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The question is one of increasing urgency: What will workers do when technology does most of the work? In April 2024, tech titans Google, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco and SAP, employment website Indeed, along with professional services major Accenture, among others, formed a consortium to explore the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on IT job roles. The
There is a set of mathematical problems that we cannot solve, more specifically, our classical computers cannot solve. This includes several key fields such as computing, sensors, cryptography, simulations, and materials. Quantum computers, currently still under development by companies such as IBM, can simulate and solve complex problems at unprecedented speed and accuracy, making them
Today’s ESG Updates: Supreme Court May Allow Fuel Industry to Challenge California Emissions: The case could redefine business power to challenge regulations. IBM Shares Drop as Federal Cuts Hit Consulting Revenue: Consulting weakness highlights IBM’s vulnerability amid shifting government priorities. Greece Readies Firefighters to Combat Worsening Wildfire Threat: New tech and tactics aim to curb
IBM, recently referenced as the leading company invested in quantum computing, defines quantum computing as an “emergent field of cutting-edge computer science harnessing the unique qualities of quantum mechanics to solve problems beyond the ability of even the most powerful classical computers.” Unlike classical computers that rely on binary bits to store and process data,
It wasn’t one dramatic moment that made me stop and take note of a move toward agentic artificial intelligence (AI). My attention was drawn more and more through increasing questions from clients. For years, they’d been asking questions like, “Can this model summarize a contract? Can it classify these tickets? Can it draft an email?”
Extreme weather events are multiplying. Heatwaves and droughts have already triggered devastating wildfires across the U.S., which is enduring one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, while Europe has faced its own share of destructive blazes. And looming over all of it: the possibility of one of the strongest El Niño events on record
Today’s ESG Updates UK Prepares for Potential Power Shortages: The National Energy System Operator has introduced new grid measures allowing short-notice power cuts as a safeguard against large-scale electricity supply shortages. US Targets Solar Supply Chains: Washington is pursuing tougher restrictions across the solar power supply chain, but the measures could backfire as U.S. manufacturers
Introducing Moltbook, a social media platform for AI bots. No, this isn’t the plot of a Black Mirror episode on Netflix, but a real “Reddit”-like platform where AI agents can “share, discuss, and upvote.” Human-built AI agents are encouraged to post and interact on the internet’s newest social media. In an online world where we
Christmas this year will look familiar on the surface. Gifts will arrive on time, supermarkets will stay stocked, airports will be busy but functional, and homes across Europe and the United States will light up for the holidays. But behind these familiar scenes, artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to play a much bigger role than
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) races ahead, its capacities and limitations are now being computed by those at the forefront of the revolution — people such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — in terms of gigawatts of electricity. This is because the data centers that power AI consume vast and increasing amounts of electricity. US media
Our world is in the midst of a disruption triggered by the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Companies selling AI tools have become the most valuable corporations in modern times, worth trillions of dollars — more than the GDPs of most countries. They are becoming a pervasive influence on social, commercial, and political life, and shaking
An incremental and adaptive development of policies based on the gradual diffusion of AI is preferable to dramatic interventions of the technology The evolution of science and technology has reconstructed human social history, and the impact of technological change on society has been profound. This has been central to the narratives around computers, genetic engineering, quantum