A coalition of activists, linguists, ad makers, and sound engineers has created what it claims is the first genderless AI voice for virtual assistants, and is asking for the public to help get the word out.
Read moreIn The Future Blockchain Will Solve Most Real-World Problems — Even Arbitration
In a world hurtling through one technological breakthrough after another, Federico Ast looked to the past for inspiration when starting his company, Kleros. Ast went all the way back to ancient Greece, where he saw a citizen-driven justice system...
Read moreAI is now so complex its creators can’t trust why it makes decisions
Artificial intelligence is seeping into every nook and cranny of modern life. AI might tag your friends in photos on Facebook or choose what you see on Instagram, but materials scientists and NASA researchers are also beginning to use the...
Read moreFive facts on what trade and technology really mean for jobs
Technology and trade have driven the global economy through a period of extraordinary growth and dynamism over the past quarter of a century but at a cost of important changes and disruptions in the job markets. The 2017 edition of the World...
Read moreThe Fourth Industrial Revolution is about empowering people, not the rise of the machines
The world is changing. There’s no way around this fact. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is now. And, whether you know it or not, it will affect you. Billions of people and countless machines are connected to each other. Through groundbreaking...
Read more5 challenges for government adoption of AI.
From transportation solutions to video-streaming applications, artificial intelligence (AI) permeates almost every aspect of our lives. This includes government, where AI is increasingly making an impact.
Read moreWhy the world needs the youth revolution more than ever.
Young people coming together in joint action has served as a major engine of social transformation throughout human history. At key moments, younger generations have repeatedly acted to overthrow and dismantle systems of oppression, subordination...
Read moreIn just two hours, Amazon erased $30 billion in market value for healthcare’s biggest companies
Amazon has disrupted fashion, books, furniture, food, cloud-based storage services, and much else besides. Now, it’s coming for one of the biggest, most complex industries in the US: healthcare.
Read moreSkills, not job titles, are the new metric for the labour market.
The rise of tech is currently transforming the labour market, leading to the automation of some jobs and tasks on the one hand and the emergence of new kinds on the other. Proactively preparing for this new reality requires an in-depth, granular...
Read moreCarbon-zero flying, meatless profit, AI startups in Africa, and other top stories of the week.
Concerned about flying’s carbon footprint? Meet Alice, the future of flight. Innovate more, use less. Acting to avoid a looming water shortage. A bigger film industry than Hollywood. 5 key facts about Nigeria. Meatless profit. The food industry...
Read moreIs technology key to improving global health and education, or just an expensive distraction?
After decades of attempting to improve failing health and education systems in developing countries, the situation in many areas is still dire. In some sub-Saharan African countries, children achieve as little as 2.3 to 5 years of learning...
Read moreMalaysia’s Industry 4.0 adoption ‘boils down to knowledge on application’, says Dr M
The limitless growth potential from digital adoption amid the fourth industrial revolution “boils down to knowledge on application”, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
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