Blog – Page 169 – Technology vs Humanity: the coming clash of man and machine

The rise of the useless class

Historian Yuval Noah Harari offers a bracing prediction: just as mass industrialization created the working class, the AI revolution will create a new unworking class. Read full Article

Facebook, Social Media and technology needs to be fixed for the good of humanity

Social media and other attention-based internet platforms have certainly captured our attention: adults in the U.S. spent nearly six hours per day on digital media last year. Read full Article

Forrester Predicts That AI-enabled Automation Will Eliminate 9% of US Jobs In 2018

A new Forrester Research report, Predictions 2018: Automation Alters The Global Workforce, outlines 10 predictions about the impact of AI and automation on jobs, work processes and tasks, business success and failure, and software development, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. Read full Article

AI Learns the Art of Debate

Today, an artificial intelligence (AI) system engaged in the first ever live, public debates with humans. Read full Article

Could You Sue Diagnostic Algorithms or Medical Robots in the Future?

What if a deep learning algorithm misses a diagnosis, the doctor accepts the judgment and the patient dies? What if a surgical robot injures a patient during a procedure? Who will be held liable in the future when robots and artificial intelligence (A.I. Read full Article