that interact amongst themselves with a resultant outcome. These interacting things themselves may yet be composed of other smaller things. Confused yet? Indeed this is the description of a complex system. The complexity can become even more complex by considering dimensions of … Continue reading →

Don’t be fooled by ‘personal agent’ impostors

Blog • January 26, 2012 • By Eric Hillerbrand

Don’t be fooled by ‘personal agent’ impostors

Oftentimes, ‘personalized’ is slapped onto any functionality that allows a user to select from a list of categories. I want coupons on Outdoor Activities, Men’s Clothes, and Baby Clothes. I hardly call that ‘personalized’. Imagine if relationships were personalized in that way. Match.com would limit their profile to things like size, hair color, IQ. This is hardly a way to build a lasting relationship. Continue reading →