Machines lack intention, purpose, and ambition unless programmed by humans.
This Is What Happens When You Trust a Machine Designed to Say What You Want to Hear…
A lawyer asked ChatGPT, a generative algorithm, for help in a legal case.
A lawyer asked ChatGPT, a generative algorithm, for help in a legal case.
A Future Free From Fossil Fuels: It’s Already Happening
First of all, the consensus: the entire scientific community agrees that about global warming, and that this warming is due exclusively to human action.
First of all, the consensus: the entire scientific community agrees that about global warming, and that this warming is due exclusively to human action.
The Dollar and the Future
The American currency is becoming increasingly vulnerable and may be nearing the end of its cycle as a reserve currency.
The American currency is becoming increasingly vulnerable and may be nearing the end of its cycle as a reserve currency.
How the Transition to EVs Will Change the Service Station as We Know It
Gas stations that do not adapt to electrification will see their business shrink.
Gas stations that do not adapt to electrification will see their business shrink.
Why Search Engine Results Are Going to Be Harder to Verify Than Ever
Search engine results will be harder to verify due to the increasing use of generative algorithms in search engines like Google.
Search engine results will be harder to verify due to the increasing use of generative algorithms in search engines like Google.
If We Really Want to Get the Most From Algorithms, We Need To Rethink How We Assess Human Intelligence
We’re surprised and perhaps fearful when an algorithm breezes an exam we would need to spend a lot of time preparing for.
We’re surprised and perhaps fearful when an algorithm breezes an exam we would need to spend a lot of time preparing for.
Why Aren’t Algorithms Being Used to Improve Health Care?
Many of the usual parameters are fragile measures that reflect a snapshot situation, not necessarily representative of the patient’s health.
Many of the usual parameters are fragile measures that reflect a snapshot situation, not necessarily representative of the patient’s health.
Getting Rid of Gas Is No Longer a Matter We Can Put on the Back Burner
Getting rid of gas stoves is necessary due to harmful emissions and climate change, but instead of banning them, incentives should be given to replace them with electric models.
Getting rid of gas stoves is necessary due to harmful emissions and climate change, but instead of banning them, incentives should be given to replace them with electric models.
Should We Be Worried About Deepfake Songs?
The latest collaboration between Canadian singers Drake and The Weeknd, titled Heart on my sleeve, a paen to actress Selena Gomez, has gone viral, largely because neither Drake nor Abel Makkonen Tesfaye have anything to do with the recording.
The latest collaboration between Canadian singers Drake and The Weeknd, titled Heart on my sleeve, a paen to actress Selena Gomez, has gone viral, largely because neither Drake nor Abel Makkonen Tesfaye have anything to do with the recording.
The Death Pivot: When the Customer Becomes the Victim
The problem is that the more money the company makes from advertising, the worse the shopping experience is.
The problem is that the more money the company makes from advertising, the worse the shopping experience is.
We’ll Never Improve Cybersecurity Until We Start Educating Our Children Properly
We’ve known for many years that huge numbers of young people going through the education system will spend a good part of their lives working with a computer or a similar device, such as a smartphone, and in most cases, with both.
We’ve known for many years that huge numbers of young people going through the education system will spend a good part of their lives working with a computer or a similar device, such as a smartphone, and in most cases, with both.
Venture Capital: When Creative Disruption Becomes Destructive Creation
It was only when I read chapter 24 of Bruce Schneier’s highly recommended “A Hacker’s Mind” that an idea that I’d been mulling over for some time suddenly took shape: venture capital as a way of hacking a market.
It was only when I read chapter 24 of Bruce Schneier’s highly recommended “A Hacker’s Mind” that an idea that I’d been mulling over for some time suddenly took shape: venture capital as a way of hacking a market.
The Scale and Speed of the Global Energy Transition Is Already Producing Bottlenecks: Calling All Electricians!
The passage of the 2022 US Inflation Reduction Act has generated a multi-billion dollar investment spree in renewable energy installation projects: solar panels, wind farms, batteries…
The passage of the 2022 US Inflation Reduction Act has generated a multi-billion dollar investment spree in renewable energy installation projects: solar panels, wind farms, batteries…
Google’s Bard Is a Long Way From Shakespeare
I recently accepted an invitation from Google to try out its conversational assistant Bard, currently only available in the UK and US.
I recently accepted an invitation from Google to try out its conversational assistant Bard, currently only available in the UK and US.
Why Do We Always See New Technology as a Threat?
Once again, we are hearing calls for regulation of a new technology; in this case, large language models and generative algorithms, a response that is rooted in a very basic fear of change.
Once again, we are hearing calls for regulation of a new technology; in this case, large language models and generative algorithms, a response that is rooted in a very basic fear of change.