Shift
The centaur chess thing was never the world-changing insight it has been portrayed as. Chess engines have evolved since 2000 and the new role of humans in Chess is to not second guess the machine. Automation is coming whether we like it or not. More on this and the implications of automation on Medicine, otherwise called Medpocalypse, read this thought provoking article from Luke Oakden-Rayner. We always looked at work as a source of purpose and dignity in life. Automation through A.I will have some major impact on the work we do and on our jobs. According to the Commission of Work, Workers, & Technology, there could be four possible futures. Either way, a big shift is coming.
As you are reading the above stuff on A.I and Automation, prepare to be amazed this Fall with Apple’s ARKit. Check out all the demos on that page and imagine the possibilities (and opportunities!). Add AI to this mix and you have a whole new world.
Some more interesting and thought provoking reads:
Xennials: A micro-generation born between 1977 and 1983
The only metric that matters (1/ Are people using your product? 2/ Are they performing important activities at the frequency you expect?)
Netflix Platform Engineering: We’re just getting started
O’Reilly Media stopped retailing books on their e-commerce store (Here’s Why)
Kevin Kelly: The end of owning things
The beginning of the end for Internal Combustion Engines Volvo is going electric starting 2019. By end of this year, we will see most automakers jump on this bandwagon.
App economy to grow to $6.3 trillion dollars by 2021
The 4 interview questions that actually matter
The complete visual history of SpaceX’s single-minded pursuit of rocket reusability
