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The term “Artificial” is a suitcase word (a word with many meanings) that has been slapped on an idea and concept like a QR code on a product. The word “artificial” conjures up synonyms such as fake, simulated or sham. But AI is not any one of those.  Is AI a new human species?  Yuval Harrari is a historian … Read more

Humans are messy. We live on the edge of chaos. Emotions rule. Love collides with hate.  AI is organized data. Captured and distilled in a black box. Waiting to be asked a question. Emotions are culled. Anger is annulled.  The intelligence of 8 billion humans has been collated and curated by AI. Desperate to be … Read more

Investors have poured $330 billion into 26,000+ AI and machine-learning start-ups over the past three years, a 66% increase from the previous three years. Why it matters Trend spotting is both an art and a science. In the high-velocity world of AI, it is hard to discover what is a fad versus what is an emerging … Read more

In ancient Greece around 620 BC, a slave called Aesop wrote a story about the “Golden Goose.” Over 2,000 years later, this story reveals some truth about the AI world.  A poor farmer and his wife, after years of hardship, buy a goose hoping it will provide them with eggs to eat and sell.  To … Read more

In the 1930s, H. G. Wells, author of “The War of the Worlds” (1898), wrote about a “World Brain.” His book was later adapted into a movie starring Tom Cruise and produced by Steven Spielberg in 2005. Trapped in a time between two world wars, Wells was worried about a future where technology amplified the … Read more

It is estimated by Sequoia Capital that by the end of 2024 the investment in AI Infrastructure (Processors, Data centers and Software) will have reached $600 Billion in just 2 years. That is equal to the GDP of Sweden and Argentina.  Why it matters The AI Chatbot “ChatGPT” has become one of the fastest growing software platforms … Read more

Academia and Hollywood can often be seen as two worlds. Entertainment vs intelligence.Superficial and shallow vs deep thinking.They may not sit in the same restaurant or bar. But they can both offer insights into the future. Both science fiction and popular culture can inspire the future. The Dick Tracy comic strip detective created by Chester Gould … Read more

According to estimates, there are 1.4 billion people that use a chatbot everyday across various platforms in 2024. In September, 2022 no one was using ChatGPT. It didn’t exist.  Why it matters But the big question is. What are we using ChatGPT for? Is it just for entertainment or is it enhancing our productivity and creativity? As AI becomes more embedded … Read more

Can we create AI companions that meet deep primal human needs? Can the machine make us more human? Provide love and connection? Solve our loneliness? There is nothing like science fiction to reveal possible insights into the future. “Her” is a 2013 science fiction romantic drama film that may provide insights and part answers. The movie follows Theodore … Read more