24Apr
Monumental Digital Twins
There really isn’t a good excuse for not creating [digital twins] of every cultural and historical significant building.
10Apr
Digital Assistants/Chatbots: What Should Patients Expect?
Digital assistants like Siri , Alexa, Cortana and Google Assistant are becoming commonplace in our houses, devices and apps. Soon these same assistants will begin offering healthcare related services. Here’s a look at what to expect for the next 2 years. Soon these digital assistants may also order our medications or schedule dental cleanings. For example, Microsoft and others now offer AI-platforms for developers to create bot services. Possibly, creating digital medical assistant services. Imagine asking: “Siri: Find me a Heart Surgeon!” But are patients ready to accept medical advice from an algorithm? Currently, healthcare digital assistants are chatbots. Their user interface is primarily textual. Equipped with natural…
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Is AI needed to cure this existential business crisis?
Reading time: 6:30 In Apex internet predators will devour you I explored Amazonization — being taken out by Amazon’s mojo — and its predecessor, Walmartization. Many senior business executives secretly shake with fear and anger over what Amazon and Walmart could separately do to their businesses. Consider the stresses on Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies.
01Apr
How Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft Will Treat You
PART 1: Background for Healthcare Changes “Per World Economic Forum (www.weforum.org) expect rapid change and unprecedented opportunity. That ushers in a golden era of innovation in healthcare”.
08Mar
AI about to crash (again). Get ready
Given the enormous expectations that are being created, a backlash against AI is likely over the next 3 years when the fragility of standalone systems will become clear. You should take action now in view of that.
04Mar
Ethical AI: Seven technology ethics rules to use
Reading time: 4 minutes 45 seconds Interest in the Ethics of AI, as reflected in Google Web Searches, has grown dramatically over the past couple of years. In the past week, many publications, including the New York Times, and Wall Street Journal have written about the Ethics of AI and applying ethical standards to real-life situations.
20Feb
Adding another piece to the puzzle of its GRC strategy, SAI Global is buying BWise from Nasdaq
Details of the deal have not been announced but the transaction is expected to complete in the first half of 2019.
15Feb
The daily beat, #2
Microsoft and IBM show some insights while advances in AI assistants for doctors generate mixed emotions.
29Jan
Scan, Pay and Walk: Mobile Commerce Is No Longer Science Fiction
This is no longer science fiction. Retailers, such as Amazon (www.amazon.com) and Wal-Mart (www.walmart.com) strive to use technology to enhance and streamline their shoppers experience…
14Jan
3 critical success factors for strategic risk management and 5 questions corporate directors should ask
he announcement from PG&E that the California utility will file for bankruptcy reminded me of a question posed a few years ago by the head of GM’s risk committee: “How do we manage strategic risks?”