Automated weaponry is not new, but there was always a human to pull the trigger. That will not be the case when AI-powered automated weapon systems take over military warfare
Startups focused on scientific and technological innovation are on the uptick. It’s time private industry and money stepped up to the plate
It will be eons before AI thinks with a limbic brain, let alone has consciousness
Customer loyalty is now a top priority for ride-hailing apps as they recognize that competing only on price is suicidal
Finland has said that the 2-year pilot started in 2017 won’t be extended after this year. The basic premise behind UBI is not unlike the premise behind universal healthcare and other universal coverage systems…
Is it possible that there is something desperately wrong at the other end with how market power over the crowdsourcing model is being used online for a range of services, from content to retail to rides?
Analysts and consultants will keep their jobs in the digital age. As humans, we will always need other humans to guide us in a structured fashion when we are on the wrong side of an information divide
While adults have resources to help them process through this new addiction, children are a different matter altogether
It is good to see the investing world slowly waking up to start-ups in science
Some of our cities now look like the banks of a polluted river that has receded after a flood. Debris are strewn everywhere, in the form of lost jobs, dashed hopes, and increasing crime
Investments into the start-up ecosystem—most of it going towards software start-ups, has made it hard for those who are trying to build businesses in deep science.
Connections that computers make can only get better when they use a hybrid of both the top down approach of traditional Artificial Intelligence and the ocean-churning approach of machine learning.
Safe engineering backed by deep science is especially needed in hazard-prone areas that affect our lives
While machines may be able to generate nuanced tasks, there will always be the need for a human to translate the generated pieces into human-pleasing products