Tag: frontpage Filter Filter by All AI Automation Blog Commerce Creativity Data Future Innovation Leadership Management Media Metaverse Purpose Sustainability Trends close The Limits Of Machine Learning Are Still Human By Adam Tinworth How close are we to the AIs we see in sci-fi movies? Further than you might expect… Let’s ban killer robots, before they ban us… By Adam Tinworth Killer robots seem like the stuff of sci-fi — until you realise that AI experts want them banned NOW. Screen-less Sundays don’t have to mean tech-free Sundays By Adam Tinworth Tony Fadell wants us to disconnect from our screens - but not our tech. How does that work? What men can do to beat sexism in digital By Adam Tinworth We all know that the digital world has a sexism – and diversity – problem. But how do we fix it? The Future is Human-Centric By Martin Recke This week, Gartner published their annual update on the Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. What struck me was the observation that there seems to be a pattern now. Digital sucks – because we pay too much attention to user desires By Adam Tinworth Are we turning our users into narcissistic toddlers by catering to their every whim? Endless streams of information leads to digital hoarding By Adam Tinworth Does too much information lead to us choosing the easy option? Browser tabs: the first wave of the new digital clutter By Adam Tinworth While digital is slowly freeing us from physical clutter, digital clutter is rising to replace it. A sexist Silicon Valley will lead to a sexist future for us all. This must change. By Adam Tinworth Silicon Valley's sexism culture has been laid bare in recent weeks. Our society cannot afford to let this continue. Go on. Do that Facebook quiz. It’s probably harmless, right? By Adam Tinworth Memes and quizzes on Facebook are just harmless fun, surely? There's no way machine learning could be learning all sorts of things about you from them — is there? Digital Sucks. But, right now, AIs are helping us making it better By Adam Tinworth In films, AIs are homicidal machines come to kill us. In reality, they're tireless assistants solving the problems we don't have time for… Elon Musk calls for regulation of AI By Adam Tinworth When one of the world's leading emerging technologists calls for regulation of AI, should we be scared? Digital sucks, because it doesn’t care for our bodies By Adam Tinworth Tech VC Om Malik is giving up the best phone he has ever owned, because his body can't cope with it. Smart speaker calls the cops, gets owner arrested By Adam Tinworth A violent domestic dispute led to a smart speaker calling the cops. Is this a good thing? When digital doesn’t suck: unlocking your hotel room with your phone By Adam Tinworth Hotels are starting to use smartphone-based NFC as an alternative room key. But is it safe? Are we using our digital tools — or are they using us? By Adam Tinworth We've welcomed digital devices into our homes, our lives and our pockets. But have we really thought about whose agenda lies embedded in the apps we use? Uber’s crisis: digital growing pains laid bare By Adam Tinworth Uber has had a rough month, losing its CEO and a board member. But these growing pains might be a necessary part of making a disruptive startup into a sustainable business. The lesson of the Museum of Failure is that innovation means risk By Adam Tinworth We should explore failure at least as much as we celebrate success. Why? Because it teaches us more. Welcome back Bruce Sterling. We’re ready for some tough love. By Adam Tinworth Bruce Sterling is back at NEXT - and we're ready for both his optimism and his deep insights into the problems with digital. Help us make it better, Bruce. Digital sucks – because too many politicians don’t understand it. By Adam Tinworth Digital sucks - and governments want to regulate it. But there are sane approaches to that regulation - and dangerous ones. The HomePod’s story is Apple at its product marketing best By Adam Tinworth Apple's pre-announced a smart speaker for the end of the year. On the surface, it's an Amazon Echo competitor, but that's not the story Apple will tell the wider public… Draining the digital swamp By Adam Tinworth When digital pioneers start deleting accounts and stepping back from Silicon Valley - you know something is up. Digital Sucks: The NEXT17 Theme By Adam Tinworth Let's face it. Digital sucks. And its our fault. At NEXT17 we'll face that head on - and decide what to do about it. prev 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 … 58 next
