Disruptive Technology

Disruptive Technology

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AI expert and insitro CEO Daphne Koller shares her insights about developing the vision and strategy needed to optimize your enterprise AI deployments.
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To turn technical breakthroughs into real-world change, AI must overcome the friction of politics, policy, and human institutions.
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Michael Watkins likens today's AI moment to choosing between being a dinosaur facing extinction or a surfer embracing change, inviting you to join a class that enhances your skills in crafting prompts, designing human-AI systems, and inspiring others to adapt.
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As generative AI sparks diverse opinions on its implications for humanity, Ethan Mollick suggests we shift our focus to understanding AI's capabilities and potential applications, emphasizing experimentation to enhance our skills and foster a responsible partnership with technology.
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Despite the current excitement around generative AI, Eric Siegel highlights that machine learning has been effectively utilized in business since the mid-80s, emphasizing the importance of aligning technology with business goals to enhance efficiency and customer experience.
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As AI rapidly transforms our reality and reshapes engagement with information, Professor Yuval Noah Harari urges us to pause and critically consider the implications of coexisting with non-human intelligence, emphasizing the need for responsible leadership and safeguarding our humanity.
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Even when leaders know disruption is a smart ­long-term decision, the pain of transition can produce a titanic shambles. Just ask Kodak.
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"The rise of the internet brought about similar fears, yet it ultimately made learning richer and more accessible."
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The cofounders of think tank RethinkX are convinced that humanity is undergoing civilizational phase change.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Generative AI — driven by large language models — has the potential to destroy or supercharge most businesses. Now is the time to pivot.
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Just like with AI, people worried about job security and the spread of disinformation. Machines were destroyed and book merchants were chased out of town.
Virtually anyone can now create convincing deepfakes. That doesn't mean you should.
innovation training
Innovation training encourages the kind of creativity and problem solving that can lead to breakthroughs in business.
digital amnesia
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Is social media changing your memory? Here’s what the science actually says.
mass flourishing
Historically, periods of mass flourishing are underpinned by technological revolutions. Currently, we are undergoing a technological revolution unlike anything the world has ever seen.
future of money
Digital currencies are set to upend paper currencies, but it likely won't be the decentralized utopia some hope it will be.