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Falling for robots. What happens when androids are allowed in the bedroom?
Monday, 28 November 2016
ABC NEWS
A group of academics is now warning about the harm sex robots could pose to women and children. Robots are also depicted in the UK series Humans. Futurist Martin Ford was recently in Australia for the Creative Innovation conference. The film ‘Her’ told the story of a man who fell in love with his smartphone OS.
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Artificial creativity: Is it possible for an AI to create revolutionary art?
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
ABC NEWS
With the progress we’ve seen in artificial intelligence over the past year, there’s been a lot of excited talk about AI and creativity. Can we make AI systems that are creative? And what does that mean? We’ve seen AIs that can write relatively formulaic newspaper stories, paint new Dutch Masters, apply Van Gogh’s style to arbitrary pictures and play Go brilliantly. But is that creativity? As the clichéd question goes, “Is it art?”
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Changes looming for workers as robotics, AI enter new phase
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
ABC NEWS
Jon Williams, an analyst with professional services firm PwC, said governments in Australia need to have a serious debate about how to prepare for huge changes in the workforce
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Is innovation overrated? Here is how to separate myths from facts
Friday, 7 October 2016
HRM
Look at the mission statements of the world’s top 25 most valuable brands, including Microsoft, IBM and Nike. Many companies now have innovation departments, senior innovation leadership positions and especially purposed ‘innovation hubs’.
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Why some countries forge ahead while others struggle
Friday, 7 October 2016
The Innovation Race
Andrew Grant and Gaia Grant visit The Daily Edition to discuss where Australia sits when it comes to innovation and designing a more sustainable future.
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Less Work, What’s Next?
Monday, 26 September 2016
The Moderate Voice
Robots and computers replacing humans are the new workers, and a way must be found to provide a living income for those citizens who have no jobs or low-wage jobs that cannot sustain them and their families.
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