I agree that driving related jobs are going to start disappearing soon, but it will be gradual. It's not like automated cars are very good - yet. Even when they can drive perfectly on motorways, they'll suck in poor weather...
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I'm not so wary of AI that will get "out of control," as I think we're a long way off artificial organisms that can think outside of their intended function, or "break" programming, in the same sense that I can't change...
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At this point I think its too early to say how the CDS will evolve. In organizations I have seen with the position, it still reports to the CIO. Personally, I think the integration of data scientist into various lines of...
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All reports of "technology is going to take away all our jobs" are simplistic and don't take into account how the economy works. We have plenty of examples in history of disruptive technology that displaced workers but...
In reply to: Too Simplistic
@mak63, you bring up some very good points. The guys who are pushing AI and technology are the same guys warning us about letting it get out of control. On one hand this sounds like they are aware that what they...
In reply to: Re: AI & Cortana
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Microsoft will reveal more details on the SDK in Build 2015. You could register or watch the livestream. I take that back, you can not register. It's sold out! Livestream it is then.
In reply to: Re: Development
"They need mobile versions of their exclusive games, and they need to make sure they have a core of apps that no one can top." @David: I think that does sound like a valid suggestion and something they should look to consider....
In reply to: Re: Xbox
"Chase made the decision due to what it called a "lack of users" for the app. JPMorgan Chase is the largest bank in the US. That says something. Repeat this scenario ad nauseam and you get the picture." @David: I think...
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"Holo Lens will obviously cost more than Google Glass, and if Glass was generally too expensive for the consumer, how can Holo Lens succeed in that environment?" @Gary: I think the price is normally kept high at the start...
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"I do wonder how much does it cost to set up its infrastructure to work and what strategy microsoft will use to support it." @Pedro: I think if Microsoft really wants to make it a platform for the masses and does not want...
In reply to: Re: Development
He (Gates) sides with Elon Musk and others on the idea that machine intelligence poses a risk, and doesn't understand why more people aren't concerned. Maybe because we don't live in the same world as them or perhaps we...
In reply to: AI & Cortana
"But this is not the kinds of things that an IT officer can say to a Marketing officer. From IT Manager to Marketing Manager and from CIO to CMO yes." @Nasimson: I agree that these suggestions can only be made on a strategic...
In reply to: Re: very original message
"More digital activity does not establish relationship. Relationship is hard to come by, not achieved with the press of the send button. Hiding behind digital activity generates the "non-relationship" you don't want to build." @Charlie:...
In reply to: Re: Digital activity and relationship -- 2 different things
I wonder if Google (or MSFT in this story) would have more success if they tried to sell consumers on the concept of augmeted reality with a product that excludes the camera. This would allow consumers to purchase...
In reply to: Camera is too socially aggressive! Move more slowly...
Good points. However, the article falls in the same trap of "if its outside my premise its cloud". Then by all definition datacenter outsourcing where service provider hosts for clients or managed hosting should be cloud...
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Yes, strange how a man committed to improving the poor's lives in third world counties has a viable scientific solution to end poverty-threw drought and desease rissistant crops,huh? If you and your children were dying of...
In reply to: Re: Bill Gates: GMO lover
> So, IT needs to wake up, too. We're the ones, presumably, that craft > the systems that marketing uses. So if our marketing folks are going > down the wrong road, we need to help redirect them. Very original...
In reply to: very original message
Samsung is the leader in smart phones - holistically of all tiers. Apple is claiming the leadership position in high-end smart phones category. But Samsung will continue to claim the volumes due to Android, diverse...
In reply to: only high-end vs. all tiers
Its leading us to the ultimate: BYOS - Bring Your Own Salary. We are hit with one more recession that is deep enough and long enough leading to employee supply much more than demand, and then we see signs if it. After all...
In reply to: leading to the ultimate BYOS
What sticks with me, David, are the memories of the uniforms --- for me, that means the colors of the late 70s, early 80s. The San Diego Padrea with the doo-doo brown. Tampa Bay Bucs with the sherbert orange and the flamboyant...
In reply to: Re: People can reform
I think part of Apple's vast success -- particularly in the mobile device market -- is that the company focuses on competing with itself (i.e., the Jobs legacy of perfection-seeking) as opposed to everyone else. The consequence:...
In reply to: Self-competition and perfection
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