In our previous post, we elaborated on how exponential technologies will disrupt one of the bulkiest industries of the world, the energy industry. If there is any other industry that is more bulky and untouched in terms of digital technologies, it is nothing but healthcare industry. Two cutting-edge Technologies, AI & blockchain have a huge potential to change the face of healthcare as we know…
Data Economy 101: “Data > Oil”
8 February 2019
“Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves.”
Tim Berners-Lee Inventor of the World Wide Web.
Understanding Data Economy
Data economy is a brand-new term that we have started to hear about very recently. Basically, data economy is a new…
Regulating Disruptive Technologies
5 February 2019
New technological developments not only disrupt traditional economic and social status quo, but they also require a new order to be established and comprehensive set of regulations to be designed. As we watch technologies emerge, develop and disrupt with the speed of…
The Rise of AI: Human Dignity in the Age of Data
4 February 2019
In April 2018, the EU Member States signed a declaration of cooperation on Artificial Intelligence, which includes the formation of a High-Level Expert Group on AI (AI HLEG) that consists of 52 experts who have been selected by the Commission will draft AI ethics guidelines.[1]
Being a member of the European Commission’s AI HILEG, Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director-General of DIGITALEUROPE, whom…
Manipulation of Viewpoint
29 January 2019
Our interpretation of history as well as our time, as it unfolds, are influenced by what we see, watch and read. How authentic, reconstructred or falsified they are? How are we influenced about how images conveyed messages?
Do you recall the photograph in the title, which…
How to Surf on the Ripples of the Pebble Stone: 10 Essential Rules of Being an Exponential Entrepreneur in Exponential Times
27 January 2019
‘’The ripples of the pebble stone that was thrown into the water in 1989 have spread over a period of 30 years and become a force that affects all layers of society’‘ states Mr. Faruk Eczacıbaşı in his book, “Daha Yeni Başlıyor”. These ring shaped…
Unleashing Organizations’ Human Capital Potential in AI Age
25 January 2019
Over the last decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has made an unquestionable impact on the world, hence AI is acknowledged as one of the most important agenda items for executives. According to the survey that was conducted in 2018, %41 of respondents mentioned that AI is the highest ranked agenda item for them. (Deloitte, 2018)
On the other hand, human capital management practices of…
Setting the AI Code of Conduct for Turkey
22 January 2019
Everyone Is Talking About AI — But Do They Mean the Same Thing?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to machines that perform cognitive tasks like thinking, perceiving, learning, problem solving and decision making. AI is a general-purpose technology with applications in…
This article was originally published on VOX.EU, on 07/01/2019.
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation was a landmark piece of legislation stipulating how businesses approach consumers’ privacy with regards to data. Using EU and US data, this column explores how the…
AI for Human Development
7 January 2019
“This article was written by MICHAEL CHUI , MARTIN HARRYSSON and originally published on project-syndicate.org , on 03/01/2018.”
Technologies powered by artificial intelligence are being applied to some of the world’s most challenging human-development issues. But while AI has considerable potential to serve the public good, key bottlenecks – from education to risk reduction – must be…