Irving Wladawsky-Berger
A collection of observations, news and resources on the changing nature of innovation, technology, leadership, and other subjects.
RECENT POSTS
CATEGORIES
- Artificial Intelligence (300)
- Blockchain and Identity (62)
- Blogging (28)
- Cloud Computing (84)
- Complex Systems (694)
- Cybersecurity (26)
- Data Science and Big Data (284)
- Digital Money and Payments (68)
- Diversity (75)
- Economic Issues (812)
- Education and Talent (426)
- Future of Work (207)
- Healthcare Systems (53)
- Innovation (832)
- Management and Leadership (708)
- Media and Communications (43)
- Open Source (39)
- Political Issues (539)
- Services Innovation (290)
- Smart Systems (276)
- Society and Culture (909)
- Supercomputing (29)
- Technology and Strategy (752)
- Uncategorized (10)
- Various Other Subjects (20)
- Virtual/Augmented Reality (27)
- Web3 (10)
Category: Complex Systems
-
Earlier this year, the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) released “How Is AI Shaping the Future of Work,” a video podcast and accompanying transcript of a conversation between MIT economist David Autor and writer Sara Freuh in Issues in Science and Technology, a quarterly journal jointly published by the NAS and the University of Arizona.…
-
In a recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) article, “When Using AI Leads to ‘Brain Fry,’” participants in a research study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group described experiencing “a mental fog with difficulty focusing, slower decision-making, and headaches” due to excessive use or oversight of AI tools beyond their cognitive capacity. The article’s authors —…
-
“Agents will be embedded in business processes with direct impact on operations, data, and compliance,” wrote Eric Broda and John Y Miller in “KYA — Know Your Agent,” a recent article in their Agentic Mesh Substack. Broda is the founder of Broda Group Software, co-founder of The Agentic Mesh Company, and co-author of Agentic Mesh,…
-
“Chief executives of some of the world’s largest companies are all-in on artificial intelligence, though many haven’t yet seen meaningful returns on their investments,” said the WSJ in a recent article, “CEOs to Keep Spending on AI, Despite Spotty Returns.” The article is based on the 2026 annual survey of Teneo, a global CEO consulting…
-
“There is significant interest in the development and application of foundation models for scientific discovery,” said Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation,” a recent report from the National Academies. “Foundation models possess the capacity to generate outputs or findings and discern patterns within extensive data sets with data volumes that are considered overwhelming for…
-
“Americans have grown sour on one of the longtime key ingredients of the American dream,” said a recent NBC News article. “Almost two-thirds of registered voters say that a four-year college degree isn’t worth the cost, according to a new NBC News poll, a dramatic decline over the last decade. Just 33% agree a four-year…
-
“The term Embodied AI is having its moment in the sun right now,” wrote MIT professor emeritus Rodney Brooks in a recent post, “Alan Turing on Embodied Intelligence.” Brooks was a former director of the MIT AI Lab, and the founding director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). In addition, he has…
-
When OpenAI released the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT in late 2022, expectations inside the company were modest. Earlier consumer-facing language models had drawn little interest—or even backlash. Instead, ChatGPT became perhaps the most successful consumer product in history. As a recent New York Times article, “The Race to Build the World’s Best Friend,” reported, in…
-
Given AI’s continuing advances, many observers argue that we’re entering a new technological revolution. But are we? To make sense of the moment we’re living through, it’s helpful to step back and look at the broader historical patterns that have shaped past waves of disruptive innovation. Few scholars have done more to illuminate these patterns…
-
“In the expectation that artificial intelligence will be transformative, large American tech firms poured over $400bn into data centres and other necessary infrastructure during 2025; by one estimate, a staggering $7trn will be spent by the end of the decade,” wrote The Economist in its November 10 issue on “The World Ahead 2026.” “Yet revenues…