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Walmart Plans To Replace People With Robots
Walmart has detailed plans for robots and automation but gets fuzzy on what it’ll mean for people and jobs.
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ChatGPT Is A Glorified Light Switch
ChatGPT isn’t going to lead to the destruction of the world, but it could well presage a radical rewiring of how we work and live.
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Responsible AI Is Under Siege
Nixing “Responsible AI” staff is probably bad news, but it’s worse that nobody will notice the difference once they’re gone.
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What’s An Unethical AI Project?
Everyone is paralyzed by the complexity of the topic and transfixed by the money it’s going to make. Ethics is a sidebar discussion.
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AI Bias Isn’t The Problem
Shouldn’t we be talking about the merits of giving up jobs and our personal autonomy instead of fine-tuning how good AI will be at running things?
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A Return To Broke Capitalism?
False choices lead to bad decisions…which is the point of those who promote them. The fight against “woke capitalism” is one such example.
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Two Revelations Behind Disney’s News
Disney’s plans for a huge cost-cutting initiative say at least two things about American businesses today: Corporate purpose is a sham, and digital marketing isn’t the science it’s cracked up to be.
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Adani Hosts Master Class In Communications Failure
In response to accusations of fraud by an investment firm, a huge Indian business conglomerate called the Adani Group issued a 413-page rebuttal. That’s about 113,000 words… …or 112,977 too many. The attack, from a firm called Hindenburg Research, alleges “brazen accounting fraud, stock manipulation, and money laundering” that add Read more…
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From Science To Science Fiction
CERN scientists collaborated with sci-fi writers on stories that explore the speculative implications of their work. It’s a brilliant idea.
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Rolls-Royce & The Tyranny of “Value”
Rolls-Royce’s new CEO told his employees that the company is a “burning platform” and that they should be prepared for an aggressive efficiency and optimization program (i.e. job cuts). Why? “Every investment we make, we destroy value,” he explained, according to news reports of his recent global broadcast to staff. Read more…