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Why the Fortune 500 desperately needs an AI Board of Directors

Instinct, acumen, and industry foresight. Three crucial components to guiding a brand or corporation through mergers, industry instability, and overall strategy.When instinct is wrong, you become “the company that made the wrong move” like Kodak. When acumen lacks, you become an afterthought like Dell. When industry foresight is absent, you become obsolete like Blockbuster. Companies… Continue reading Why the Fortune 500 desperately needs an AI Board of Directors

AI will excel at hiring without ever reading your resume

Imagine if everyone you’ve ever known, worked with, or related to gave you complete and honest feedback. Sounds like a futile gesture that would do more harm than good, right? Well, it turns out that it could be a key to running a wildly successful business.Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund,… Continue reading AI will excel at hiring without ever reading your resume

Almost 1% of U.S. households are earning income on Uber, Lyft, and other ride-sharing apps

Every day we’re inundated with bleak Future of Work headlines. Robots to replace [insert job title]. The software will demolish [insert another job title]. What we tend to overlook, though, is the widespread safety net that has crept under us in the last five years: The Gig Economy. The Wall Street Journal dropped a staggering… Continue reading Almost 1% of U.S. households are earning income on Uber, Lyft, and other ride-sharing apps

Why Facebook’s next competitor will pay you to post

Social media has been the pedestal to propel our ambitions forward, it hasn’t come without its setbacks as well. The alarming rate at which we can share content online has spawned what seems like an endless batch of cookie-cutter creators. Myspace birthed SouljaBoy, Facebook produced Humans of New York, YouTube gave space to Marques Brownlee,… Continue reading Why Facebook’s next competitor will pay you to post

Do you trust algorithms to guide the police?

Time Magazine honored Predictive Policing back in 2011 as one of the world’s most promising inventions. Just seven years later it’s become one of the most controversial (and arguably failed) applications of artificial intelligence. It’s not for lack of positive intentions, though. Daniel Neill, a founder of CrimeScan which uses AI to predict crime areas… Continue reading Do you trust algorithms to guide the police?

Does AI belong in matchmaking?

For the first time since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking these numbers in 1976, there are more single Americans than people who are married… 124.6 million American adults [are single]. Mythili Rao, PRI This implies two things. We’ve experienced a massive cultural shift from the 20th century. And, more importantly, the opportunity to serve… Continue reading Does AI belong in matchmaking?

What matters most in life when you can be digitally immortalized?

Money, love, and stars. Pick almost anyone on this Earth, and I guarantee that their profession, daily routine, and actions are driven by one, or a combination of these variables. All of which, in some way, create a record of our individual existence – allowing us to be remembered after we’re gone. But what happens… Continue reading What matters most in life when you can be digitally immortalized?

Is there a need for technology in religion?

Everyone has the right to experience spirituality in a different way. Kanye West describes my intention perfectly when he said, “I ain’t here to argue about his facial features. Or here to convert atheists into believers.” But, I do have some interesting thoughts to share. For one, is our technology taking away from these experiences?… Continue reading Is there a need for technology in religion?