Odette Bohr Dienel – Lifeboat News: The Blog

For artificial intelligence to thrive, it must explain itself | The Economist

Odette Bohr Dienel — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 04:51:40 +0000

“Of the ten most valuable quoted companies in the world, seven say they have plans to put deep-learning-based AI at the heart of their operations.”

The global space race, 2.0 — By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan | The WorldPost

Odette Bohr Dienel — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 04:49:50 +0000

“The recent launch of the SpaceX rocket Falcon Heavy is a good illustration of the entry of efficient and innovative private players into an arena long considered the preserve of national governments. But this does not mean that national competition in outer space is disappearing. If anything, it is actually accelerating in Asia. China’s growing space prowess is leading to a space race with India and Japan, which are beginning to pool their resources to better match Beijing.”

New Report Explores The Forces Affecting The Future Of Work — By Adi Gaskell | Forbes

Odette Bohr Dienel — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 04:46:06 +0000

“The last few years have seen a wide range of reports from governments, think tanks, consultancies and academics exploring how the future of work might look. Many of these have revolved around the impact technology, and especially AI, might have on how (and indeed whether) we work.

The latest effort, from Bain’s Macro Trends Group, takes a slightly broader view and examines not just the technological landscape but also demographic and economic forces.”

Landmark College students create virtual reality game for statistics — By Jeremy House | Education Dive

Odette Bohr Dienel — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 04:43:46 +0000

“Five Landmark students, including Hansen, spent a year developing the game-based learning experience that does away with specialized terms, symbols, and formulas of a typical statistics course and replaces it with a Pokemon-like first-person adventure that exercises statistical thinking.”

China’s great leap forward in science — By Philip Ball | The Guardian

Odette Bohr Dienel — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 04:40:41 +0000

“These days, Chinese scientists stand at least as good a chance of making a global impact on science from within China itself.”

Former Intel president launches new chip company with backing from Carlyle Group — By Ron Miller | TechCrunch

Odette Bohr Dienel — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:34:06 +0000

“Ampere, a new chip company run by former Intel president Renee James, came out of stealth today with a brand-new highly efficient Arm-based server chip targeted at hyperscale data centers.”

Why Quantum Computers Will Be an Amazing Tool for Social Innovators — By Darlene Damm | SingularityHub

Odette Bohr Dienel — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:31:40 +0000

“Eventually, as the kinks are worked out, quantum machines will have a wide impact from scientific research to business. But there’s another area that could benefit from their problem-solving prowess too: Social impact.”

Lloyds Bank to ban credit card owners from buying cryptocurrencies | Reuters | Yahoo News

Odette Bohr Dienel — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 01:18:28 +0000

“Lloyds Banking Group Plc said on Sunday it would ban its credit card customers from buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.”

European Utility Giant Says ‘No’ To Crypto Mining, Even With ‘Clean Energy’ — By Molly Jane Zuckerman | Cointelegraph

Odette Bohr Dienel — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 01:16:21 +0000

“In a brief statement to Reuters, the Italy-based company said that they had “no interest whatsoever in selling power”to a mining company”

Why I Spent A Week Without My Phone … — By Gigi Falk | Thrive Global

Odette Bohr Dienel — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 17:01:32 +0000

“My phone habits are, I’d like to think, better than most. I seldom take my phone out in company and it’s a rare site to see me scrolling through social media. But when I’m walking to or from work, standing in an elevator, or eating by myself, I’ll often be checking emails, texting friends, or reading articles.”