Who is set to make money from the coming AI boom?

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Many people predict that artificial intelligence is about to take off in a big way.  A new report from Goldman Sachs defines AI as “any intelligence exhibited by machines or software.”  That can mean machines that make that make sense of huge amounts of disparate data, or that learn and improve their operations over time. Continue reading… “Who is set to make money from the coming AI boom?”

The fear of artificial intelligence

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Our Fear of Artificial Intelligence

A true AI might ruin the world—but that assumes it’s possible at all.

By Paul Ford

Years ago I had coffee with a friend who ran a startup. He had just turned 40. His father was ill, his back was sore, and he found himself overwhelmed by life. “Don’t laugh at me,” he said, “but I was counting on the singularity.” Continue reading… “The fear of artificial intelligence”

The future is arriving far faster than expected

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The Acceleration of Acceleration: How The Future Is Arriving Far Faster Than Expected

By:  Steven Kotler, and co-writer Ken Goffman

One of the things that happens when you write books about the future is you get to watch your predictions fail. This is nothing new, of course, but what’s different this time around is the direction of those failures.  Used to be, folks were way too bullish about technology and way too optimistic with their predictions. Flying cars and Mars missions being two classic—they should be here by now—examples. The Jetsons being another. Continue reading… “The future is arriving far faster than expected”

Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz contradicts Musk, Hawking, Gates, says artificial intelligence not a threat

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Microsoft head of research Eric Horvitz says, in contrast to what others, such as Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking have said, that even though machines will likely achieve a human-like consciousness but do not pose a threat to the survival of mankind. Continue reading… “Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz contradicts Musk, Hawking, Gates, says artificial intelligence not a threat”

The Associated Press wrote 10X more articles using robots

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If you thought that journalist was not on the list of professions replaceable by robots, think again.  The Associated Press, America’s oldest 24-hour news agency, produced roughly 3,000 articles on company earnings last quarter, 10 times more than it used to, by using automated technology. Continue reading… “The Associated Press wrote 10X more articles using robots”

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