My Thoughts

US Tech Workers

Your companies this you are expensive, underserving and expendable.

1. Temporary 6 month ban on assault style weapons effective immediately.

2. Universal background checks. No exceptions.

3. Terrorist watch list ban. Can't fly on a plane you can't buy a gun.

How can anyone not find this disturbing? This is the most powerful position in the history of this world and we somehow should not be concerned about this sort of behavior. Trump’s die hard supporters talk about “haters” as if one either must love and worship this man or not. 

Artificial intelligence software is likely to be the most disruptive force in technology in the coming decade and companies that embrace AI may get a competitive edge while those that don’t risk extinction.

AI is nascent, but the pace of innovation and disruptive potential of startups will accelerate as computing costs shrink and machine-learning algorithms advance. The ability to self-learn by processing data may spur demand among consumers and enterprises alike.

Cloud computing and machine-learning algorithms have fueled the jump in AI, keeping costs in check while helping applications interpret an ever-growing mountain of data. The tools can process an enormous volume of data, run self-learning algorithms and suggest ways that companies can better understand their customers and boost return on investment.

And as interest has accelerated, investments have followed.

In the coming years, all software applications could feature embedded artificial intelligence. Early examples include Google Photos, messaging chatbots, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and IBM Watson. Regular apps will struggle to survive due to the productivity differential of AI-integrated software.

Greater adoption of AI will also add another layer of disruption to the disruptors, as the business models of companies such as Uber, Airbnb and Netflix adapt.

The first disruptive spasms were driven by greater use of smartphones and the cloud; the next will be caused by AI, with cloud-based companies at the forefront. Agility provided by the cloud allows these companies to change products and services much more quickly than legacy rivals.