{"id":100933,"date":"2020-01-16T10:44:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T18:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/?p=100933"},"modified":"2020-01-16T10:44:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T18:44:22","slug":"beyond-genuine-stupidity-making-smart-choices-about-intelligent-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/beyond-genuine-stupidity-making-smart-choices-about-intelligent-infrastructure","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Genuine Stupidity \u2013 Making Smart Choices About Intelligent Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re at a fascinating point in the discourse around artificial intelligence (AI) and all things \u201csmart\u201d. At one level, we may be reaching \u201cpeak hype\u201d, with breathless claims and counter claims about potential society impacts of disruptive technologies. Everywhere we look, there\u2019s earnest discussion of AI and its exponentially advancing sisters \u2013 blockchain, sensors, the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, cloud computing, 3D \/ 4D printing, and hyperconnectivity. At another level, for many, it is worrying to hear politicians and business leaders talking with confidence about the transformative potential and societal benefits of these technologies in application ranging from smart homes and cities to intelligent energy and transport infrastructures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why the concern? Well, these same leaders seem helpless to deal with any kind of adverse weather incident, ground 70,000 passengers worldwide with no communication because someone flicked the wrong switch, and rush between Brexit crisis meetings while pretending they have a coherent strategy. Hence, there\u2019s growing concern that we\u2019ll see genuine stupidity in the choices made about how we deploy ever more powerful smart technologies across our infrastructure for society\u2019s benefit. So, what intelligent choices could ensure that intelligent tools genuinely serve humanity\u2019s best future interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firstly, we are becoming a<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/beyond-genuine-stupidity-making-smart-choices-about-intelligent-infrastructure\">Continue reading \u201cBeyond Genuine Stupidity \u2013 Making Smart Choices About Intelligent Infrastructure\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re at a fascinating point in the discourse around artificial intelligence (AI) and all things \u201csmart\u201d. At one level, we may be reaching \u201cpeak hype\u201d, with breathless claims and counter claims about potential society impacts of disruptive technologies. Everywhere we look, there\u2019s earnest discussion of AI and its exponentially advancing sisters \u2013 blockchain, sensors, the [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":404,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,6],"tags":[99,2038,639],"class_list":["post-100933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-futurism","category-robotics-ai","tag-ai","tag-infrastructure","tag-roboticsai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100933"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100935,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100933\/revisions\/100935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}