Tag: Robotics
95 Theses on Innovation — Lee Vinsel
via 95 Theses on Innovation — Lee Vinsel Vinsel spoke yesterday at the SOH Festival of Dangerous ideas. It was a slightly annoying session – I wanted to believe and disbelieve (in innovation) at the same time. In his talk, I felt Vinsel argued one-sidedly the dichotomy between ‘innovators’ and ‘maintainers’, without … Continue Reading 95 Theses on Innovation — Lee Vinsel
Final Countdown. Daniel Petre
Attended a thought-provoking Florence Guild talk at Sydney Work Club on 2 June. Daniel Petre (from a 2009 bio in The Age) ‘If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, then you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life (Maslow).’ I’ve been … Continue Reading Final Countdown. Daniel Petre
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Working at the factory. Iterative manufacturing
‘Capitalizing on the power of microfactories and the crowd, we may be able increase the speed and scope of innovation in manufacturing. Instead of investing our energy in just a few ideas, maybe we’ll eventually test hundreds or more. And in the process, who knows what genius designs we’ll find?’ How Microfactories … Continue Reading Working at the factory. Iterative manufacturing
Lawyers, guns and money. I used to be your neighbour
A 10 minute video of Archie Reed, HP Enterprise @ Convergence 001, giving his take on what’s coming down the line
Money for nothing. Kicks for the free
From The Conversation (5 April 2016): What to do when machines take our jobs? Give everyone free money for doing nothing. On the benefits of a universal basic income (UBI)
Free falling. Definitions for a precarious future
Precariat. def. A social class formed by people suffering from precarity, which is a condition of existence without predictability or security – such as caused by unemployment and underemployment as a consequence of technology-related job losses. The British economist Guy Standing has analysed the precariat as a new emerging social … Continue Reading Free falling. Definitions for a precarious future
Eve of destruction. Underestimating the risk of human extinction
Unthinkable as it may be, humanity, every last person, could someday be wiped from the face of the Earth. We have learned to worry about asteroids and supervolcanoes, but the more-likely scenario, according to Nick Bostrom, a professor of philosophy at Oxford, is that we humans will destroy ourselves. via … Continue Reading Eve of destruction. Underestimating the risk of human extinction
Working man blues. Jobs and automation
‘Workers always lose. Economics always wins.’ University of Technology Sydney Vice Chancellor Attila Brungs referenced a video at a conference I attended last year. Humans need not apply doesn’t need much of an introduction but it does flesh out more of the ideas, opportunities and threats inherent in automation, especially … Continue Reading Working man blues. Jobs and automation
