#disruption tag | Exponentials

Mar 15, 2018

Like it or not, the robots are coming. And if you buy into the fear-mongering headlines, dire research papers, and gloomy statistics, the emergence of artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies all but guarantees the extinction of human jobs. Fortunately, if history has taught us one thing, it’s that automation is very rarely the end of the world. In most cases, it marks a new beginning.

The jobs are alright

There’s no question that AI has the potential to replace vast numbers of human jobs and completely reshape the workforce as we know it. Not only is this already occurring, but it’s kind of the point. Technologies like robotic process automation (RPA), cognitive, and AI are designed to be better than humans at knowledge-based tasks—which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

#automation #jobs #disruption

Kerry Maguire

Jan 23, 2018

World Economic Forum brings together top global leaders, Jan 23-26 in Davos, Switzerland. Read about the event and how you can follow it yourself to see how they are shaping agile governance around exponential technology.

Don't miss Davos 2018

The 48th Annual Meeting WEF in Davos, Switzerland will feature over 340 top political leaders,1,900 private sector leaders and 900 civil society leaders. In times when geostrategic competition between states is generally seen to be on the rise, leaders come together around Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World.

YouTube - World Economic Forum

#wef #conferences #disruption

Alexander Milosevic

Dec 1, 2017

Volvo one of the first to look at subscription based vehicle 'leases' in Canada.

Care By Volvo Subscription Program Q&A - Motor Trend

We sit down with top Volvo executives to discuss its new subscription service, Care By Volvo. Get the details right here!

Motor Trend - Alex Nishimoto

#disruption #innovation #crowdsourcing

Calvin Tennakoon

Cognitive/AI - Nov 28, 2017

As AI continues to grow at an exponential rate we will need to consider the ethics used to govern and control them. It is funny how, in this video, using the historical actions of humanity as a model of developing ethics is viewed as problematic. Can we allow robots to operate with the same level of biases and selfish behavior that humans have? Furthermore, is it even possible to narrow down ethics to a set of rules? Or is it completely subjective to the viewer? Should we be allowing robots to interpret their own understanding of ethics? Some interesting questions raised in this article!

This Is What Happens When We Debate Ethics in Front of Superintelligent AI

Is there a uniform set of moral laws, and if so, can we teach artificial intelligence those laws to keep it from harming us? This is the question explored in an original short film recently released by The Guardian. In the film, the creators of an AI with general intelligence call in a moral philosopher …

Singularity Hub - Vanessa Bates Ramirez

#ai #disruption #government

Paul Skippen

Cognitive/AI - Nov 20, 2017

Star Trek vs Mad Max: Which future do you choose?

Photo source: Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

#disruption #innovation #cognitive

Bernard Lebelle

Nov 8, 2017

Exponential Technologies which are fuelling the 4th Industrial Revolution are about to make a large chunk of today’s job obsolete and not replenishing with new ones to the same degree… but how much does it pause a threat to our Capitalist economic system overall? I believe, and it will take courageous leaders, that companies have to embark on an Innovation Journey and that they have a strong responsibility in defining and helping shape the jobs of the future and the future of jobs if we want our capitalist eco-system to survive. One of the most profound messages delivered by Singularity University Canada Summitwhich took place in Toronto recently, is that Exponential Technologies are reshaping our world as we know it, and will continue to have a more profound impact with time. Powerful Leaders have recently voiced their concerns on the implications of these Exponential Technologies for the job market and advocate for governments to implement a Universal Basic Income (UBI) mechanism. What could be the long-term impact of UBI implementation on companies’ potential growth as less people will have discretionary income to spend on expensive products & services? If we go full scale on UBI, will this put a cap or even an end to our capitalist system?

Exponential Technologies, Universal Basic Income and The Future Of Capitalism

Humanity, both from a societal dimension (how we decide to live together and under which system) and an economical dimension (how we create value and how do we redistribute it) has already survived 3 Industrial Revolutions. With each revolution, Humanity has adapted on both dimensions, tweaking the system's components and how they operate to ensure overall stability.

Bernard Lebelle - @blebelle

#disruption #exponentials #universalbasicincome

Calvin Tennakoon

Cognitive/AI - Oct 28, 2017

Machine Learning and Market for Intelligence Conference Recap

On October 26th 2017, the Toronto Creative Destruction Lab hosted the third annual ‘Machine Learning and the Market for Intelligence’ event.

#ai #disruption #machinelearning

Brandon Riddell

Oct 19, 2017

On Tuesday, Volvo unveiled the first model of its new electric brand, Polestar. It will go into production mid 2019. Volvo has previously announced that all models released after 2019 will be exclusively electric or hybrid.

