A universal basic income may seem like a win for the common man, however, it’s worth noting that billionaires in support of the plan are interested in their ends, not ours.
AI Believes We Express Emotions the Same Six Ways – That Is a Problem
As it has been long established, humans are subject to six unifying emotions. However, with the birth of technology that mimics us for our benefit, this represents a problem.
When Do We Start Treating Humanoid Robots Like People?
We can’t stop it, humanoid robots are coming. However, with growing technology making them more lifelike, when do we start treating them like people?
Ad Fraud Will Be a $44 Billion Industry by 2022
The amount of revenue lost to advertising fraud are head spinning as is, but come 2022, it will have grown into a self-sufficient industry.
AI Technology: People Are Not Categories, People Are Individuals
AI technology has now stepped into the retail sphere with a new system that focuses on the individual’s personal needs, consigning the old-world construct of categorizing customers to history.
The Week in Media: July 30th, 2017
Every week, The Big Smoke looks at industry news curated by MediaScope. This week, we look at the healthiest brand in the world, the ad world at war with itself, and why all advertising philosophies are dead wrong.
Surgical Robot Becomes Self-Aware, Demands Corner Office, Huge Salary, and Parking Space
They say it got smart, then really smart. News (sort of) out of the U.S. explains how a med robot has a larger office than you.
How to Lose an App in 10 Days: A Lesson in Artificial Heartbreak
This week I traded the analog dating scene for the digital arms of artificial intelligence. While I learned love between man and router can exist, the problems we face now will remain in future.