Tag: Technology
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“We no longer search for information. Instead, we google. And as we increasingly rely on Google for answers, so our ability to search for information by ourselves diminishes. Already today, ‘truth’ is defined by the top results of the Google search.“ — 21 Lessons for the 21st Century When was the last time you did…
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Dear reader from the future, I wonder if CubeSats (or cube satellites) are as common as mobile phones in your time. The first time I heard about CubeSats was when I took my specialization in Futures Thinking at Coursera. I am not sure if Coursera is still the same by the time you’re reading this, but I…
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Twenty-five percent of online orders are delivered by drone. Many of these drones are fitted with cameras and other sensors to collect data as they fly over neighborhoods, providing an additional revenue stream for shippers and merchants. Individuals who opt for free, unlimited drone delivery consent to the collection of data from their homes and…
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A major social network company purchases a top global bank and becomes the first social credit provider. It bases mortgage rates, loan approvals, and credit access on deep data collected by its social platform. It takes into consideration the credit histories of close friends and family, locations visited (including frequency of visits to places like…
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Is it possible? Yes. How? By quantum computing. From the article The Transformations Promised By The Quantum Internet, Unlike the traditional data encoding based on bits, the quantum world uses data encoded in quantum bits — or qubits — that are inherently different from the traditional coding of information into a sequence of 0’s and…
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Fortune 500 human resource departments have subscribed to a “smart employer” service that evaluates a person’s suitability for workplace cultures and stress levels, using public social media posts and “likes.” Algorithms can identify individuals likely suffering from various mental illnesses, from depression to sociopathy. The service also predicts who may develop symptoms of mental illness…
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Facial recognition technology is a mainstream tool available to any individual or organization. Subscribers can tap into a database with hundreds of millions of faces indexed and clearly recognizable. Cameras are installed in most public and private spaces to take advantage of this technology, and a new ecosystem of apps emerges that integrates facial recognition…