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In the AI age “being smart” will mean something completely different

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Andrew Ng has likened artificial intelligence (AI) to electricity in that it will be as transformative for us as electricity was for our ancestors. I can only guess that electricity was mystifying, scary, and even shocking to them — just as AI will be to many of us. Credible scientists and research firms have predictedthat the likely automation of service sectors and professional jobs in the United States will be more than 10 times as large as the number of manufacturing jobs automated to date. That possibility is mind-boggling.

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Human Behavior, Science & Technology News

The Fourth Industrial Age will be about AI understanding us, not the other way around

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While we’re not going to let the bots take over just yet, it’s clear that bots are going to meet our needs, offer proactive advice, and serve us. The truth is, we won’t try to understand technology. Technology will try to understand us.

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, brain hacking, brain-computer interfaces, brains

Frighteningly accurate ‘mind reading’ A.I. is able to scan brains and guess what you’re thinking

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From medical applications like helping dermatologists diagnose skin cancer to teaching robots to get a better grip on the world around them, deep learning neural networks can carry out some pretty impressive tasks. Could mind reading be among them?

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Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Breakthrough Thinking, Business, Employment, Futurist

Four futurists weigh in on the jobs of the future

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Many people are scared of the future. With every science fiction movie that portrays technology as evil, and let’s be honest, that’s the theme of almost every science fiction movie that’s ever existed, it’s easy to develop some paranoia about the dangers ahead.

However, much of today’s technology is giving us super-human abilities. The same technology that gets blamed for eliminating our jobs, is also giving us capabilities beyond our wildest dreams. We have instant access to friends and family, instant access to answers for almost any question we ask, and instant entertainment if ever we get bored.

Here are some future jobs predicted by four futurists – Graeme Codrington, Joe Tankersly, Thomas Frey, and Jim Carroll.

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AI, Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Automobiles, Breakthrough Thinking, Business, Current Events, cutting edge, Driverless cars, Driverless vehicles, Electric Automobile, Electric Vehicles, Future, Health & Fitness, Healthcare, Latest News, Medicine, mobile technology, Science & Technology News

Self-driving doctor brings the doctor to you

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Even those of us fortunate enough to have good health insurance will often put off seeing a doctor when we probably should. Often it’s simply a matter of logistics. We feel like we can’t take the time off work, or arrange transportation, or get childcare to make the trip.

But what if the doctor just comes you? In a self-driving car.

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AI, Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Business, communication, cutting edge, Employment, Future, Human Behavior, Intelligence, Latest News, Machine Learning, Robotics, Robots, Science & Technology News

Your next job interview could be with a recruiter bot

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Some worry artificial intelligence will steal human jobs — but one startup is betting that its AI will actually help you get a job.

San Francisco-based Mya Systems has developed an AI recruiter that can evaluate resumes, schedule and conduct applicant screenings, and even congratulate you on your first day of work.

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Big Problems, Breakthrough Thinking, Climate Change, Employment, Energy, Environment, Future, Global Warming, Hot Issues, Ideas, Latest News, Machine Learning, People Making a Difference, Science & Technology News, Technological Unemployment, Venture Capital

Vinod Khosla predicts AI will replace human oncologists

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While much of the conversation around AI and jobs is focused on widespread job losses in sectors like trucking, venture capitalist and Sun Microsystems cofounder Vinod Khosla thinks that there’s a high-paying job on the chopping block: oncology.

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, Breakthrough Thinking, Education, Ideas, Intelligence

What do mega-trends mean for schooling?

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Greg Whitby:  I had the pleasure of speaking at the 2017 Edutech conference in Sydney recently. The conference is a ‘finger on the pulse’ on what is happening in schooling and the trends that are shaping the educational landscape.

Interesting isn’t it that we live at a time where we have moved on from talking about trends and data to ‘mega-trends’ and ‘big-data’. Connectivity, scaleability and mobility have been massive game-changers in that we no longer see business dictating trends. Instead we have technology delivering greater power to clients, customers and learners.

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AI, Art, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Music

Will A.I. and machine learning make everyone a musician?

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Music and other live performance art has always been at the cutting edge of technology so it’s no surprise that artificial intelligence and machine learning are pushing its boundaries.

As AI’s ability to manage key elements of the creative process continue to evolve, should artists be worried about the machines taking over? Probably not, says Douglas Eck, research scientist at Google’s Magenta.

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Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Baby Gadgets, Big Problems, Business

Man vs. machine – predicting the year when machines win

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Don’t expect to see a human behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler after 2027. Or a set of human hands performing a delicate surgery after 2053.

According to a new study from Oxford and Yale University researchers, those are the years artificial intelligence is slated to take over each of those tasks. And so it will go for millions of other jobs over the next 50 years, researchers find.

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Breakthrough Thinking, Business, cutting edge

Chatbots are losing steam, think instead about workbots

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It’s no secret that chatbots are growing in popularity. From Facebook’s ecommerce bots for consumers to a plethora of customer service tools that now rely on chatbots to interface with customers, it’s clear that consumer chatbots have hit mainstream. Even Apple is expanding its commitment to chat technology with the release of Business Chat at a recent WWDC, allowing consumers to interact with businesses through iMessage.

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