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Posted on - In the coming years, artificial intelligence is probably going to change your life— and likely the entire world. But people have a hard time agreeing on exactly how AI will affect our society. Can we build AI systems that help us fix the world? Or are we doomed to a robotic takeover? Explore the limitations of artificial intelligence and the possibility of creating human-compatible technology.
Business Challenge Business Improvement initiatives are getting a lot of press these days: “…our projects saved over $10M in the first 12 months of deployment using BPM”1. Thus, it seems logical for an organization to jump onto the process improvement bandwagon. Much is promised of business improvement efforts, and there are many capable consultants and…
Recently the European Commission issued a proposal allowing the EU close its public-procurement markets to firms from countries that exclude European competitors from their public contracts. However, liberals are in shock, and far from supportive of the concept of restricted trade. Undeniably this is a seemingly strange proposal, given that European economies would like to…
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Radio and TV veteran, Chuck Nice has a real passion for science communication and comedy – and means that technology should work for us, but what happens when it doesn’t? In this entertaining TED Video, he explores the unintended consequences of technological advancement and human interaction — with hilarious results. Watch the video
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Happy New Year from OpEx Society & TED! To celebrate the closing of the year, TED has asked people around their office what talks have inspired the most to make New Year’s resolutions. Check out this article to read their answers, and watch some of the most inspiring talks ever. Hint: many found aspirations hidden in unexpected talks….
As we are all aware, KPI’s are known for tracking, monitoring, and identifying gaps in the performance of organizational processes. But, do we understand the true meaning of KPI’s and how leadership impact KPI’s? As per ASQ, the definition of Key performance indicators (KPI’s), is “to help an organization measure progress toward specific goals. They…
At a recent Gov 2.0 Summit, Ellen Miller, a recipient of prestigious technology accolades and an advocate for Open Government who promotes the use of technology to increase transparency, said that the data in the USASpending.gov dashboard “is almost useless”. Miller stated that some numbers on this dashboard are “over reporting, under reporting, and not reporting”*,…
