Kai Riemer and Sandra Peter
Big design, keeping up with blockchain, how computers change us, goodbye Walt and more – 02 June 2017
News that made it into The Future, This Week (listen to our latest TFTW podcast):
Want to change the world with design? Work for huge companies
Even academics can’t keep pace with blockchain change
How machine logic infects our tastes
Other articles we have been pondering:
Lawyers, not ethicists, will solve the robocar trolley problem
Is China outsmarting America in AI
Mining bitcoins is a surprisingly energy-intensive endeavour
Can bitcoin cryptographic technology help the environment?
China is losing interest in the iPhone
Detroit imagines a citizen-led smart city
In China, umbrellas and basketballs join the sharing economy
Experts predict when Artificial Intelligence will exceed human performance
The next big leap in AI could come from warehouse robots
And some stuff we’re really not sure about (covfefe?):
The race to build the world’s first sex robot
Dubai deploys first robotic police officer
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Kai Riemer is Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, and Director of Sydney Executive Plus at the University of Sydney Business School. Kai's research interest is in Disruptive Technologies, Enterprise Social Media, Virtual Work, Collaborative Technologies and the Philosophy of Technology.
Dr Sandra Peter is the Director of Sydney Executive Plus and Associate Professor at the University of Sydney Business School. Her research and practice focuses on engaging with the future in productive ways, and the impact of emerging technologies on business and society.
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