“The assumptions behind a superhuman intelligence arising soon are:Artificial intelligence is already getting smarter than us, at an exponential rate.We’ll make AIs into a general...
The one crucial skill our education system is missing
“The answer is precisely that element which makes us less efficient and slower. Our humanity. But rather than being seen as a weakness, this is...
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Apr 2017

My recent presentations in Greece: Sargia Exponential Leadership Event, and CEO Clubs Event Athens April 26/27
UPDATED CEO Clubs Event slide-deck: technology, humanity, the future of humanity.. and Greece: PDF 15MB: CEO Clubs Greece Technology Humanity The Future Public lowres 2. Leadership...
27
Apr 2017
Smartphones are the New Cigarettes (via Mark Manson)
“I would say that our ability to focus and hone our attention on what we need is a core component of living a happy, healthy...
23
Apr 2017

Facebook’s plans to augment reality are as dystopian as they are smart (via TheVerge)
“Facebook didn’t shy away from the marketing opportunities AR provides. In fact, it embraced the idea that you could hover your viewfinder over a restaurant...
23
Apr 2017

Artificial intelligence, thinking machines and the future of humanity – new video of my keynote at the Accenture CIO Forum in Hong Kong
This just arrived 🙂 Thanks to Accenture Hong Kong for inviting me, and for making this video available. More about the event here. Download the...
23
Apr 2017

New video: Accenture CIO Summit Hong Kong: video of panel discussion on Artificial Intelligence
https://youtu.be/CyiiY_twvWg More details here ... Read more
20
Apr 2017

There’s a big problem with AI: even its creators can’t explain how it works (MIT technology Review – must read)
“This raises mind-boggling questions. As the technology advances, we might soon cross some threshold beyond which using AI requires a leap of faith. Sure, we...
18
Apr 2017

No one is prepared to stop the robot onslaught. So what will we do when it arrives? (QZ.com)
“Can we do nothing to stop or even slow what seems a mechanized approximation of an army of marching Huns? But wait. In much of...
16
Apr 2017

…the coming robot onslaught. Great read via Quartz
“Advances in supercomputers and the understanding of neural networks are combining to create a revolution in robotics, and companies eager for more profitability and cheaper...
15
Apr 2017

Shared keynote presentation: AI, thinking machines and the future of humanity (Futurist Gerd)
I am trying out a new feature of Apple Keynote – shared public presentations (download for Apple Keynote users only). All images and the file...
15
Apr 2017

What Google and Facebook must do about one of their biggest problems – Vivek Wadhwa
“It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Social media was developed with the promise of spreading democracy, community and freedom, not ignorance, bigotry and hatred....
14
Apr 2017
How Technology Has Failed to Improve Your Airline Experience – brilliant summary
“Everything about United Flight 3411 — overselling, underpaying for seats when they are oversold, a cultish refusal to offer immediate contrition, an overall attitude that...
14
Apr 2017
“Music Confounds the Machines” great speech by Tbone Walker
“The first nuclear weapon was detonated on the morning of July 16, 1945, at 5:29 and 45 seconds.At that moment, technocrats took control of our...
14
Apr 2017

The dangers and challenges of the Internet of Things – crucial points made by Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier is one of the most brilliant thinkers when it's about security and technology, in general. His recent piece ‘Click here to kill everyone'...
11
Apr 2017

Why the IoT Will Give Rise To Artificial Intelligence (good read via Forbes )
“Chatbots have received some attention recently, as several large companies have announced progress in their development. The ultimate goal is for these to replace all...
08
Apr 2017

A.I. Versus M.D.: knowing how versus knowing that (a key distinction)
“In 1945, the British philosopher Gilbert Ryle gave an influential lecture about two kinds of knowledge. A child knows that a bicycle has two wheels,...
06
Apr 2017

The Internet of Things – the challenges of building a new Meta-Intelligence (new Gif)
Just starting working on some more IoT-related keynotes … here is something early on this, below, giffed:) Read this post on Medium ... Read more
