In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
Bradd Hayes is the active editor of this blog.
Over half-a-century ago, economist Milton Friedman wrote a polarizing essay entitled “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits.” The essay is still being discussed and debated. In that essay,
Over the weekend, Google placed a senior software engineer at its Responsible AI unit on paid leave over his claims that a chatbot had become sentient. Journalist Yoel Minkoff (@YoelMinkoff) reports, “Blake
According to tech futurist and metaverse expert Cathy Hackl (@CathyHackl), “No official definition yet exists for the metaverse, but companies can’t afford to wait until one does or the metaverse fully evolves
If you are a movie lover, you have probably marveled over the sophistication of computer-generated images (CGI). Dinosaurs and aliens have never looked more real on screen. We know those images are
Back in January, the editorial team at Manufacturing and Engineering Magazine (MEM) published an article with the headline, “If You Haven’t Automated and Added Robotics — It Might be Too Late.”[1] The
When the pandemic struck in early 2020, few people viewed it as the beginning of a global social experiment. Nevertheless, as journalist Emma Goldberg (@emmabgo) explains, it has proven to be multi-year,
Artificial intelligence (AI) gets a lot of press even though it is primarily an aspirational umbrella term under which rest a number of technologies. Anthony Bradley (@BradleyAnthonyJ), a Group Vice President in
The men and women who participated in the Second World War have nearly all passed; nevertheless, the remarkable achievements they accomplished still inspire awe. Perhaps one of their most impressive feats was
When a person hears the term “strategy,” they often think about military operations. Sun Tzu, the famous Chinese military strategist wrote, “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated
“Conflict breeds hunger,” writes Marie Haga, Associate Vice-President of External Relations and Governance at the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development. “It can displace farmers and destroy agricultural assets and food stocks.
The following article, written by me, was published in Industry Today on 27 May 2022. Throughout the industrial value chain, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have been adopted at
We live in a digital age in which, according to Yossi Sheffi (@YossiSheffi), Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, big data is an organization’s most valuable asset. “The well-worn
