Open Innovation at Amazon Alexa: Crowd-sourcing Its Way to Platform Dominance

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Amazon is relying on open source innovation to build the capability of its cloud based voice service platform. The voice service is set to be the next biggest technological innovation that will change the way we control devices, interact with machines, and handle information. Amazon is providing a Alexa skills development platform for the third party developers to increase the utility of Alexa and the consequent consumer benefits. What are the next challenges for Amazon's Alexa?

The Dark Side of Machine Learning: An Amazon Case Study

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From startups to Big Tech, everyone loves to tout their strategy for leveraging machine learning (ML). These companies promise ML is our 21st century savior; it will not only liberate us from the tedious drudgery of administrative tasks but will arm us with near-perfect predictions. But the technology has a dark side, one that few companies adequately acknowledge and even fewer are equipped to handle.

Can Machine Learning Save Innovation in Pharmaceuticals?

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Have the economics of investing in new drug discovery and development become so unattractive that investment in new drugs will come to a halt? GlaxoSmithKline and other bio-pharmaceutical companies are turning to machine learning as a potential solution to make the drug discovery process more efficient, with the hopes of greatly reducing both the time and cost associated with R&D.