A lie can go halfway around the world before the truth can get its shoes on. What can we do to slow down these lies? This was the major theme at the House Intelligence Hearing on National Security Risks of Artificial Intelligence, as Congress began wrapping its head around deepfakes – the imaging technique that… Continue reading Congress held a Committee on Deepfakes. Here’s what they said
Category: Extreme Automation
Will Robots Take Your Job? Use This Tool to Find Out
One of the oddest phenomena in human behavior is something known as a gapers block – which is essentially a traffic jam that magically occurs on the opposite side of a highway from a car crash. Nothing is physically present to create a gapers block other than our curiosity to see what happened. Literally we… Continue reading Will Robots Take Your Job? Use This Tool to Find Out
AI in Marketing: 5 Ways that Deepfakes will actually bring good into the world
About 18 months ago, a frightening technology surfaced called deepfakes, which used video manipulation algorithms to convincingly edit videos of other people and literally put words right in their mouth. Marco Rubio described the technology as a propaganda weapon. Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, told US senators deepfake videos could be banned by Facebook. Others… Continue reading AI in Marketing: 5 Ways that Deepfakes will actually bring good into the world
Will the world’s first church of artificial intelligence catch on?
Common belief has it that religion and technology mix like vinegar and water. In other words, not well. For the most part, we view religion as an industry that doesn’t need to innovate with technology in order to survive. They innovate and adapt their storytelling for the current times, but not their actual technology. However,… Continue reading Will the world’s first church of artificial intelligence catch on?
15 years after its debut, will Gmail ever be dethroned?
Every few years, people pronounce email to be dead. Yet, here we are, some 30 years into email’s existence and it’s still the first place people turn to move their opportunities forward. Frequently I find myself thinking about email, perhaps the unsexiest of all our daily technologies, questioning how it’s continued to stay relevant for… Continue reading 15 years after its debut, will Gmail ever be dethroned?
Microsoft helps Kroger, Albertsons, & Walmart create the future OS of grocery stores
At first glance, it’s difficult to understand why established behemoths like Amazon (and recently Microsoft) would get into the grocery business. It’s a notoriously low margin industry. In fact, it’s one of the Top Ten Least Profitable Industries, clocking in at an average of 2.2% net profit margin, which for the leading national grocer, Kroger,… Continue reading Microsoft helps Kroger, Albertsons, & Walmart create the future OS of grocery stores
Domino’s will trade Pizza for Your Data in its latest marketing trick
There isn’t a single company in 2019 that isn’t thinking about making branded content. If Oxford Dictionary had a Business Word of the Year, “content” would undoubtedly be the frontrunner (maybe with some competition from “influencer”). Because every company is producing its own content, the caliber that it takes to stand out is ever-increasing. Companies… Continue reading Domino’s will trade Pizza for Your Data in its latest marketing trick
Millions of dollars will be made on digital forgeries that can’t be detected
The dynamics of our economy, the caliber of our relationships, and the future of our own lives depend on influence. It’s why getting a cosign from Mark Cuban can jetset an entrepreneur on a million-dollar path. It’s why upcoming rappers want a feature from Drake – knowing that will be enough to take them to… Continue reading Millions of dollars will be made on digital forgeries that can’t be detected
AI can’t smell but it’s still creating your next cologne
It’s said that our sense of smell is the strongest link to our memories, so much so that one whiff can transport us back to different periods of life. Fragrance companies understand this power of scent and aim to convey abstract concepts and moods within each fragrance composition. But this is easier said than done.… Continue reading AI can’t smell but it’s still creating your next cologne