Author: Jeff Francis

Jeff Francis is a veteran entrepreneur and founder of Dallas-based digital product studio ENO8. Jeff founded ENO8 to empower companies of all sizes to design, develop and deliver innovative, impactful digital products. With more than 18 years working with early-stage startups, Jeff has a passion for creating and growing new businesses from the ground up, and has honed a unique ability to assist companies with aligning their technology product initiatives with real business outcomes.

AI put to new, novel purpose — helping spice makers develop new flavors

There might not be an industry in which AI can't lend a helping hand. Up next? The kitchen, where spice makers are inventing new flavors. Read More

IBM’s Project Debater AI takes on debate champion, is up to the task

IBM has a history of taking on humans at tasks reserved for, well, humans. Deep Blue has now paved the way for IBM's Project Debater A.I., and the results are fascinating: Read More

Innovation should be driven by use cases — not the other way around

'Innovation' might be one of the most overused words in tech. Be sure to start with a use case and not with innovation for innovation's sake Read More

To evaluate AI efficacy, look to the future

To really benchmark AI efficacy, you have to focus on the future. Crunching past data is great — making accurate predictions is better Read More

AI revolutionizing another field — oil & gas exploration?

Oil & gas is both an old-school and new-school industry — analog technology like drilling paired with complex computer modeling... enter AI Read More

Not to be outdone, Intel announces AI breakthrough of its own at CES: Nervana

Not to be outshone at CES 2019, Intel fired back at many of the larger hardware players in AI with the announcement of Nervana. Check it out: Read More

IBM unveils the first commercial quantum computer — IBM Q System One

CES never disappoints when it comes to next generation technology debuts, and the IBM Q System One from this year might take the cake. Read More

Can Graphcore really threaten Nvidia’s crown?

Nvida has worn the AI processing crown for years — is Graphcore poised to topple the sitting monarch? Read More

2019 is the year of …

... cybersecurity. Attacks are getting both more advanced and devastating. That's why 2019 is the year businesses make cybersecurity a priority. Read More

Is it time for a Bill of Data Rights?

The Bill of Rights codified individual liberties at the U.S.'s founding; a Bill of Data Rights could do the same for our digital lives. Read More

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