From Amazon’s Alexa to self driving cars – smart tech is incredible. But it doesn’t always work according to plan…
Machines are designed to consistently do what they’re told, but humans just aren’t wired in the same way. Are you being treated like a robot?
Is your employer tracking you? Are you – a chatty slacker or an enthusiastic and collaborative team member, an habitual procrastinator or a thoughtful planner? Now, your company may be counting your tea-breaks, chats with colleagues or catch-ups on the news to drive efficiency in your workplace. How does that make you feel? Workplace tracking…
The end of a boom?
A financial commentator once said: “it’s either the future, or end of the current tech cycle must be nigh”. Of course once industry experts begin to say things like that, it usually means a boom is just coming to an end.
It may be that the smart fridge – along with a few other devices – just does not benefit enough from the introduction of smart technology to make the whole thing worthwhile. Especially at such a high price point!
Did you read recently that Burger King put out a television advertisement in the US which used language designed to trigger Google Assistant? Read about the pitfalls of linking to Wikipedia.
Fitbit isn’t doing well, the highly anticipated Pebble quickly died, and Jawbone looks as if it’s on the way out too, why are wearable technologies failing?
As AI becomes more and more integrated into our daily lives – from home hubs to self driving cars – closer attention is being paid to the issue of automation taking over our jobs.
Google has launched a website showcasing it’s AI with a number of games which help the system learn. So might it be that human destiny is to work, rather than compete, with artificial intelligence
The world is becoming increasingly automated in all sorts of ways, what’s more the automated is becoming autonomous. Can we really rely entirely on automated systems, or are we exposing ourselves to unknown risks?
Read how Artificial Intelligence can shape itself and cope with lots of unpredictable variables. We all need a job, not only to live, but to assign us a place in society. After AI will there be any jobs for our kids, or will they just be left to wander the streets aimlessly as a ‘Useless Class’ of humans whiling away their days away with Snapchat or Grand Theft Auto?
