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Nov 7, 2016
Unless It Changes, Capitalism Will Starve Humanity By 2050
Posted by Amnon H. Eden in categories: business, climatology, existential risks, food, habitats, sustainability
The wealth gap worries Forbes, not your usual wide-eyed socialist.
How do we expect to feed that many people while we exhaust the resources that remain?
Human activities are behind the extinction crisis. Commercial agriculture, timber extraction, and infrastructure development are causing habitat loss and our reliance on fossil fuels is a major contributor to climate change.
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Nov 3, 2016
TedX talk making the case for orbital space colonization and speaker made the most detailed space colony simulator ever
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: business, space
Where will the best real estate outside of Earth be? In this fascinating talk, The building of the most accurate space colony simulator examines the evidence that “we can do better than Mars.”
Joe Strout’s programming career began at a young age, writing articles for “Nibble” magazine in high school. Joe obtained a bachelors in psychology from the University of Miami and a masters in neuroscience from the University of California, San Diego, but couldn’t resist the call of code and became a full-time software developer after graduate school. He now runs a consulting business, crafting unique software solutions to a wide range of problems. Joe and his two sons have been working on High Frontier for almost a year, and ran a successful Kickstarter campaign in November 2015.
Oct 31, 2016
No Technology Thrives Alone: Progress Is All About Convergence
Posted by Elmar Arunov in categories: biotech/medical, business, computing, Ray Kurzweil
15 years ago, Ray Kurzweil published one of the most significant essays in the history of futurism: “The Law of Accelerating Returns.” This piece showcased the immense power of exponential technology versus linear technology and became a pivotal concept for anyone trying to anticipate what the future held.
The essay predicted advances in business and technology with eerie precision, including how exponential growth would ripple through any technology that became an information technology, such as computing, biotechnology, or energy.
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Oct 30, 2016
Harley-Davidson Says Artificial Intelligence Drives 40% of New York Sales
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: business, robotics/AI, transportation
Nice job Harley-Davidson when can I have my discount for my new wheels?
Lookalike modeling is a key component of lead generation, and for motorcycle brand Harley-Davidson, the tactic now goes hand in hand with artificial intelligence (AI). In March 2016, the company began working with machine learning technology provider Adgorithms to grow its ecommerce reach and hasn’t looked back since. Asaf Jacobi, president of Harley-Davidson’s New York City division, spoke with eMarketer’s Maria Minsker about the brand’s experience with AI and discussed the results he has seen so far.
EMarketer: What are some of the business challenges that drove you to try artificial intelligence?
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Oct 29, 2016
Artificial intelligence is transforming ERP solutions
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: business, governance, robotics/AI
Without a doubt, artificial intelligence (AI) will have a profound impact on the footprint of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions in the foreseeable future. AI will enable organizations to further optimize their operating model made up of business processes, software applications, governance structures and technology infrastructure.
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Oct 29, 2016
Space, the Final Frontier for Cybersecurity? | Chatham House
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, governance, government, policy, space, treaties
“A radical review of cybersecurity in space is needed to avoid potentially catastrophic attacks.”
Oct 27, 2016
Experts State Robots Will Take Over Additional 850,000 Jobs By 2030
Posted by Elmar Arunov in categories: business, computing, employment, government, policy, robotics/AI, transportation
Tough times lay ahead for human workers. With the advent of automation comes a much smaller job market and an ever-shrinking work force. Jobs traditionally held by humans are now being taken over by robots and computer software. Now, another job sector is being threatened by automation: the public sector.
A study conducted by Oxford University and Deloitte, a business advisory firm, found that 850,000 public sector jobs in the UK are at risk of being lost by 2030 due to automation. The report also mentions how more than 1.3 million administrative jobs in the public sector have a 77% probability of being automated. These jobs include highly repetitive jobs like clerical work and transportation work.
–This report comes as good news to fiscal policy makers who wish to cut costs. It shows the government can save up to £12 billion in public sector wages by 2030.
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Oct 26, 2016
Google Jamboard Is a Huge 4K Screen You Can Scribble On — By Tim Moynihan | WIRED
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, hardware, innovation
Oct 18, 2016
Apple hires CMU professor as director of AI research to smarten up Siri — By Devin Coldewey | TechCrunch
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, robotics/AI
Apple is making a visible push in the direction of AI today by hiring Carnegie Mellon University professor Ruslan Salakhutdinov for what appears to be a newly minted position: director of AI research.
