Almost 20 years ago when I was first exploring the commercial opportunities the Internet offered, I came across a book by Sherry Turkle called Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet and was captivated by how Turkle explored the psychological aspects of this emerging communication medium. The book explored artificial intelligence, computer fantasy games, as well as many aspects of the weakening boundary between where humans and machines begin and end. Continue reading
Unless you’re living in Bill Gates’ house, chances are most of the objects around you aren’t Internet-connected. In fact, the vast majority of appliances, mechanical systems, and even doors/windows are “dumb” with respect to their ability to tell you much of anything unless you’re standing immediately in front of them. Continue reading
Alternative energy just got a whole lot more interesting – “MIT professor touts first ‘practical’ artificial leaf” http://ow.ly/4onQx
Following immediately on the heels of Don Tapscott’s brilliant presentation about the age of networked intelligence, I was fortunate to listen to Pranav Mistry to talk about his SixthSense technology. Below is a TED talk from TEDIndia 2009 that covered a lot of the same topics:
Hopefully the good people at Cognizant will post both Don and Pranav’s presentations on YouTube. Until then, this will have to do.
