Artificial Intelligence
The competition rages on between the giants of the American Web, who seek to build the most powerful conversational assistant. Product quality aside, the winner could well be the one who knows how to insert its artificial intelligence into a rich and coherent ecosystem.
Artificial Intelligence
Inside the house of the future
What if, in the future, most household chores were performed by a vast panel of connected objects, controlled by a universal digital assistant? Welcome to tomorrow's connected home. It is October 23, 2038, just before seven o'clock in the morning at 1770 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco. The Watson couple, Bobby...
Artificial Intelligence
Google Duplex Plants Flag on the Moon
I couldn't miss that. At the Google IO conference about a month ago, Google Duplex did quite the demonstration. They presented a machine that calls your hair salon to book you an appointment. Some were amazed, others skeptical, still others, afraid. What was I to take away from this show...
Artificial IntelligenceFuture of Work
How will AI transform tomorrow’s working world?
Humans will soon have to collaborate with artificial intelligence in their day-to-day. To make the most of this technology, business and education must reinvent themselves. In 2013, a study by two Oxford University researchers on the future of work came to a worrying conclusion. According to researchers, nearly half of...
Artificial IntelligenceFuture of Work
Behind The Scenes In The Company Of The Future
Over the next few years, blockchain and artificial intelligence will lead to major organizational changes within companies. A little jump into the future will give you a glimpse. It is 9 am on April 15, 2037, and the offices at 1238 Tennessee Street in the Dogpatch district of San Francisco...
Artificial Intelligence
Is Artificial Intelligence a Conversation Partner Like Any Other?
In recent years, artificial intelligence has gained the ability to converse with humans, in written or oral form. This ability makes it a valuable asset at work and in everyday life. The undisputed star of the last Web Summit in Lisbon was not a young entrepreneur from Silicon Valley, a...