This episode of the Big Bang podcast is part of the Next Economy Series, where I interview experts who are thinking and working on the cutting edge of emergent technologies that will shape the next 20 years. …
Tag Archives: Artificial intelligence
Are We Living In A Simulation?
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Are we living in the Matrix? A posthuman future has never been easier to imagine. Elon Musk created news a couple of weeks ago when he told an audience at Recode that he believes we are probably characters in some advanced civilization’s video game:…
Trekonomics: Can We Achieve A Money Free Society?
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Star Trek is one of the few science fiction universes that grapple with the idea that money may someday become obsolete. It’s a world where people are no longer interested in the accumulation of things. In this world, the way to cultivate status is by talent and intellect; for the betterment of ourselves and humanity. …
Productivity Is For The Robots (For Now)
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It’s inevitable, the robots are coming for our jobs. McKinsey Global Institute predicts that robots could increase global productivity 50% by 2025, adding $2 trillion to the economy; other studies point to similar outcomes.
Right now we’re in phase one of the robot revolution: routine task automation. …
How Do You Train People In Jobs That Yet To Exist?
Every technological transitions replaces or eliminates existing jobs but also creates new ones; the challenge is transitioning those who are left behind because they’ve become experts at doing things that are no longer needed.…
When A.I. Serves As A Mafia Capo
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What happens when crime scales, exponentially; thanks to artificial intelligence? Welcome to the world when A.I. serves as a Mafia Capo.
Continuing our discussion from last week’s episode on humanizing virtual assistants, the next step is for those virtual assistants to act on our behalf; or on their own. …
Do We Really Want Our Virtual Assistants To Be More Human?
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Apple, Amazon, Google, and others are pushing us to use our voices rather than our fingers to interact with their products. But do we really want our assistants to be more human?…