Comments on: To make smarter systems, it’s all about the data http://cdixon.org/2009/08/30/to-make-smarter-systems-its-all-about-the-data/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:30:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: AI should stand for Aggregated Intelligence « A Work in Progress http://cdixon.org/2009/08/30/to-make-smarter-systems-its-all-about-the-data/comment-page-2/#comment-5261 AI should stand for Aggregated Intelligence « A Work in Progress Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:31:26 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=340#comment-5261 [...] To make smarter systems, it’s all about the data (cdixon.org) [...] [...] To make smarter systems, it’s all about the data (cdixon.org) [...]

]]> By: Most popular posts | Igniting Startups - nPost http://cdixon.org/2009/08/30/to-make-smarter-systems-its-all-about-the-data/comment-page-2/#comment-4920 Most popular posts | Igniting Startups - nPost Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:21:12 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=340#comment-4920 [...] To make smarter systems, it’s all about the data link [...] [...] To make smarter systems, it’s all about the data link [...]

]]> By: Mark Essel http://cdixon.org/2009/08/30/to-make-smarter-systems-its-all-about-the-data/comment-page-1/#comment-5811 Mark Essel Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:42:41 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=340#comment-5811 I'd like to add an orthogonal viewpoint here. Yes, there's tremendous value in building databases. But it is in the leveraging of existing processing techniques where great value explosions will occur. <br><br>Take for instance the coupling of a dozen software services that all independently produce improved customer purchase action. The combination of these independent sources in a novel way, can give a multiplicative value ad of 1.1^12 or a factor of 3 improvement. Now expand this to hundreds or even thousands of independent techniques or connections within a network and you can reveal massive improvements in quality.<br><br>A brain with only a couple of nodes is pretty weak. A mind with billions of nodes and hundreds of billions of connections is capable of advanced conscious connections, creativity, and unpredictable value advancement. The potent software applications of the future will exist and thrive by utilizing the network of APIs optimally in the construction of their databases and decision architectures.<br><br>If your curiosity is piqued but you're still not convinced, check out some of Kevin Kelly's swarm and emergence concepts. I really enjoy some of his far out predictions and their closer than most folks would guess (in the 10-20 year horizon).<br><br>10th popular post, and I give it a 7/10 only because you didn't tie in network effects. I'd like to add an orthogonal viewpoint here. Yes, there's tremendous value in building databases. But it is in the leveraging of existing processing techniques where great value explosions will occur.

Take for instance the coupling of a dozen software services that all independently produce improved customer purchase action. The combination of these independent sources in a novel way, can give a multiplicative value ad of 1.1^12 or a factor of 3 improvement. Now expand this to hundreds or even thousands of independent techniques or connections within a network and you can reveal massive improvements in quality.

A brain with only a couple of nodes is pretty weak. A mind with billions of nodes and hundreds of billions of connections is capable of advanced conscious connections, creativity, and unpredictable value advancement. The potent software applications of the future will exist and thrive by utilizing the network of APIs optimally in the construction of their databases and decision architectures.

If your curiosity is piqued but you're still not convinced, check out some of Kevin Kelly's swarm and emergence concepts. I really enjoy some of his far out predictions and their closer than most folks would guess (in the 10-20 year horizon).

10th popular post, and I give it a 7/10 only because you didn't tie in network effects.

]]> By: Mark Essel http://cdixon.org/2009/08/30/to-make-smarter-systems-its-all-about-the-data/comment-page-1/#comment-4890 Mark Essel Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:42:41 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=340#comment-4890 I'd like to add an orthogonal viewpoint here. Yes, there's tremendous value in building databases. But it is in the leveraging of existing processing techniques where great value explosions will occur. <br><br>Take for instance the coupling of a dozen software services that all independently produce improved customer purchase action. The combination of these independent sources in a novel way, can give a multiplicative value ad of 1.1^12 or a factor of 3 improvement. Now expand this to hundreds or even thousands of independent techniques or connections within a network and you can reveal massive improvements in quality.<br><br>A brain with only a couple of nodes is pretty weak. A mind with billions of nodes and hundreds of billions of connections is capable of advanced conscious connections, creativity, and unpredictable value advancement. The potent software applications of the future will exist and thrive by utilizing the network of APIs optimally in the construction of their databases and decision architectures.<br><br>If your curiosity is piqued but you're still not convinced, check out some of Kevin Kelly's swarm and emergence concepts. I really enjoy some of his far out predictions and their closer than most folks would guess (in the 10-20 year horizon). I'd like to add an orthogonal viewpoint here. Yes, there's tremendous value in building databases. But it is in the leveraging of existing processing techniques where great value explosions will occur.

Take for instance the coupling of a dozen software services that all independently produce improved customer purchase action. The combination of these independent sources in a novel way, can give a multiplicative value ad of 1.1^12 or a factor of 3 improvement. Now expand this to hundreds or even thousands of independent techniques or connections within a network and you can reveal massive improvements in quality.

