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AI gone bad

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Another occurrence of AI gone bad. Earlier this year it was Microsoft’s Chatbot going racist. Now, Facebook’s automation software was trending fake news; keep in mind that, per the article, Facebook is a news source for 44% of US adults. Even if biased, today there is nothing more accurate than the human touch. It is … Read more

Android and Microsoft (2015)

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(Image Source: Mario Tomás Serrafero) I find this interesting: the recent move by MSFT to get into and “steal” the Android space. Today, thanks to new leadership at MSFT (Nadella), it seems the company is entering a new phase — with new vision and no-or less ego than before. And with this, MSFT is directly … Read more

On Microsoft and Nokia (June 2011)

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Here revisiting the Microsoft and Nokia relationship, are we witnessing the death of Nokia? Or it’s rebirth? Nokia is big and powerful, with lots of money, so perhaps the relationship becomes a merger, like a “Microsoft Nokia”-branded company. That would be a huge move for both companies. Something deep(er) will happen between both companies and … Read more

Reaction to Nokia 2011 Strategy Announcement (and Microsoft relationship)

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While a radical change in strategy was expected, it is not aggressive enough. On my previous post here titled Mobility 2011: Nokia, I shared some thoughts on what Nokia should be doing; some implemented on this new strategy (such as transitioning out of Symbian), but more is needed. And while the new relationship with Microsoft … Read more

Microsoft Joins the Physical World Connections and Interactions Space with Microsoft Tag

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Microsoft has joined the physical world connection/interactions space with its release of their High Capacity Color Barcode (HCCB) called Microsoft Tag, a new 2D Barcode technology developed by Microsoft research that competes with QR Code, Datamatrix and other 2D barcode technologies. Comparing Microsoft Tag to QR Code: Microsoft Tag uses colors and triangles vs. black … Read more