Anomalies anyone ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgRoiTWkBHU&feature=youtu.be
On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 1:52 PM, Jeff Fohl <[email protected]> wrote: > This is an interesting idea - though, I am sure quite difficult to do > effectively. I have mentioned this before, but there is a company called > Banjo doing something similar: http://ban.jo/ They track public postings > (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) that have geographic information and look for > anomalies for each geographic location. > > The fact that they have paying customers implies that they are able to > provide some kind of value from their efforts. Though, since it is a > private company, I have no idea what their methods are, and how effective > their technology is. It would be interesting to see an approach using HTMs, > and in a more public way. > > All that said, my guess is that what they are providing is a real-time > alert system that something anomalous IS happening - as opposed to > predicting that something like a terror attack is about to happen - which > would be much, much harder. > > - Jeff > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 1:35 PM Chandan Maruthi <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Pascal and Matt, >> There seems to be a huge potential in classifying identified patterns and >> being able to trigger actions based on them. >> When you see a particular event a few times, it may not be an anomaly any >> more, but that does not make it useless. The fact that >> this has been seen before and classified as something of interest can be >> of significant value. Anomalies lies at the edges >> of known and unknown knowledge, they are critical in triggering learning >> . but the learnt patterns through classification are >> as much or way more important in stable state. >> >> chandan >> >> On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 1:19 PM, Pascal Weinberger < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Matt, >>> >>> A problem I see now, is that they are under constant attack on Social >>> media, so learning any patterns as not anomlous will be a huge problem, and >>> possible contextual infromation will need to be taken into consideration... >>> >>> See for example: >>> >>> >>> http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/16/hacking-collective-anonymous-declares-total-war-on-isis-following-paris-terror-attacks/ >>> >>> http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/anonymous-declares-war-islamic-state-6839030 >>> and many more... >>> >>> Still I think it is worth a try, but am not really able to allocate time >>> :( >>> Is anybody form Cortical listening?? :) (hint) >>> >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Pascal >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 9:43 PM, Matthew Taylor <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I thought about what happened in Paris all day yesterday. I spent >>>> considerable time researching ISIS and I found this: >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2015/03/isis-twitter-census-berger-morgan/isis_twitter_census_berger_morgan.pdf >>>> >>>> It describes it a lot of detail how ISIS uses Twitter, and it also >>>> lists a lot of topics and hashtags ISIS promoters have used. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> --------- >>>> Matt Taylor >>>> OS Community Flag-Bearer >>>> Numenta >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 3:44 AM, miguel angel rodriguez >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Hi Pascal, >>>> > >>>> > I really think is a naive idea, but very interesting too. Creating a >>>> > WorldWide-SocialInfo processor that can detect these kind of >>>> anomalies would >>>> > serve a fantastic purpose. But this is a Big project and should be >>>> addressed >>>> > with the care and workforce appropirate. >>>> > I kindo of Isac Asimovs "Multivac" WorldManaging Computer. >>>> > >>>> > If someone opnes a serious project on the matter I would be in as >>>> soon as my >>>> > current tasks are finished. >>>> > >>>> > Best, >>>> > >>>> > Miguel Angel >>>> > >>>> > #PrayForParís >>>> > >>>> > 2015-11-14 11:39 GMT+01:00 Pascal Weinberger < >>>> [email protected]>: >>>> >> >>>> >> Hey NuPIC, Hey Cortical.io >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> After this devastating night with the disturbing and also a bit >>>> awakening >>>> >> events in Paris, I would like to ask for people to join me on a >>>> small and >>>> >> probably naive idea: >>>> >> >>>> >> The cortical.io team has submitted a twitter monitoring service for >>>> >> elections, there has been a hack on the hackaton in NY for >>>> monitoring news >>>> >> and indicating anomalies in them, and now I would like to see if we >>>> can find >>>> >> indications for the terror-attacks in Paris in Social media. >>>> >> >>>> >> Twitter, news and "underground" platforms like 4chan are maybe good >>>> places >>>> >> to start. I was thinking about monitoring the schemantics and >>>> numbers of >>>> >> posts containing keywords related to terrorism and hatred. >>>> >> >>>> >> I was hoping for sb from cortical.io and others to help trying to >>>> see if >>>> >> there are indications in Social media before the events, so >>>> anomalies in >>>> >> posts and activities which may have been used to warn and/or find >>>> >> individuals who are causing these anomalous behavior. >>>> >> >>>> >> I know this may sound naive (I know it is) but I think it's worth >>>> the try! >>>> >> Maybe this Leeds us to a warning tool for terrorism, which would be >>>> >> incredibly helpful to us. >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> I hope for feedback and ideas here! >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> PS: I hope you had a great rest time yesterday night :) >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> Best, >>>> >> >>>> >> Pascal >>>> >> >>>> >> ____________________________ >>>> >> >>>> >> BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD ... >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> Chandan Maruthi >> >> -- Regards Chandan Maruthi
