Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Advancing AI

Great 60 minutes article last weekend that might interest some of you
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-ai-facial-and-emotional-recognition-how-kai-fu-lee-is-advancing-artificial-intelligence-2019-07-14

 I just ordered Kai-Fu Lee’s book off Amazon - https://amzn.to/2YgryYl



I wonder how many Australian politicians are thinking about this and how we can use this to get Australia ahead globally eg how do you think Australian politicians/teachers would react to putting a camera into classrooms to monitor attention.

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

VC fad money being thrown at indoor farms

Sorry Felicity, but I see lots of VC fad money being thrown at terribly inefficient startups.....im pro indoor farms but Chatswood.....who cares if your shipping containers are recycled-no wonder you are losing money

- https://www.sbs.com.au/news/indoor-vertical-farming-touted-as-future-source-of-produce

(and yes i've been following the space for a long time eg see my posts on Sundrop Farms).


Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Iacocca dead

Lee Iacocca, Visionary Automaker Who Led Both Ford and Chrysler, Is Dead at 94

Still have his autobiography, was one of my favorite books 30 years ago.
A powerhouse example of leading from the top.
https://amzn.to/2RNd2kY