Summary, links and further reading
Recap: Three Half-Baked Strategies
1. If your business can be globalized and digitized, it will be. Start pouring resources into development of world-class digital UX – or get out of the way, as the global platforms will crush you.
2. The AIs will become better than humans at many jobs very soon. Get prepared. Learn about Robotic Process Automation and Predictive Analytics, learn to based decisions on data. It is happening today.
3. Teach your kids and grand-kids knowledge-based programming and computational thinking. Learn it yourself as well. If a 12 year old can do it – so can you.
Companies mentioned in the talk
Exacaster – big data predictive analytics technology and solutions for telecoms and retail
Kleintech – AI-based automated inspection solutions for transport and security industry
Online articles and free tools
What is Robotic Process Automation?
An introduction by Institute for Robotic Process Automation
UIPath Community Edition
A simplified and free version of a powerful Robotic Process Automation tool produced by UiPath, a leader in RPA field – for those of you who prefer to try it yourselves rather than just read about it. Alas, Windows-only for now.
Wolfram resources
AI & The Future Of Civilization
Edge.org interview with Stephen Wolfram – it’s 1.5 hours, but if there is one long interview you should watch this year, this is the one you should spend your time on. Or read it – but watching it is way more interesting.
Wolfram Language
Everything is in there, including a free online book (also available on Kindle and in hardbook form) and online Wolfram Language development space where anyone can complete exercises and develop anything they want.
http://www.wolframlanguage.org
Recommended books
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom
Probably the best general book on the current state and possible futures for Artificial Intelligence
Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die by Eric Siegel
Probably the best introduction to Predictive Analytics – very accessibly written, not for programmers.
Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future by Martin Ford
Winner of the 2015 FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award and a New York Times Bestseller
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