Should we trust Artificial Intelligence (AI)? When it comes to our finances, only a fifth of us do. New research from VMware, a leading innovator in enterprise software, found that while 73% of UK respondents would trust AI to look . . .
Read articleposted 17th January 2019Forbes.com
Should we trust Artificial Intelligence (AI)? When it comes to our finances, only a fifth of us do. New research from VMware, a leading innovator in enterprise software, found that while 73% of UK respondents would trust AI to look . . .
Read articleposted 17th January 2019Forbes.com
On the 31st of December 1983, Isaac Asimov predicted what the world of 2019 might look like, as part of The Toronto Star’s feature leading into the namesake year of George Orwell’s 1984. 35 years later, with the benefit of . . .
Read articleposted 17th January 2019Forbes.com
Shopping in the holidays may seem like chaos to you and me, but retailers have an arsenal of data-driven tools to define their strategy well in advance. The latest fashion trends, changes in the economy and even the weather all . . .
Read articleposted 27th December 2018Forbes.com
Using AI to create artwork may seem paradoxical, but the creative work of computers is increasingly being seen as of legitimate value. In a recent auction at Christie’s, the world’s largest and most famous auction house, an AI-assisted artwork sold . . .
Read articleposted 27th December 2018forbes.com
Augmented Reality (AR) is the latest bandwagon to grip the minds of the public. There has been a plethora of AR announcements over the last year – including Mozilla’s Firefox Reality (an AR/VR browser) and Snapchat’s Lense Studio that lets . . .
Read articleposted 28th November 2018Forbes.com
The healthcare industry should be using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to a far greater degree than at present, but progress has been painfully slow. The same factors that make the healthcare system so attractive to AI developers – fragmented or non-existent . . .
Read articleposted 23rd November 2018Forbes.com
Letting people choose their own salary works. With employee engagement in a state of stagnation, and 79% of workers citing ‘lack of appreciation’ as their reason for leaving a job, opening up salaries is a powerful way to show your . . .
Read articleposted 15th November 2018Data breaches are our own fault. A 2016 study by Phishme found that 91% of all cyber attacks start with a phishing email, and since then these schemes have only gotten more sophisticated in their methods. With recent cybersecurity initiatives . . .
Read articleposted 12th November 2018‘Companies see how competitive the market is becoming, with barriers to entry collapsing in traditional industries. They know it is all driven by new technology, new business models and new competitors they didn’t see coming.’
Read articleposted 12th November 2018Book by Charles Towers-Clark
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