Category: Human-Machine Interaction

A good relationship is built on trust. The trust in turn allows for autonomy. And with autonomy comes personal growth. Many of the relationships we have with software and algorithms are indeed full of trust. I don’t have to remind you of all the trust you put in Gmail to send your correspondence, iCloud to… Continue reading Some Thoughts on our Dysfunctional Relationship with Technology in 2019

Voice skills are supposedly the new apps. However, we’ve witnessed the debut of 80,000 Alexa skills and we still haven’t had a hit. Especially nothing comparable to the early successes on the iPhone app store like Fruit Ninja, Angry Birds, and Words with Friends. That’s why I think the first “hit voice skill” will come… Continue reading The First Live Concert on Alexa… What artist will be first to tour our smart speakers?

Drones have unfortunately been pigeonholed by the media as useful in delivering our packages or acting as aerial “suicide” bombers. It’s quite sad, considering there are so many other beneficial use cases. Seriously, CB Insights generated a list of 38 ways drones will impact society, with some of the more intriguing being: Identifying natural conservation… Continue reading The Robots and Drones that Saved the Notre Dame Cathedral

Everything that we once considered essential to becoming an entrepreneur is now reversed. The standard “Entrepreneurial Checklist” used to go in this order: Identify a problem in the market Generate solutions and prototypes Sell and find product-market fit Create media, advertisements, partnerships, and promotions You can still do it the traditional way, however, you’re putting… Continue reading We’re Living in the Era of the Robopreneur

Look at digital humans through the lens of a corporation. Digital human influencers are more reliable, trustworthy, and less of a hassle than their flesh-and-blood counterparts. All of their actions are controlled by the organization. Everything about a digital human can be fabricated – from their personality to their struggles to the way they solve… Continue reading KFC’s Colonel Sanders is now a digital human – Will other iconic brand mascots follow?

There will be a digital life after the Internet. Not in the sense that our digital infrastructure might collapse. Rather, there will come a social invention that outdoes the Internet, believe it or not. That invention, it appears, will be the Metaverse – a culmination of the Internet and the boundless possibilities in augmented and… Continue reading What is the Metaverse and how will it replace the Internet?

Ten years ago, the only con artists we feared were the Bernie Madoffs, Frank Abagnales, Jordan Belforts, and Gerald Paynes of the world. They were larger-than-life confidence men that were practically untouchable. Today, we must navigate con artists on a daily basis, from fake Twitter bots pushing an agenda to Instagram Influencers promoting a fake… Continue reading The fake doctor who conned the media with LinkedIn titles and fake research

FaceTime, Skype, Loom, and the various other video-chat apps have been critical pieces of technology for connecting with friends and having more meaningful professional conversations. Honestly, I have more face-to-face meetings on Loom in a day than I have physical interactions. However, what’s the evolution of video conferencing apps? Are we even in need of… Continue reading Will Microsoft’s Holoportation replace FaceTime and allow you to teleport anywhere?

23andMe, and all of its DNA sequencing competitors, have been a source of absolute unpredictability over the past decade – consistently showing us new ways that DNA data can impact the world around us. With over $786 million in funding and more than 5 million users, 23andMe is a cultural force that won’t slow down.… Continue reading 23andMe brings huge promise to the Future of Medicine, but not without a little pain