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If we want to continue to make progress in society, we have to find new ways to empower people to own it. Read the essay at A Cross of Silicon

An op-ed in today’s New York Times entitled “Let’s Stop Fetishizing Privacy” was a lovingly blind paean to the glories of unrestricted and unrepentant technology. The last paragraph read like a [...]

Ever wonder why Alexa, Siri, Cortana, and Google Home speak in female voices? Users find them “more cordial” and “sympathetic” than male voices, which enables us to see computers as “helpful” and [...]

After reading the fact sheet on a client’s new product for the third time earlier this morning, I threw my hands in the air. I had no idea what they were talking about. The document was full of [...]

A recent study of UK consumers found that “only 11% state that they enjoy advertising.” I’m surprised the number was so high. Advertising was never supposed to be entertaining; it was conceived [...]

BofA reports its use of algorithms that study language in earnings calls to inform buy and sell decisions yielded a 6+% improvement in performance. According to the Financial Times, “…unclear [...]

The average industrial brand presence on social media is a highly crafted and tightly managed thing. There’s compelling theology that dictates what should and shouldn’t be shared, as well as how [...]

I just got back from Hannover Messe, and I’m evermore convinced that it’s the best trade show in the world. It’s not the sexiest — entire rooms were dedicated to valves and switches — and the [...]

The declared mission of Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence is “to advance AI research, education, policy, and practice to improve the human condition.” It makes me [...]

Boeing’s 737 Max woes have the experts out in droves with opinions about what the publicity means for the company’s reputation. Here’s a shorthand answer: Nothing. Most of the blather about [...]