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Facebook Eavesdropping Patent and Congress Questions

Laurel Papworth

In 2014 ambient patent (filed 2011). For example, if a user’s GPS indicates he is in a movie theatre, the device may automatically turn off its ringer. Imma gonna go with “yes” “For example, GPS devices often do not function indoors. Useful yes. Bloody ringtones in a movie theatre. Asking for a friend.

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Blog #2: A Closer Look at Artificial Intelligence

SalesChoice

Blog #1 discussed the history of predictive analytics going back to 1689 with Lloyds of London, insurance company. Less than 31% of a sales rep’s time is spent selling to customers, a drop from 41% in 2011 (Accenture, Age of Distraction Research, 2016). THE HISTORY AND ROOTS OF PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS.