Self-driving cars are set to dramatically reduce accident rates as well as injuries and deaths from those accidents. But as they roll out and become more commonplace, they’re probably going to get some people killed. In fact, there are already early reports of fatalities caused by self-driving cars; tests of Uber’s fully autonomous vehicles have resulted in both injuries and deaths, and…
The Hybrid Work Paradox
23 May 2021
As I meet with leaders across industries, it’s clear there is no single standard or blueprint for hybrid work. Every organization’s approach will need to be different to meet the unique needs of their people. According to our research, the vast majority of employees say…
Two of the most futuristic technologies that the world is leveraging today are AI and Robotics. Implementing these two technologies can lead to innovations in several industry verticals, including the healthcare industry.
AI Robotics are Transforming the Health Care…
Breaking Up Big Tech Would Be A Mistake
11 April 2021
It seems safe to say that our honeymoon with Big Tech is officially over.
After years of questionable data-handling procedures, arbitrary content management policies and outright anti-competitive practices, it is only fair that we take a moment to rethink our relationship with the industry.
Sadly, most of the ideas that have gathered mainstream attention — such as the calls to break up Big Tech…
According to artificial intelligence statistics, the global AI market is expected to grow to $60 billion by 2025. Global GDP will grow by $15.7 trillion by 2030 due to artificial intelligence, as it will increase business productivity by 40%. Investment in artificial…
Diversity And Inclusion In AI
23 March 2021
Due to the advent of the Industrial Revolution and the advancement of computer technology, we have seen a drastic change in the way we have lived over the past few decades. Our lives revolve around technology, and it is becoming more pervasive every year.
Artificial…
Decentralized Finance Solutions: A Brief Guide
17 March 2021
The total value of assets invested in different DeFi applications has risen to a staggering $24.57 billion now. It has received greater attention now due to the severe economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Decentralized Finance (DeFi) solutions use blockchain technology to maintain a high level of transparency through a distributed ledger while executing business operations.
Just…
Consumers Deserve a Data Dividend
13 March 2021
It is well understood that consumers are the product on the internet. We are packaged by ubiquitous click-to-accept data collection policies that have all the usurious qualities of payday loans. Euphemistically called “privacy policies” these click-wrap contracts force…
9 Technologies That Will Survive the Pandemic in 2021 and Beyond
18 February 2021
Technology is advancing and driving development shaping the dynamics of our society and tech is also helping to shape our future. No doubt that technological advancement has improved the well-being and growth of our society, especially in this challenging period in COVID…
No More “De-Root and Rule”: The Need for Digital Roots
16 February 2021
“To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognised need of the human soul.”
So wrote Simone Weil in The Need for Roots (L’Enracinement in the original French [1, p. 43]). In this book, she sets out, firstly, a subjective/objective contrast between rights and obligations, and argues that obligations are the more fundamental concept, on the grounds that these obligations stem…