“Many of the canonical superstar firms such as Google and Facebook employ relatively few workers compared to their market capitalization” because “their market value is based on intellectual property and a cadre of highly-skilled workers.” How will AI contribute to a boom? Perhaps it will happen indirectly, a process of “trickle-down” productivity, as ordinary firms…
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50 Most Popular AI-Influencers of North America – Rakesh Nair
1. “Bob E Hayes Senior Director of Research and Analytics at Indigo Slate an Experience agency. A PhD in industrial-organizational psychology, his interests lies in Data Science, CX, Statistics and Machine Learning. 2. Kirk Borne Principal Data Scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton. Astrophysicist and Top Big Data Science and AI Influencer. 3. Martin Ford Futurist and…
Google launches AI lab in Bangalore, India
“Google today launched Google Research India, its first AI lab in India. In related news, Google also pledged to expand its AI-powered flood prediction system in India to warn nearby residents through smartphones or human volunteers.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/venturebeat.com/2019/09/19/google-launches-ai-lab-in-bangalore-india/amp/
For a more dangerous age, a delicious skewering of current AI
“NYU professor and entrepreneur Gary Marcus has been a relentless critic of modern deep learning forms of AI. He talked with ZDNet about what he hopes to accomplish with the book, Rebooting AI, and with his startup company, Robust.ai. ‘The net effect of a tendency of many in the media to overreport technology results is…
Google teams up with Mayo Clinic on AI-powered medical research
“Data-driven medical innovation is growing exponentially, and our partnership with Google will help us lead the digital transformation in health care,” Mayo’s president and CEO, Gianrico Farrugia, said in a statement. “It will empower us to solve some of the most complex medical problems; better anticipate the needs of people we serve; and meet them…