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Social Contract for DataIt is reasonable to think that people want to enjoy the best attainable standard of healthcare. ...
15/01/2020

Social Contract for Data

It is reasonable to think that people want to enjoy the best attainable standard of healthcare. They might also reasonably believe that achieving this depends on people like them sharing data for use in research.

And yet not everyone arrives at the conclusion that they themselves should share data. And thus the promise of improved, data-driven health care may be delayed, unevenly kept or unfulfilled.

So we ask: what are the obstacles that inhibit data-sharing and how can we move from this paradox. The moral conditions have to do with considerations of privacy and public interest. Many of the data we are talking about is personal.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/03/why-we-need-a-new-social-contract-for-data-in-healthcare/

The more people share their healthcare data, the better treatment will be. How can we make sure this happens fairly and ethically?

2020 Workplace -Whats AheadThe way we work is forever changing. New technologies and trends that came into force in 2019...
15/01/2020

2020 Workplace -Whats Ahead

The way we work is forever changing. New technologies and trends that came into force in 2019 have had a significant impact on the world of work. 5G is already speeding up day to day tasks, employee wellbeing has become a key focus for businesses, workers are demanding more flexibility and a whole new generation has joined the workforce.

By utilising technology, supporting wellbeing and encouraging flexible working, new generations are able to keep up with the evolution of the modern workplace. This will help benefit both businesses and their employees, by improving productivity, profitability and employee wellbeing.

The pace of change across all aspects of our lives can seem incredible, especially in a world where 5G enables instant connections. Businesses will have to think about how they can exploit them to gain a competitive advantage. Those that don’t may not be around to see next year’s trends.

Businesses can no longer rely on favourable reputation and social responsibility alone

Does a Company Really CARE About Diversity And Inclusion? A lot of companies talk about diversity and inclusion. But it’...
05/12/2019

Does a Company Really CARE About Diversity And Inclusion?

A lot of companies talk about diversity and inclusion. But it’s not always easy to decipher whether they’re also walking the walk.

Ellen Pao has experienced this firsthand: When she was considering a role at the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, her future boss’s pitch to her included the fact that it “was one of the few VC firms with women, and he wanted to bring even more onboard; diversity was important to him. She took the job. But several years later, she sued the firm for gender discrimination.

So you’re looking for a company that takes diversity and inclusion seriously. What should you do during the job search and interview process? You have to look beyond corporate-speak.

You have to look beyond corporate-speak.

I Turned Away a Quarter of My Annual Revenue, and I’ve never felt freer...Mercedes Austin, the founder of Mercury Mosaic...
02/12/2019

I Turned Away a Quarter of My Annual Revenue, and I’ve never felt freer...

Mercedes Austin, the founder of Mercury Mosaics, details her breakup with a client that brought in a half-million dollars annually.

That was the absolute opposite of how I felt busting through the barriers of the boy’s distribution club. I’ll never forget that day. I had to make the gut-wrenching decision to cease working with a client that made up about 25% of our business. It was hours after a life-changing procedure to remove a uterine fibroid tumor.

I’m aware that I’m a woman and I own and run a business, but it doesn’t define me. However, in the case of this particular half-million-dollar breakup, I’m certain that status may have had a little something to do with it.

I firmly believe that had I continued business with this client whose culture promoted the ill treatment of long-term vendor partner-relationships, it would be like advocating modern-day slavery. The healing and change I felt after making this decision were like removing rusty chains.

Mercedes Austin, the founder of Mercury Mosaics, details her breakup with a client that brought in a half-million dollars annually.

Is Digital distraction as Bad as you think it is?Fear that digital distractions are ruining our lives and friendships is...
02/12/2019

Is Digital distraction as Bad as you think it is?

Fear that digital distractions are ruining our lives and friendships is widespread.

To be sure, digital addiction is real. Consider the 2,600 times we touch our phones every day, our panic when we temporarily misplace a device, the experience of “phantom vibration syndrome” and how merely seeing a message alert can be as distracting as checking the message itself.

This can have real consequences. For example, other people do take it personally if you stop talking to them to answer a message. And taking a break from a task to look at your cell phone precludes deep thinking on whatever you were doing.

But this tells only part of the story. We need to also acknowledge that today’s technologies can make us more connected than ever before.

So how do we avoid the potential pitfalls while still reaping the benefits?

https://www.fastcompany.com/90437023/is-digital-distraction-as-bad-as-you-think-it-is

Research tells us that screens are harming our health. But they may not be as bad as what we make them out to be—provided that we use them appropriately.

What do the Inventors of the Internet think of it Today!Fifty years ago, the first permanent link between a computer at ...
25/11/2019

What do the Inventors of the Internet think of it Today!

Fifty years ago, the first permanent link between a computer at UCLA and at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) was formed. It was the first connection of ARPANET, which would grow into a large network of research and military computers and later become the public internet we know today. The unintended consequences of this connectedness on a massive scale would later bubble to the surface, and even the people who helped establish that first ARPANET connection seem very troubled about what the internet has become.

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TODAY’S INTERNET BARONS

People who were building ARPANET in 1969 never dreamed that millions of people would one day be on the same network. ARPANET’s creators can be forgiven for not looking four decades into the future at the problems of today’s public internet. But scientist Bill Duvall, who was on the receiving end of the first internet message 50 years ago, says today’s internet barons have no such excuse.

The people who helped build and advance the internet—technologists—can truly understand the complexity of its problems. So it’s up to tech companies, not governments, to find and apply the technologies and policies that will fix the problems. To do that properly may require tech companies to put the interests of shareholders aside for a time, and do right by the societies in which they make their profits.

The first real internet connection happened 50 years ago—but those that sent the first messages on what would become the modern internet aren’t so pleased with their creation today.

