Business in Action, 9th Ed.
Appendix C: Information Technology
"When it comes to digital infrastructure and the relationship we have with it, it feels as if we’re at an important crossroads right now.
"Artificial intelligence (AI) is already becoming entrenched in many facets of everyday life, and is being tapped for a growing array of core business applications, including
predicting market and customer behavior, automating repetitive tasks and providing alerts when things go awry.
Take a look at the infographic.
"We already live among robots: tools and machines like dishwashers and thermostats so integrated into our lives that we'd never think to call them that.
"Rebecca Greenfield covers the workplace for Bloomberg.
"Only time will tell.
Abby Wolfe tells the story of Erin McKean (photo, left) who went from lexicographer to start-up founder.
"As a research scientist at Google, Margaret Mitchell helps develop computers that can communicate about what they see and understand.
"Amazon Go is being called the grocery store of the future, where lines and cashiers don't exist.
"The graphic shows that the most popular fonts of last year were Helvetica, Arial, and Georgia, but that doesn't mean brands can't also have some fun with their typography.
"The real strength of Artificial Intelligence lies in its ability process large and complex amounts of data far more effectively than humans.
"When you talk to an AI chatbot, who do you think writes those professional, peppy responses?
"How smart can our machines make us?
"Although artificial intelligence has become commonplace — most smartphones contain some version of AI, such as speech recognition — the public still has a poor understanding of the technology.
"Here’s a New Year’s resolution for 2018: de-clutter your digital history.
"Educator and entrepreneur Sebastian Thrun [photo, left] wants us to use AI to free humanity of repetitive work and unleash our creativity.
"Over the coming year, what will be the most important developments in disruptive technology?
Curtis Newbold presents an infographic on the topic.
"Presenting information to a crowd is an art form.
"An infographic by film editing simplifiers Filmora lists nine trends to keep an eye on in the coming year.
"Data can be complicated, how you use it doesn't have to be.
Check out the infographic on the topic.
"Although the term may still conjure up sci-fi images of robots gone rogue, AI, as it is often called for short, is actually far less terrifying.