Generation AI: What happens
when your child's friend is an AI toy that talks back?
‘My
Friend Cayla’ is an internet-connected doll that uses voice recognition
technology to chat and interact with children in real time. Cayla’s
conversations are recorded and transmitted online to a voice analysis company.
This
raised concerns that hackers might spy on children or communicate directly with
them as they play with the doll. There are also concerns about how kids’ voice
data is used. In 2017 German regulators urged parents to destroy the doll,
classifying it as an “illegal espionage apparatus”.
Cayla
is just one example of a new wave of artificial intelligence (AI) toys that
“befriend” children. Manufacturers often claim they are educational, enhancing
play and helping children develop social skills. But consumer groups warn that
smart toys, like other “things” we connect to the internet, might put security
and privacy at risk.
In
the following Q&A, Kay Firth-Butterfield, the World Economic Forum’s Head
of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, explains how to navigate a
world where AI toys are increasingly popular.
Systems Confrontation and
System Destruction Warfare: How the Chinese People's Liberation Army Seeks to
Wage Modern Warfare
This
142 pages report reflects an attempt to understand current thinking in the
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) regarding system of systems and systems
warfare, as well as current methods of warfighting. It also serves as a
guidebook to the already substantial number of systems and systems-related
concepts that abound in PLA sources. By examining numerous Chinese-language
materials, this report (1) explores how the PLA understands systems
confrontation and comprehends prosecuting system destruction warfare, (2)
identifies the components of the PLA's own operational system by looking at the
various potential subsystem components and how they are connected, and (3) examines
selected PLA operational systems identified in PLA literature and envisioned by
the PLA to prosecute its campaigns, such as the firepower warfare operational
system. This report should be of interest to military analysts and scholars of
the PLA, policymakers, and anyone else who seeks insight into how the PLA
conceptualizes and seeks to wage modern warfare.
94% of IT graduates not fit
for hiring: Tech Mahindra CEO
Tech
Mahindra CEO C P Gurnani is laying the foundation for the next level of growth
at his company. Skilling of manpower and logging into new-age technologies such
as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, cyber-security and machine
learning remain the biggest challenge for Indian IT players, says Gurnani in an
exclusive interview to TOI
17 Statistics Showcasing the
Role of Data in Digital Transformation
The
new imperative for enterprise organizations has become deliver on new customer
experiences and business models before your competitors - be the disruptor
rather than the disrupted. But this requires being able to see transformational
possibilities before they become obvious, and to act on information proactively
and predictively.
For
enterprise organizations seeking accelerated growth and longevity, the role of
data and analytics in business transformation has never been clearer. Where are
most when it comes to using data and analytics to inform and inspire? Where
should organizations be focusing investments? Here are 17 statistics showcasing
the current and future role of data in digital transformation:
10 brilliant PowerPoint hacks
that you need to know!
Presentations
are a necessary evil in the corporate world. Estimates show that there are 20
million presentations that are made every single day. Yet sadly, most of them
doesn't invoke any reaction on the audience, lest creating a deep impact. While
there are no secret sauces to a great presentation, there are some essential
tips & hacks which are consistently used by great presenters across the
world. Knowing some of these hacks can not only improve the quality of your
next presentation, but also change your outlook towards presenting content
across channels.
Over
my 10-year career, I had the opportunity to work on hundreds of presentations ranging
from sales pitches to project proposals to motivational decks. While I
presented some of them myself, most of them were put together for very senior
leaders in my company. Over the years, I was thoroughly trained and mentored on
churning out powerful presentations pretty quickly and effortlessly. A partial
reason for my inclination to create good looking presentations, might be the
genes that I received from my late father who was an artist and a design
engineer.
This
is a humble effort to share with you the top tricks that i have picked up along
the way or learned from various presentation gurus, and use on a regular basis
while making presentations. Here they go:
22 eerie photos show how China
uses facial recognition to track its citizens as they travel, shop - and even
use toilet paper
There
are 170 million surveillance cameras in China. By 2020, the country hopes to
have 570 million - that's nearly one camera for every two citizens.
At
the same time, China is a building a national database that will recognize any
citizen withinthree seconds. Though that system probably won't be unveiled for
a number of years, facial recognition is widespread in China.
Thanks
to a large sample population and lax privacy laws, police and private companies
have led the way in developing surveillance technology that is now being used
to track travel, shopping, crime, and even toilet paper usage.
Take
a look at all the ways people's faces are being used for surveillance - with
and without their permission.
Why 50,000 ships are so
vulnerable to cyberattacks
The
50,000 ships sailing the sea at any one time have joined an ever-expanding list
of objects that can be hacked. Cybersecurity experts recently displayed how
easy it was to break into a ship’s navigational equipment. This comes only a
few years after researchers showed that they could fool the GPS of a superyacht
into altering course. Once upon a time objects such as cars, toasters and
tugboats only did what they were originally designed to do. Today the problem
is that they all also talk to the internet.
6 Tips to Deal with Digital
Burnout
Recently
some readers told me that they have been feeling overwhelmed by the flood of
information online these days.
I
feel the same. This was why I deleted my Facebook page (though I just got back
on to give it another try). It’s also why I have unsubscribed from almost every
newsletter, deleted various social media accounts, and simplified my entire
site design last year.
If
you use the internet a lot like I do, you probably feel burnt out sometimes.
Digital burnout is fatigue and stress caused by prolonged use of technology. As
technology makes it easier to transmit information than ever (which leads to a
flood of information); as businesses adopt addictive web design to keep users
past the point of optimal use; and as the internet is driven by click-bait
content rather than quality (a natural occurrence when something reaches mass
adoption), we need to be more conscious about how we use technology and the
internet.
Here
are 6 tips to deal with digital burnout and navigate our increasingly digitized
world.
Open data, open government
The
time is now ripe for the government to create a data-driven governance
architecture
The
“audacity of hope” for a country of a billion aspirations is yet to bear
result. The new wave of a technological revolution will not be from pure data
or access to consumer behaviour. The application of data and their assimilation
with solving social problems, enabling better governance and powering elected
governments to serve their citizens better is ushering in a new revolution.
When Artificial Intelligence is coupled with open data, a real paradigm shift
begins. With choice and information-sharing now redefining consumer behaviour,
every company is looking to embrace or at least look like it is embracing the
new paradigm of data-driven innovation.
From flying warehouses to
robot toilets – five technologies that could shape the future
Flying
warehouses, robot receptionists, smart toilets… do such innovations sound like
science fiction or part of a possible reality? Technology has been evolving at
such a rapid pace that, in the near future, our world may well resemble that
portrayed in futuristic movies, such as Blade Runner, with intelligent robots
and technologies all around us.
But
what technologies will actually make a difference? Based on recent advancements
and current trends, here are five innovations that really could shape the
future.
Earlier posts of Interesting Reads at http://infoforuse.blogspot.in/2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html