The future of work is about giving people autonomy, authenticity, and — hopefully — happiness.It is getting harder for b...
25/11/2019

The future of work is about giving people autonomy, authenticity, and — hopefully — happiness.

It is getting harder for businesses and their leaders to predict the future. The exponential growth of technology and the pace of innovation are offering huge new opportunities. This leads to substantial challenges for all businesses.

A world of settled routines and procedures is replaced by a new uncertainty and complexity. What we do in our jobs is continually changing. The capacity to identify and define a role has become crucial in this new world.

Empowering People
As such, the future of work is about empowering people. It is about facilitating the creativity necessary to innovate constantly. And this means shifting responsibilities downwards from “corporate leaders” to “workers.”

Done right, the future of work is about shifting the work ethic from being in the office (focusing on the workplace) to autonomy, identity, and responsibility (focusing on people).

The future of work is about giving people autonomy, authenticity, and — hopefully — happiness.

What can you do with 5G? Everything?The fifth generation of cellular network technology will change virtually everything...
21/11/2019

What can you do with 5G? Everything?

The fifth generation of cellular network technology will change virtually everything about how we work and live.

With all the buzz around 5G, many companies are wondering: "What will we be able to do with it?"

Businesses of all sizes believe 5G will bring them competitive advantages but aren't entirely clear about its practical applications. Telecommunications service providers know there's a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity up for grabs, but aren't sure how to turn faster speeds and increased network intelligence into a share of that potential market.

Part of the challenge is that traditional network services have been determined by the limits of the technology. With 5G, those technical limitations are no longer a barrier, making it possible to do pretty much anything. Which means it's up to service providers and their business customers to pick the use cases that will be most important and profitable for them.

The fifth generation of cellular network technology will change virtually everything about how we work and live.

Amazon Is Planning to Disrupt the Supermarket Business - And It Won't Need Cashiers to Do ItAmazon has disrupted plenty ...
21/11/2019

Amazon Is Planning to Disrupt the Supermarket Business - And It Won't Need Cashiers to Do It

Amazon has disrupted plenty of industries over the past several years, but now it may be taking the fight to the local supermarket.

The tech giant is planning to expand its Amazon Go cashierless stores to more cities and with bigger footprints next year. Amazon will initially open stores between 2,000 and 10,000 square feet, or about the size of a convenience store or small market. But before long, the company plans to open 30,000-square-foot supermarkets with the same cashierless technology.

That's undoubtedly bad news for a grocery store industry that's dealing with pressure from all sides.


The e-commerce giant could soon play a much larger role in your neighborhood.

Just Buy the F***ing Latte Sallie Krawcheck at Ellevest - served as CEO of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Smith Bar...
19/11/2019

Just Buy the F***ing Latte

Sallie Krawcheck at Ellevest - served as CEO of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Smith Barney.

Sallie writes - It’s springtime and it’s shaping up to be the season of patronizing financial advice . . . oddly, involving coffee. Last week, Chase tweeted to millennial's to shore up their bank accounts by finishing off the food in their refrigerator and making coffee at home. The resulting Twitter backlash was immediate and scathing, calling the company out for its high fees and its $25 billion government bailout. (Chase deleted the item and thanked Twitterverse for its feedback.)

This was followed by the publication of a book called The Latte Factor, in which two self-styled experts on women and money — both middle-aged males — spin a “compelling, heartwarming tale”. The crux of their advice is the oft-used trope: “Don’t buy your daily latte . . . instead invest the money and become rich".

This book follows in a long tradition of personal financial advice for women packaged into simplified, bite-sized nuggets that boil down to giving up frivolous expenses, starting with the fancy coffee."

Ellevest’s Sallie Krawcheck has no patience for a brewing trend in personal-finance mansplaining

Google's s data misdeeds are haunting its healthcare plansAfter a report that Google is accessing 50 million patient rec...
19/11/2019

Google's s data misdeeds are haunting its healthcare plans

After a report that Google is accessing 50 million patient records without people’s knowledge, its future in the medical field may depend on regaining people’s trust.

Google was strung up in the public square for a deal with a very large U.S. healthcare provider that netted it access to some 50 million patient healthcare records—without patients’ or doctors’ knowledge.

The Wall Street Journal broke a story about how healthcare provider Ascension was providing Google with access to millions of patient health records as part of a project called Nightingale. The WSJ report revealed that Google is creating productivity tools for doctors that sift through complete medical records for pertinent data and make recommendations.

The scope of the project and the public outrage has drawn the eyes of the Civil Rights Office of the Department of Health and Human Services, which is looking into whether Google is appropriately accessing patient data and adequately safeguarding it.

After a report that Google is accessing 50 million patient records without people’s knowledge, its future in the medical field may depend on regaining people’s trust.

AI Safety needs Social ScientistsOpenAI has written a paper arguing that long-term AI safety research needs social scien...
19/11/2019

AI Safety needs Social Scientists

OpenAI has written a paper arguing that long-term AI safety research needs social scientists to ensure AI alignment algorithms succeed when actual humans are involved. Properly aligning advanced AI systems with human values requires resolving many uncertainties related to the psychology of human rationality, emotion, and biases.

The goal of long-term artificial intelligence (AI) safety is to ensure that advanced AI systems are aligned with human values — that they reliably do things that people want them to do.

OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. The team of a hundred people are based in San Francisco, California. The aim of their paper is to spark further collaboration between machine learning and social science researchers.

We've written a paper arguing that long-term AI safety research needs social scientists to ensure AI alignment algorithms succeed when actual humans are involved. Properly aligning advanced AI systems with human values requires resolving many uncertainties related to the psychology of human rational...

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