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Climate Casino Craps

'A Study of technological history shows the perils of forecasting technological advances-as difficult as predicting the stock market.' The Climate Casino, William Nordhaus Currently owned and operated by NRG, the...

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The Dead Shall Be Raised

‘That’s gonna be tough. Not much from back then. And what’s there is thick milky.’ Blade Runner 2049 These are dark days in the USA. There is no candy coating...

Enjoy the Movies

Everyone enjoys a good movie. Well, most people. I do know someone that never watches a movie due to ‘bad dreams’ and continuous ‘voices in my head’ - Paranoia will...

Grid Overload

This week’s list of concerns places grid at the top of the queue – specifically the vulnerability of the US to electricity disruptions. To be clear, there is of course...

Agency

Eric Schmidt has a new TED Talk: The AI Revolution is Underhyped. The Revolution might be underhyped but the current results from investments in AI are far from satisfactory in...

Does AI Really Make You Smarter?

There is a begging and almost pleading tone in the market today around AI adoption. Jensen Huang, Mark Benioff, and Bill Gates, each with their own vision of how AI...

Riyadh Calling

A question we often get is when will the true impact of AI be of tangible benefit to everyday people living their lives, doing their jobs, and pursuing activities that...

Excellent Customer Experiences

A shout out to our friends at Coach, an American luxury design brand, owned and operated by Tapestry. When you must take out a small personal loan to purchase shoes...

What Could Go Wrong?

What Could Go Wrong? Besides everything. According to the BBC, and ‘Huge power cut in Spain and Portugal doesn’t seem to be caused by a cyber-attack, say officials.’ Now that...