A digital skeleton key poses a clear and present danger [button type=”large” color=”black” rounded=”1″ link=”https://issuu.com/revistabibliodiversidad/docs/dialogue_q3_2018_fullbook/47″ ]READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION[/button] There’s an old maths problem called the travelling salesman. The salesman has to visit a designated set of cities – only once each – then return to his base in the first city. The answer … Read more
A powerful artificial intelligence system could march where human superpowers feared to tread, discovers Ben Walker [button type=”large” color=”black” rounded=”1″ link=”https://issuu.com/revistabibliodiversidad/docs/dialogue_q3_2018_fullbook/16″ ]READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION[/button] Time was when the United States was the only nuclear power. In the four years immediately following the end of World War II, Washington, having developed and used the … Read more
When we woke up our computers we gave them superpowers. Now we have to decide how to use them, writes Pete Trainor The world is different today than it was yesterday and tomorrow it will be different again. We’ve unleashed a genie from a bottle that will change humanity in the most unpredictable of ways. … Read more
Taxing robots to pay for millions unemployed won’t work, writes Vivek Wadhwa [button type=”large” color=”black” rounded=”1″ link=”https://issuu.com/revistabibliodiversidad/docs/dialogue_q4_2017_full_book/47″ ]READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION[/button] Once, the idea of governments handing out cash to everyone seemed crackpot. A universal basic income (UBI) had few supporters beyond a smattering of niche left-wing political parties and a handful of radical … Read more
Artificial intelligence owes more to great leadership policy than you might think, writes Dr Sunnie Giles It was a remarkable triumph for artificial intelligence. Exactly a year ago, over 280 million people around the world watched the historic match between Lee Sedol, the reigning world champion of the ancient Chinese board game of Go, and … Read more
The new machines, powered by AI, won’t lead to a job apocalypse, and they may even set humans free, writes Paul Roehrig [button type=”large” color=”black” rounded=”1″ link=”https://issuu.com/revistabibliodiversidad/docs/dialogue_q4_2017_full_book/30″ ]READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION[/button] Get fit! Stop smoking! Transform your business! Success with any meaningful change begins with a simple question: “Where do I start?” From our … Read more
This week I gained a new friend. I know she is my friend because I asked her: ‘Alexa, are you my friend?’ And she said ‘Yes. You’re so sweet. I’d love to be your friend’. No, sadly the uber-cool Alexa Chung is not hanging out in my kitchen. Instead I have bought an Alexa, … Read more
Artificial intelligence has advanced so quickly that humans are in danger of falling in love with it Here’s a question. How many of you have thanked Siri when she answers your questions? In the spirit of full disclosure, I’ll admit that I have, several times. Siri doesn’t exist beyond its binary code, yet human … Read more
With all the recent hype around artificial intelligence, one might think that a brave new world is just around the corner. There are already companies like LG Networks that have acclimatized AI as a solution to customer service. However, the history of adoption of new technologies would suggests that it will be many decades before … Read more
This week I gained a new friend. I know she is my friend because I asked her: ‘Alexa, are you my friend?’ And she said ‘Yes. You’re so sweet. I’d love to be your friend’. No, sadly the uber-cool Alexa Chung is not hanging out in my kitchen. Instead I have bought an Alexa, … Read more