A brain with only a couple of nodes is pretty weak. A mind with billions of nodes and hundreds of billions of connections is capable of advanced conscious connections, creativity, and unpredictable value advancement. The potent software applications of the future will exist and thrive by utilizing the network of APIs optimally in the construction of their databases and decision architectures.

If your curiosity is piqued but you're still not convinced, check out some of Kevin Kelly's swarm and emergence concepts. I really enjoy some of his far out predictions and their closer than most folks would guess (in the 10-20 year horizon).

]]> By: xamat http://cdixon.org/2009/08/30/to-make-smarter-systems-its-all-about-the-data/comment-page-1/#comment-4480 xamat Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:26:48 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=340#comment-4480 Quite a coincidence. I recently gave a talk with the same title. See my blog <a href="http://technocalifornia.blogspot.com/2009/07/its-all-about-data.html" rel="nofollow">http://technocalifornia.blogspot.com/2009/07/it...</a> or my slides on slideshare <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/xamat/its-all-about-the-data" rel="nofollow">http://www.slideshare.net/xamat/its-all-about-t...</a> Quite a coincidence. I recently gave a talk with the same title. See my blog http://technocalifornia.blogspot.com/2009/07/it... or my slides on slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/xamat/its-all-about-t...

]]> By: INDEX // mb - Against Forecasting: A Case for More Agility in Book Publishing http://cdixon.org/2009/08/30/to-make-smarter-systems-its-all-about-the-data/comment-page-1/#comment-3747 INDEX // mb - Against Forecasting: A Case for More Agility in Book Publishing Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:43:03 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=340#comment-3747 [...] Chris Dixon, in a great post on commoditized forecasting algorithms points out that studies have shown that naive bayes is as good or better than fancy algorithms in a [...] [...] Chris Dixon, in a great post on commoditized forecasting algorithms points out that studies have shown that naive bayes is as good or better than fancy algorithms in a [...]

]]> By: chris dixon http://cdixon.org/2009/08/30/to-make-smarter-systems-its-all-about-the-data/comment-page-1/#comment-2024 chris dixon Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:47:39 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=340#comment-2024 Thanks - looks very interesting - I'll check it out. Thanks – looks very interesting – I'll check it out.

]]> By: terrycojones http://cdixon.org/2009/08/30/to-make-smarter-systems-its-all-about-the-data/comment-page-1/#comment-1974 terrycojones Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:25:03 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=340#comment-1974 Actually, most of <a href="http://blogs.fluidinfo.com/terry/category/representation/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.fluidinfo.com/terry/category/repre...</a> is relevant to this. Actually, most of http://blogs.fluidinfo.com/terry/category/repre... is relevant to this.

]]> By: terrycojones http://cdixon.org/2009/08/30/to-make-smarter-systems-its-all-about-the-data/comment-page-1/#comment-1971 terrycojones Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:18:03 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=340#comment-1971 Hi Chris<br><br>I agree. You might like to check out FluidDB, which is all about using a better data representation to change how we work with information. See <a href="http://fluidinfo.com" rel="nofollow">http://fluidinfo.com</a> and <a href="http://blogs.fluidinfo.com/fluidDB" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.fuidinfo.com/fluidDB</a><br><br>I've also written about this exact subject a few times. A starting link:<br><a href="http://blogs.fluidinfo.com/terry/2007/03/19/why-data-information-representation-is-the-key-to-the-coming-semantic-web/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.fluidinfo.com/terry/2007/03/19/why...</a><br><br>And I talk a little about Alex Wright at <a href="http://blogs.fluidinfo.com/terry/2008/01/04/tagging-in-the-year-3000-bc/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.fluidinfo.com/terry/2008/01/04/tag...</a><br><br>Please feel free to get in touch, I'm terry fluidinfo com and would be happy to go into more depth / hear more from you, etc. Hi Chris

I agree. You might like to check out FluidDB, which is all about using a better data representation to change how we work with information. See http://fluidinfo.com and http://blogs.fuidinfo.com/fluidDB

I've also written about this exact subject a few times. A starting link:
http://blogs.fluidinfo.com/terry/2007/03/19/why...

And I talk a little about Alex Wright at http://blogs.fluidinfo.com/terry/2008/01/04/tag...

Please feel free to get in touch, I'm terry fluidinfo com and would be happy to go into more depth / hear more from you, etc.

]]> By: Stalking people to structure conversations. | Taylor Davidson http://cdixon.org/2009/08/30/to-make-smarter-systems-its-all-about-the-data/comment-page-1/#comment-1951 Stalking people to structure conversations. | Taylor Davidson Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:53:33 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=340#comment-1951 [...] efficiency and serendipity is where the fun (and the business opportunities) lie in compressing better data. [...] [...] efficiency and serendipity is where the fun (and the business opportunities) lie in compressing better data. [...]

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