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The Evolution of the Social Contract in the 21st Century
No comments on The Evolution of the Social Contract in the 21st Century“Life has changed substantially for individuals in advanced economies in the first two decades of the 21st century,” notes The social contract in the 21st century, a new report by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI). “In many ways, changes for individuals have been for the better, including new opportunities and overall economic growth… Yet, the…
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The World is Getting Quietly, Relentlessly Better is the title of a recent WSJ article by its chief economics commentator Greg Ip. “If you spent 2018 mainlining misery about global warming, inequality, toxic politics or other anxieties, I’m here to break your addiction with some good news: The world got better last year, and it…
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After decades of promise and hype, artificial intelligence is finally becoming one of the most important technologies of our era. As AI continues to both spread and advance, will it enhance human capacities or will it lessen human autonomy and agency? By 2030, will most people be better or worse off than they’re today? To…
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Last week I wrote about a recently published World Bank report, The Changing Nature of Work. The report highlights the increasing importance of investing in human capital by both the public and private sectors. All around the world, the demand for workers who are good at complex problem-solving, interactions with clients and colleagues, and able…
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A recent issue of The Economist included a special report on cryptocurrencies and blockchains. The Economist’s overall conclusion was that “Bitcoin has been a failure as a means of payment, but thrilling for speculators.” Its assessment of blockchain was somewhat more positive. “For blockchains, the jury is still out,… For all the technology’s potential, though,…
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PwC recently released a report on the potential economic value of AI to different regions and industry sectors around the world. The report defined AI, “as a collective term for computer systems that can sense their environment, think, learn, and take action in response to what they’re sensing and their objectives.” By this broad definition,…
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For the past couple of centuries, general-purpose technologies (GPTs) have been the key drivers of productivity and economic growth, – thanks to their rapid improvements in price and performance, pervasive applications, and ability to spur complementary innovations across a wide variety of industries. The steam engine, electricity and the internal combustion engine are prominent examples…
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AI is now seemingly everywhere. In the past few years, the necessary ingredients have come together to propel AI beyond the research labs into the marketplace: powerful, inexpensive computer technologies; advanced algorithms and models; and most important, oceans and oceans of data. “Artificial intelligence is getting ready for business, but are businesses ready for AI?,”…
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A few weeks ago I first learned about a relatively new concept – Digital Twin. A Digital Twin is essentially a computerized companion to a real-world entity, be it an industrial physical asset like a jet engine, an individual’s health profile, or a highly complex system like a city. It’s a highly realistic, one-to-one digital…
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On February 24 I attended a workshop in MIT on the Future of Health Analytics. The event was sponsored by MIT Connection Science, a recently organized research initiative aimed at leveraging data science to quantify and analyze human behaviors, and to leverage the new insights thus obtained in key societal applications, including healthcare, transportation and…