VolvoPolestarTA

Photo courtesy of Volvo Car Group

#disruption #cars #volvo

Calvin Tennakoon

#SUCanSummit - Oct 13, 2017

Thoughts on the Singularity University Canadian Summit

Listening to Peter Diamonds talking about the road to abundance has to be my highlight from the first Singularity University Canadian Summit.

Singularity Hub - Vanessa Bates Ramirez

#ai #disruption

Kerry Maguire

Oct 12, 2017

What you missed - DAY 1 SingularityU Canada Summit RECAP

The Evergreen Brick Works was buzzing yesterday with curiosity, insights, and energy for the launch of the SingularityU Canada Summit.

YouTube - SingularityU Canada Summit

#disruption #sucansummit #singularity

Kardish, Ryan

Oct 12, 2017

Anyone can go 10% bigger by hiring that one person to push margins, but to go 10x bigger you need to start from a blank page and reinvent yourself #SUCanSummit

Ryan Kardish on LinkedIn: "Disruptive stress or disruptive opportunity?…

Disruptive stress or disruptive opportunity? #SUCanSummit @peterdiamandis It’s been 150k+ years, and we are due for a cognitive upgrade - by 2050 yo…

#sucansummit #singularity #disruption

Calvin Tennakoon

#SUCanSummit - Oct 5, 2017

Before the exciting Exponentials Summit next week I want to share this great article which discusses the responsibilities that companies have regarding how they are training, growing and developing AI. Without a doubt we are transitioning from a mobile first world to an AI first world, and we need to ensure that there is the proper guidelines and strategies in place that can enforce ethical implementation of AI. On October 12th there is a great discussion at the Summit that will discuss the mindset and strategies we will need in an AI world. I hope you all can listen in!

Sundar Pichai says the future of Google is AI

Google CEO Sundar Pichai thinks AI can build a better phone, but he has to stop it from destroying democracy first.

The Verge - Dieter Bohn

#ai #google #singularity

Calvin Tennakoon

#SUCanSummit - Oct 3, 2017

On October 11th and 12th, we will be curating live from the Singularity University Canada Summit. We will talk about the latest technological impacts across Health, Energy, Prosperity and more. Learning about upcoming growth in technology like AI will be important, but equally we will be dispelling a lot of the illusions surrounding the technology hype. Read the article below to get a baseline update on the myths surrounding AI or click the Singularity University link to learn more about the upcoming summit.

SingularityU Canada - About SingularityU Canada Summit

SU Canada Summit is on a mission to improve the future of Canada, and the world, by inspiring and enabling Canadians to take on the big ideas... Learn More.

SingularityU Canada - wiredman

#singularity #ai #disruption

Calvin Tennakoon

Cognitive/AI - Sep 11, 2017

Information and automation are certainly driving the 4th industrial revolution. The rate of innovation seems to be doubling rapidly as more people get their hands on better technology. The Baxter robot showcased at the end of the article is a great representation of what is to come. Humans talking to a robot which can contextualize their response and act accordingly would expedite the work of many jobs. While right now all it can do is "move gears" it is not hard to see how that can be extended to more complex tasks.

Teaming humans with robotic AI will remake modern manufacturing

Your public school education exists, in large part, thanks to the Second Industrial Revolution. When the revolution took hold of America in the 1870s, 30 years...

Engadget

#ai #disruption

Calvin Tennakoon

Cognitive/AI - Aug 10, 2017

Neil Jacobstein, Chair of A.I. and Robotics at the Singularity University provides his thoughts on the future of AI and its impact on the medical and transportation fields. However, what is more interesting is his provocative stance on the future of jobs in a world where we have machines that are stronger, faster, and smarter than us. AI may create new jobs but as Jacobsein notes:

The Future of AI | Neil Jacobstein | Singularity Hub

Neil Jacobstein, Chair of A.I. and Robotics, interviewed by Alison Berman of Singularity Hub, on the A.I. trends for 2017 and beyond For more on conferences ...

YouTube - Singularity University

#disruption #ai #singularity

Calvin Tennakoon

Cognitive/AI - Jul 13, 2017

It is fascinating how AI is now able to replicate humans better than we could have ever imagined. The video showcases how we can now turn audio files into video files and add the subtle facial cues we want to see. The dangers this now creates for impersonations is not hard to imagine.

Teaser -- Synthesizing Obama: Learning Lip Sync from Audio

Synthesizing Obama: Learning Lip Sync from Audio Supasorn Suwajanakorn, Steven M. Seitz, Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman SIGGRAPH 2017 Given audio of President Ba...

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#ai #disruption