
Commentary
Big Tech's Moral Dilemma in China
Recently, a senior US state department official claimed that Big Tech companies may be complying with clandestine Chinese requests for user information held in Hong Kong. The allegation raises concerns over the handling of ethical issues by Western businesses and reflects China’s long-term plan for geographical expansion and control in the world.
The Next Warren Buffett: AI?
Though there are denoted benefits AI in Finance, the long-term impact may end up leaving the world economy worse off. Ultimately, the decision of AI’s integration into finance will come down to the large institutional investors as well as the retail investors like you and me.
The Power of Chinese Mobile Payment Platforms
If a foreigner went to China, they would be surprised by how difficult it is to pay for anything with cash with most restaurants no longer accepting paper bills and even beggars having moved on from physical money.
Using Machines to Complement Humans
How can two seemingly opposites, humans and machines, work together to improve our healthcare?
Of Man Or Machine? Why Not Both?
A.I can help us prevent disease and live overall better lives. How?
When Fast Fashion Becomes Faster
Similar to the way fashion manufacturing was one of the first industries to be mechanized in the late 1800s, the industry has now become one of the first to become subject to the rise of automation.
Snipping Genes & Nobel Prize Queens
Two scientists, France’s Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry today for discovering and developing a powerful tool, CRISPR-Cas9, for genome editing that has enabled relatively quick and easy modification of the building blocks of life and promises new drugs for a range of diseases.
You're Fired! Bring in the Robot!
Imagine walking into your nearest Amazon warehouse and realizing that it is devoid of people. Instead, you find robots, a lot of them, and that all the work is done by these intelligent machines.
Physics in the World of Finance
Exploring the cornerstone of Physics, Finance, and Computing
To Kill or Be Killed?
Self-driving vehicles will face situations where harming someone cannot be avoided. How will, or how should we make self-driving cars react then?
Clear Skies, Ad Buys: New Weather-Based Advertising Platform Fueled By AI
The service utilizes machine learning models to find connections between weather conditions and sales/spending behaviors.
The Future of Medical AI is... Racist?
I sure hope not, but it definitely could be if the healthcare community does not take steps to remedy this issue before it becomes ingrained in our society.
Driverless Trucks: Delight or Disaster?
The trucking industry is vital to not only the country, but to the multitude of truckers driving these trucks. To what extent will the trucking industry’s shift to automation be either healthy or disruptive?