Own Your Thoughts?
Opening Insights: Give Facebook Full Access to Your Thoughts? Cogito, ergo sum.(I think, therefore I am)RENE DESCARTES The only property which any person truly owns is their own thoughts. Sharing our thoughts is something done […]
Technology Co-Lab Blogs
Truth – An Introduction
As the old saying goes, “there are three types of people”:
1. People who don’t know there’s a problem
2. People who just talk a lot about the problem
3. People who really do something about the problem
Which type are you? […]
When Elon Met Jack
Opening Insights: The Future is Now; Are We Ready? The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledgefaster than society gathers wisdom.ISAAC ASIMOV Anyone who has read a science fiction novel or […]
Amazon’s Rekognition Software Can Now Spot Fear
Opening Insights: Facial Recognition Tech is Getting Better Big Brother is Watching You.GEORGE ORWELL, 1984 Anyone who has read a science fiction novel or watched a sci-fi action movie can tell you exactly what happens […]
Elon Musk’s ‘Brain Chip’
Opening Insights: Merging Intelligence Any man could, if he were so inclined, be the sculptor of his own brain.SANTIAGO RAMON Y CAJAL Elon Musk’s neurotechnology startup, Neuralink, is seemingly on-track to birthing the sci-fi phenomenon […]
Big Tech Controls
Opening Insights: We are losing... Big Brother is watching you.GEORGE ORWELL We are losing control. We all know, but who really cares? Who has the power to stop the speeding train? The Big Tech powerhouses [...]
AI Revolution and DeepMind’s AlphaZero
Opening Insights: The Rise of AI Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind... it comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the [...]
What Happens When Tech Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself???
Opening Insights: Planned Obsolescence When you are 2 years old, your mother knows more about you than you know yourself. As you get older, you begin to understand things about your mind that even she [...]
What Happened to the Scientific Method?
Opening Insights: Why Today's Kids are a Little Stupid According to Wikipedia: The scientific method is an empirical method of acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century. [...]
Google’s Selfish Ledger is an Unsettling Vision of Silicon Valley Social Engineering
Opening Insight: A Brave New World It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. ALBERT EINSTEIN What kind of world do we live in? A world in which our thoughts, feelings [...]
Google Futurist’s Stunning Prediction: ‘Basic income will be worldwide by 2030s’
Opening Insights: A Brave New World The world is changing – fast. Change isn't always good. Technology isn't always created or implemented with the best of intentions. As technological development accelerates, what can we expect... Informational [...]
Power of the Marketplace
Opening Insights: The Great Takeover Once one has accumulated enough monetary wealth the continued accumulation of wealth loses its excitement and purpose. The drive to make more money becomes replaced with the hunger for power, […]
Facebook: Ends Justify the Means
Opening Insights: From Bad to Worse Leadership, direction and marketing are terms that are incredibly important and interdependent. The leadership of a company drives the direction and marketing with the mission, vision and goals of [...]
GDPR and the Research Game
Opening Insights The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect in May 2018. It replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and imposes new obligations on organizations that process the personal data of European Union [...]
GDRP, Universities & Cultural Responsibility
Opening Insights: Adapt or Die We are in the midst of the 4th Industrial Revolution where technology and data continuously reshape the way we interact with our world. The times have changed and us with [...]
Tech Addiction Resolution Collaboration Laboratory
Opening Insights: Houston we have a GLOBAL PROBLEM An over-indulgence of anything, even something as pure as water, can intoxicate. CRISS JAMI We have a global pandemic and it's only getting worse. If we think [...]
Walmart Loses Its Biggest Selling Point
Opening Insights: Power Extinguished? For decades Walmart has dominated America's retail market. Yet, its dominance is being threatened by the trends in online shopping and the attraction of speedy delivery options of Amazon, for example. Retail [...]
Silicon Valley Faces Make or Break Moment Amid Big Tech Backlash
Opening Insights: The Glory Days Are GONE Gone are the days that tech giants and their CEOs can rely on the naive optimism of the politicians, academics and the media. The concerns and research about [...]
Facebook: Deliberate Exploitation of People and Kids – The Intentional Engineering of Addicts
Opening Insights: The Intentional Consequences of Social Media Kids are out of control with ADD/ADHD or completely detached with Autism or Aspergers. What is the common denominator, in many cases SCREEN TIME. Screen time gives [...]