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We have to stop robots from outsmarting humanity

Jaan Tallinn is a founding engineer of Skype and Kazaa. He founded the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk and he is also a co-founder of the Future of Life Institute and philanthropically supports other existential risk research organizations. He was recently interviewed by The Guardian on the topic of AI’s potential to end human civilization. This is … Continue reading "We have to stop robots from outsmarting humanity"

Universities compete for leadership in Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

It looks like universities around the world are engaged in a fierce competition to claim the pole-position on digital ethics, especially when it comes to Artificial Intelligence. This week, Stanford University announced its Stanford Human-Centered AI Institute (HAI). Say hi to the H.A.I.! Stanford University wants position itself as the natural hub for discussion on AI … Continue reading "Universities compete for leadership in Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence"

Preparing For Tomorrow’s Workforce In A World Run By Machines

Gerd’s brand new post just went live on Forbes. As smart machines and algorithms begin to excel over and above human capacity, Gerd believes that we must consider what uniquely human qualities will be needed in the workforce, and how HR’s traditional performance metrics will need to shift to support this change – from measuring efficiency … Continue reading "Preparing For Tomorrow’s Workforce In A World Run By Machines"

The dark and shady practices of Silicon Valley

Roger McNamee has been a Silicon Valley investor for 35 years and was one of the early investors in Facebook. He has just published his new book “Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe.” In the video below he explains how Facebook’s data-mining really works – our hunch is that you’re not going to like it very … Continue reading "The dark and shady practices of Silicon Valley"

The future of work is moving towards an availability economy.

Slate has a great post about the future of work – an adapted excerpt from Alex Rosenblat’s latest book Uberland: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Rules of Work. The post provides some hints on how human resources are becoming resources in the real sense of the word. With a little bit of imagination, one can start … Continue reading "The future of work is moving towards an availability economy."