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Explore the next frontier of tech innovation, and imagine our society in the near and far future.
Jobs Robots Will Take First
Though the current political atmosphere of the world definitely has a lot to do with the slumping job market, the truth is that there's another reason why jobs aren't as common as they used to be: automation.
Riley Raul ReesePublished 6 years ago in 01The Impact of Artificial Intelligence
Google’s Director of Engineering, Ray Kurzweil, is also a well-known “futurist.” According to Wikipedia, futurists are described as follows:
Chris MarshfieldPublished 6 years ago in 0110 Tech Advances That Make It Sound Like We Are Living in an Episode of 'Black Mirror'
We live in an era of interesting and innovative technological advances. Some of which, would make great fodder for a new season of our favorite dystopian anthology series, Black Mirror. From self-driving semis to paying for goods with your face, here are 10 technological advances that sound like we are living in an episode of Black Mirror.
Sarah FennellPublished 6 years ago in 01The Future of Broadcasting
My name is Trevor Beard. Since high school I have always wanted to become a broadcaster. I followed news, sports, government and current events since I was old enough to read. Growing up in the 80s and early 90s I just missed the Gen X and internet boom. I graduated in 1994 from a rural Southern Oregon community. There was no TV, or radio station within 30 miles and the only media in the area being a now defunct weekly newspaper.
Trevor BeardPublished 6 years ago in 01Automate, Digitise, or Humanise?
In one of the meetings that I had with a customer in Madrid last week with some doubts, which recently are becoming recurrent, rose up when we started a process of digital transformation in any type of business. Digitalisation or Automation? What is the difference? Is automating an improvement of digitalisation?
Marc VidalPublished 6 years ago in 01Digital Resilience
Technological advancement can disrupt, but it can also enhance. The difference between the two often rests in how we respond.
Andrew JenkinsPublished 6 years ago in 01Transhumanism and You
Technology has already changed the world as we know it for good, whether it’s how you get to work in the morning, keep in touch with loved ones, or socialize. Experts are constantly reporting new information on the way developments in technology, like social media for example, are changing our brains. Experts have found that multitasking across multiple media platforms is resulting in measurable physical changes in the brain such as decreased grey matter in the anterior cingulate cortex. In layman’s terms, that means people who are checking multiple different medias in a short span of time are experiencing a decrease in their ability to perform cognitive control tasks (process information and adapt accordingly) as well as social and emotional difficulties. If something as recent as social media is having such a profound effect already, how deep do these changes really go?
Emily SandlinPublished 6 years ago in 01Minimum Wage Zero
Probably not. Examining how robots can be used to replace human workers. There are a lot of reasons why humans could be replaced by robots but it doesn't seem to be happening in real life. People are constantly being replaced with machines but more jobs for people keep appearing. If machines ever get to the point where they are technically capable of doing everything people will still be hesitant to use them for everything because of potential damage to the economy.
Naima OmarPublished 6 years ago in 01Will We Have AI Whisperers?
Some people are amazingly effective at dealing with dogs. Unruly canines that won’t obey their owners happily listen to these people. It’s as if they have a mysterious power that lets them divine whatever is going on inside that dog’s head. We call such people dog whisperers.
What Will We Do When Machines Take Our Jobs?
From heavy industry to the gig economy, technology is constantly changing the way we live and work. Tech has come an astonishingly long way in recent decades and if we extrapolate our trajectory, the sort of ideas we see as literally magic today may very well be a reality within the next 30 years or so.
Matt SaundersPublished 7 years ago in 01The AI Problem
I feel it is a duty and privilege to strongly caution my fellow human beings about the transhumanism movement that is growing more and more as we speak. This goes far beyond wondering about whether to buy the newest iPhone model. (When in doubt, go without.) We stand at a crossroads about what it means to be human, and we all have the responsibility to add our unique perspectives on this matter.
Michael ThielmannPublished 7 years ago in 01How Augmented Reality Will Change the Way We Work
Imagine being able to go to work by just putting on a helmet or wearing the right pair of goggles. If the Microsoft HoloLens or the DAQRI Smart Helmet have their way, that's exactly what will be able to happen.
Cato ConroyPublished 7 years ago in 01