June 5, 2019
WSJ Reports on Automation and rising demand for Robots
New term we learn in the video. “Cobots” = a robot working as a coworker.
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March 4, 2019
John Oliver takes on Automation
Warning: this video is only for adults. Language not appropriate for children.
Read more →January 16, 2019
WSJ Video: Japanese “Robot Hotel” Eliminates its Robots
This video shows the vision of hotel without human employees. But it did not work. The WSJ report on January 14, 2019. Turns out, robots aren’t the best at hospitality. After opening in a blaze of publicity in 2015, Japan’s Henn…
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January 5, 2019
The Seven Deadly Sins of AI Predictions
This is a great article by Rodney Brooks, who is a former director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT and a founder of Rethink Robotics and iRobot. Excerpt: Similarly, we have seen a sudden increase in performance of…
Read more →November 11, 2018
Consulting companies getting active in AI
Alert: The link below is an advertisement by Accenture. It was co-produced by the WSJ (Dow Jones) advertisement department. The only reason why we listing it here because it is interesting to see how consulting firms are trying to get…
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October 24, 2018
Leslie Wilcox (LSE): AI will not cause net job losses
This video summarizes the conclusion reached in his book “Robotic Process and Cognitive Automation”
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Interesting Essay on AI by the Ex-head of Google China
The Human Promise of the AI Revolution Artificial intelligence will radically disrupt the world of work, but the right policy choices can make it a force for a more compassionate social contract. Here are a couple of exerpts: “If handled…
Read more →September 22, 2018
AI is finding its way into hiring of big companies
This is a very interesting report by the WSJ.
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