Category: Blog

  • Move Fast and Do No Harm

    The advent of SARS-COV-2 has mobilized many tech people with ample resources and a wealth of ideas. A health crisis like this virus calls for all the help we can get. However, the culture of the tech sector exemplified with the phrase “Move fast and break things” is orthogonal to that of medicine exemplified with…

  • How truck traffic data may detect the bottom of the the current market

    How truck traffic data may detect the bottom of the the current market

    It seems evident we are on our way to a recession . This will prove a challenge for many, and our world economies will suffer. Not least the stock market. We are similarly probably headed for a bear market. But the stock market is ahead of the curve and typically turns around about 5 months before…

  • Using traffic data to understand the impact of COVID -19 measures

    Using traffic data to understand the impact of COVID -19 measures

    We at Sensorsix have built a tool for ambient intelligence. Ambient intelligence is knowledge about what goes on around us. In our case it is built on what we can learn about human mobility from sensors. We have been in stealth until now working on a prototype to quantify the flow of human movement in…

  • Why Your Organization Most Likely Shouldn’t Adopt AI Anytime Soon

    Recently I attended the TechBBQ conference. Having been part of the organizing team for the very first one, I was impressed   to see what it had developed into. When I came to get my badge the energetic and enthusiastic volunteer asked me if I was “pumped”, but I was not pumped (as far as…

  • AI, Traffic Tickets and Stochastic Liberty

    Recently I received a notification from Green Mobility the electric car ride-share company I am using some times. I have decided not to own a car any longer and experiment with other mobility options, not that I care about the climate, it’s just, well, because. I like these cars a lot, I like their speed…

  • The 7 Dimensions of Data Value and How To Improve It

    The 7 Dimensions of Data Value and How To Improve It

    One thing that you quickly realise when you are trying to build a solid data offering is that data is not just data. Just like food is not just food and clothes not just clothes. A Metallica T-shirt is fine if you are going to sit on your couch and watch football with your bro, but…

  • The Challenges of Implementing AI Solutions – A Personal Journey

    For about a decade I have been involved in various system development efforts that involved Artificial Intelligence. They have all been challenging but in different ways. Today AI is rightfully considered a game changer in many industries and areas of society, but it makes sense to reflect on the challenges I have encountered in order…

  • Do Product Managers Need to have Programming Experience?

    Do Product Managers Need to have Programming Experience?

    Do you need to be able to program to be a good product manager? Opinions differ widely here. Full disclosure: I have very little if any meaningful command of any programming language. If you feel you need to be able to program in order to have an informed opinion, you have already answered the question…

  • AI is Easy – Life is Hard

    Artificial Intelligence is easy. Life is hard. This simple insight should collectively caution our expectations. When we look at Artificial Intelligence and the amazing results it has already produced, it is clear that it has not been easy. The most iconic victories are as follows. Deep Blue beats Kasparov Watson beats champions Brad Rutter and Ken…

  • AI and the City

    Artificial Intelligence is currently being touted as solution to most problems. Most if not all energy is put into conjuring up new and even more exotic machine learning models and ways of optimizing these. However, the primary boundary for AI is currently not technical as it used to be. It is ecological. Here I am…

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