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Hyper Reality by Keiichi Matsuda

Feeling a bit disconnected from the latest Pokémon Go craze? Don’t worry, if you’re still mostly living in the real world, Pokémon Go players tend to look like lost zombies searching for the virtual Holy Grail. If you dig virtual worlds, it’ll probably get worse. To get a glimpse of how a not too distant future may look like for consumers through … Continue reading "Hyper Reality by Keiichi Matsuda"

About Trump and biased machine learning algorithms

A very interesting article by Cathy O’Neil on the relationship of machine learning in our political and policy spheres. She makes a quick, but to the point observation on Donald Trump: He is not like normal people. In particular, he doesn’t have any principles to speak of, that might guide him. No moral compass. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a … Continue reading "About Trump and biased machine learning algorithms"

How to see the future (podcast interview with Glen Hiemstra)

How to think like a futurist. Glen Hiemstra, founder of futurist.com, explains what he looks at when spotting trends and how to see the future. In this 30-minute podcast interview, Glen discusses the 3-part filter he uses to judge the future likelihood of a particular development. The podcast is part of the Popular Mechanics longer series How … Continue reading "How to see the future (podcast interview with Glen Hiemstra)"

Work and Happiness in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Ffifth-century Athens (also called Periclean Athens) is the Greek city-state of Athens in the time from 480 BC-404 BC. This was a period of Athenian political hegemony, economic growth and cultural flourishing formerly known as the Golden Age of Athens with the later part The Age of Pericles. Guided by statesman and orator Pericles, Athens produced … Continue reading "Work and Happiness in the Age of Artificial Intelligence"

How AI is disrupting the world’s largest industries

Intel’s acquisition earlier this month of Nervana Systems is another example of how startups are preparing to disrupt the worlds largest industries using Artificial Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence is undergoing a massive acceleration driven by rapid growth in available data and rapid evolution of algorithms. DCVC, a venture capital fund that invests in entrepreneurs applying cognitive computing, big … Continue reading "How AI is disrupting the world’s largest industries"