My teenage daughter is under 18, which means that she is a ”digital native.” While I may have learned how to use and am now an avid user of social technologies, my daughter never had to learn—her generation, often referred to as ”Generation Z,” is growing up immersed in them. So I usually learn something... Continue Reading →
IBM Insight: Real-time data transforming the world
Last week I had the opportunity to attend IBM Insight in Las Vegas. Insight is IBM's annual conference focused on Big Data & Analytics and is one of IBM's largest annual conferences with nearly 13,000 attendees spread over 1500 sessions and labs. The theme for this year was 'Seize This Moment,' alluding to the transformative... Continue Reading →
What Does IBM Watson Look Like? Generated Art Face the Wave of the Future?
Who knew that generative art would be the face of a Jeopardy champ? For the Jeopardy competition in 2011 between IBM Watson and Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, IBM hired veteran digital artist Joshua Davis to create Watson's face, a swirling electronic avatar based on IBM's Smarter Planet logo. Davis took the globe... Continue Reading →