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Sorry Siri: The Problem With Algorithms Sounding Too Human

In2016, Microsoft introduced to Twitter an artificially intelligent chatbot named Tay. By interacting with users, Tay learned new vocabulary. Unfortunately, the bot was quickly targeted by trolls, who taught it to spout racist and sexist commentary. After 16 hours, Microsoft withdrew the chabot. Tay was not an isolated incident, says Raji Srinivasan, professor of marketing at Texas McCombs. […]
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The Importance Of Useless Knowledge In Business

Although managing a business, or even a small part thereof, is a complex task, the solutions for solving problems often seem deceivingly simple. Managers resolve even the most complex issues with a two-by-two matrix or simple lists of steps. Most management books simplify the complicated world of business by providing attractive solutions with a high level of […]
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‘Bad News’ – A Psychological Vaccine Against ‘Fake News’

‘Fake news’ and the manipulation of news media have become a fixture of the current political moment. Whereas, attempts have been made to regulate fake news and to direct internet users to more authoritative sources of information, these initiatives have also come under criticism for being overzealous and a break on press freedoms. In the […]
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Michael Pritchard – Founder & Creative Director of Heliconia Bangkok and Heliconia Bali

This article was originally published here: Michael Pritchard – Founder & Creative Director of Heliconia Bangkok and Heliconia Bali The Covid pandemic reducing opportunities for his floral events has not deterred Michael Pritchard; one of the many ways he has continued his business was with artist designed floral masks. What’s your story? I’m a Floral […]
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Richard Williams – Founder of 6Degrees Spa Consulting

This article was originally published here: Richard Williams – Founder of 6Degrees Spa Consulting Richard Williams journey through the hospitality industry has brought him to a conviction that spas and wellness are integral to the future. What’s your story? Having worked in hospitality all my life i shifted from Food & Beverage and studied at […]
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Platforms Are The Future Of Intelligence

As we organize human work and learning at fantastic scales, let’s strive for something inspiring. Through our relationship with machines, humans are building a new, synthetic intelligence. Organizations are the home for this part-human, part-machine intelligence. The topic to which we now turn is the role organizations play in coordinating the immense scale of work and […]

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How Should Tomorrow’s Economy Look Like?

A few days ago, thanks to my algorithmic recommendations — not from the sources I usually read, but selected on the basis of subject matter of interest to me — I came across an article about a 57-year-old American who after being released following a 37-year jail term, was asked about his impressions of something as commonplace as a smartphone, or the […]
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Discord And Microsoft: How Do You Create Momentum?

The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft is talking to Discord about acquiring the social audio company created in 2015, that has more than 250 million users and has so far focused primarily on creating communities of video game fans. The trigger for these talks has been the surprise success of Clubhouse, which is even smaller than Discord, but […]
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How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning

I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […]
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