‘Business as usual’ will kill us
"Change is possible, but this would require a revolution in many fields, starting with the way we produce and consume energy. If we continue with business as usual, we’re heading straight into a wall”
30
Dec 2019
Tacit knowledge, robots and AI – good read via AEON
A great deal turns on the status of tacit knowledge. On this much the champions of a machine learning-powered revival of command economics and their critics agree. Tacit knowledge is the kind of cognition we refer to when we say that we know more than we can tell. How do you ride a bike? No one can say with any precision. Supervision helps, but a beginner has to figure it out for herself. How do you know that a spot is a freckle and not a cancer? A specialist cannot teach a medical student simply by spelling out her thinking in words. The student has to practise under supervision until she has mastered the skill for herself. This kind of know-how cannot be imparted or downloaded. Can robots assimilate tacit knowledge? Mid-20th-century arguments against centralised planning assumed that they could not. Some of the achievements of machine learning – such as eclipsing specialist doctors at spotting cancer – suggest otherwise. If robots can retain tacit knowledge, AI-powered central planning might well outperform decentralised market interactions in coordinating economic activity. But there is good reason to believe that the mid-century anti-planners were right. Tacit knowledge will probably remain the preserve of....
28
Dec 2019
Audio-only version of my keynote at Emirates Litfest 2019 in Dubai: Technology and Humanity – The Future
https://www.emirateslitfest.com
22
Dec 2019
Meet me in Rio de Janeiro Feb 14 2020: Ethics and the Future of Technology #digitalethics
Um debate relevante: Ética e a Tecnologia com o futurista ...
20
Dec 2019
My presentation at Digital Next in Abu Dhabi Dec 8 2019: Exponential Change: Opportunities and Challenges (with a focus on government)
"Exponential Change: Opportunities and Challenges for the Next 10 Years
08
Dec 2019
Our Brains Are No Match for Our Technology (Tristan Harris NYT Opinion)
“Content algorithms would continue to drive us down rabbit holes ...
07
Dec 2019
Video of my keynote at Bristol Technology Showcase 2019: Technology, Humanity and The Future
This is the complete recording of my keynote at https://bristoltechnologyshowcase.com/ Nov 8 2019, on the coming 'convergence' of humans and machines, exponential change, the game-changers, the Megashifts; AI, Digital Ethics and much more.
06
Dec 2019
Announcing ‘Business Rewired’ – a new report on the future of work, via XERO, in collaboration with Futurist Gerd Leonhard
New technology and trends are changing the way we work. Our Xero experts interviewed small business owners and talked to futurist author, Gerd Leonhard; and Sunday Times columnist, business author and broadcaster, Emma Gannon, to explore current trends businesses should embrace to prepare for – and thrive in – the future.