With the advent of new tools and technologies, it’s tempting to think that the rules of work have changed or that old problems can be forgotten. This is often true, but as we use new technology, we see new manifestations of ancient problems.

For the want of a nail the shoe was lost,

For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,

For the want of a horse the rider was lost,

For the want of a rider the battle was lost,

For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost,

And all for the want of a…

Can we become more human in the Age of AI? What would such a strategy look like?

Is it to prepare for the long term possibilities and perils should the singularity come to pass? Many experts speculate the future could be one of abundance and equity across economy and society. Many others believe it could be one of societal struggles and splinters as people and much of what they do are overtaken by AI advances that “devour human intelligence”. [1]

The jury is still out on which scenario will prevail. As spelt out in What is Artificial Intelligence: Villani Mission…

With the potential applications of AI increasing each day, it is our duty to think about the positive effect this technology can have on our daily lives. The intersection of humans and machines will be at the very core of this new world, creating a new kind of society. The rise of AI constitutes a fantastic opportunity for societies throughout the world, and especially for future generations, who will grow up in harmony with these new technologies.

About civic education

Soon after the French Revolution, the two statesmen Talleyrand and Condorcet posited the importance of educating students in their rights…

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a metric refined by John Maynard Keynes in the 1940s to measure the economic output of a country. It is used as well as a proxy for “economic power”, while GDP/capita is widely construed as a measure of standard of living, and even sometimes welfare.

GDP has many flaws: the more non-renewable natural resources a country depletes, the more prisons it builds, the more drugs and paid sex it consumes, bigger and larger is its GDP. …

The rise of AI helps moving industry 4.0 value to new heights

Industrial production must adapt to “mass personalization”, fast product innovation, strong price competition, stricter compliance and higher quality requirements. Industries must use the comprehensive set of Industry 4.0’s technology solutions to think engineering, production, IT and business as systems to shorten cycle times, improve products quality and manufacture customized products on a global scale. AI is already at the heart of that industry and business revolution, bringing the next level of automation and effectiveness, from “Things-to-Action”.

Imagine the system of an Intelligent Enterprise which anticipates failures of equipment…

72% of Singaporeans are “very or somewhat concerned about being able to live comfortably in retirement” and target an annual return of 8.4% across all their savings and investment products according to a survey from Blackrock in 2016. But they hold about 48% of their savings in cash. In France, 70% of the respondents surveyed by Deloitte think that the current retirement funding system based on inter-generational solidarity will not last and that their pension will only cover 2/3 of their needs (2016). …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the topic of all current media debates, and political, economic and philosophic discussions. The recent best-sellers show that even the general public is strongly interested in it. As best worded by Cédric Villani, deputy in the French Assembly and Medal field honored, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is from now on “everyone’s business.”

AI remains nevertheless a subject in the hands of a few experts who are mostly followers of the “theory of the singularity” that foresees a catastrophic future where AI will overtake, then quickly devour human intelligence.

It is therefore of our responsibility — us, specialists…