IBM Watson slammed for giving unsafe recommendations in cancer treatment scenarios. Such a high stakes application of AI understandably carries a huge responsibility. theverge.com/2018/7/26/1761…
#China now accounts for 40% of global eCommerce transactions, mobile payments are 11x the value of those in the USA and is home to 1 in 3 of the world’s tech unicorns mckinsey.com/featured-insig…
Trump “dominates our attention universe to the point where he blocks out the sun. It is as depressing as it is remarkable” vanityfair.com/news/2018/05/d…
China continues its long term drive towards #AI dominance, targeting a $1TN industry by 2030. Meanwhile, USA plans a 15% decrease in funding for science & tech research in 2018. apple.news/A2_elnGR_Q229E…
“Once seen as saviours of democracy, those titans are now just as likely to be viewed as threats to truth or, at the very least, impassive billionaires falling down on the job of monitoring their own backyards” - great coverage by @rachelbotsmantheguardian.com/commentisfree/…