Welcome to my new site and this blog!
The topic of man-machine convergence and how technology will change humanity in the next decade is quickly becoming my #1 topic. My new book will be released September 8 but I will be blogging on many related topics here, starting immediately. I will also have some guest posts and curators involved – stay tuned! Gerd … Continue reading "Welcome to my new site and this blog!"
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The Guardian view on the EU referendum: keep connected and inclusive, not angry and isolated | Editorial
“All reason tells us that the great issues of our time have little respect for national borders. The leave side has attempted to turn “expert” into a term of abuse, but one does not need the IMF, the Bank of England or any special knowledge to grasp that these border-busting issues range from corporate power, migration and tax evasion to weapons proliferation, epidemics and climate change. Not one of them can be properly tackled at the level of the nation state”
The Guardian view on the EU referendum: keep connected and inclusive, not angry and isolated | Editorial
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/20/the-guardian-view-on-the-eu-referendum-keep-connected-and-inclusive-not-angry-and-isolated
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The Guardian view on the EU referendum: keep connected and inclusive, not angry and isolated | Editorial
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/20/the-guardian-view-on-the-eu-referendum-keep-connected-and-inclusive-not-angry-and-isolated
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An open letter to Tesla and Google on driverless cars (very good points here)
“Here is my brutal truth to the great minds of Tesla and Google: You don’t have the assets or human power to create a driverless society on your own. The software algorithms required for driverless cars will never be complete and will involve constant maintenance; therefore, you will need to move to an open data and open source community in order to achieve the goal of the driverless society.”
An open letter to Tesla and Google on driverless cars
https://social.techcrunch.com/2016/06/01/an-open-letter-to-tesla-and-google-on-driverless-cars/
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An open letter to Tesla and Google on driverless cars
https://social.techcrunch.com/2016/06/01/an-open-letter-to-tesla-and-google-on-driverless-cars/
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Artificial Intelligence Is Far From Matching Humans, Panel Says
“The A.I. community keeps climbing one mountain after another, and as it gets to the top of each mountain, it sees ahead still more mountains,” said Ed Felten, a computer scientist who is a deputy chief technology officer in the Office of Science and Technology Policy.”
Artificial Intelligence Is Far From Matching Humans, Panel Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/26/technology/artificial-intelligence-is-far-from-matching-humans-panel-says.html
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Artificial Intelligence Is Far From Matching Humans, Panel Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/26/technology/artificial-intelligence-is-far-from-matching-humans-panel-says.html
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Who Will Own the Robots? Technology and jobs !
“Do today’s rapid advances in artificial intelligence and automation portend a future in which robots and software greatly reduce the need for human workers?”
Gerd adds: dead-certain
Who Will Own the Robots?
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/538401/who-will-own-the-robots/
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Gerd adds: dead-certain
Who Will Own the Robots?
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/538401/who-will-own-the-robots/
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