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As the global defense industry embraces digital technology, it is creating a new type of warfare with different winners and losers.
What Billy Joel Can Teach Us About AI
It’s too simplistic to view advances in automation as inspiring either sadness or euphoria.July 25, 2017 by Daniel GrossRelated tags: artificial intelligence, automation, economy, innovation, labor, machine learning, technologyWhy the Construction Industry May Be Robot-Proof
There is something unique about building houses that inherently eschews efficiency and automation.May 24, 2017 by Daniel GrossCracking the Code of Economic Development
Public policy professor Philip Auerswald takes on “the Great Man–Machine Debate.”May 24, 2017 by Theodore KinniA Strategist’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence
As the conceptual side of computer science becomes practical and relevant to business, companies must decide what type of AI role they should play.May 10, 2017 by Anand RaoWhere Have All the Shop Clerks Gone?
Forget your worries about the factory floor. Machines are already decimating retail jobs.April 12, 2017 by Daniel GrossTech Is No Cure-All Where Emotions Run High
Autonomous buses seem like a natural solution to a school bus driver shortage, but parents would certainly disagree.April 6, 2017 by Daniel GrossRelated tags: automakers, automation, auto trends, economy, innovation, self-driving cars, technology, transportationWhen Robots Miss the Minutiae
As tasks such as ad placement are becoming automated, it’s obvious that machines will need to make a huge leap to discern context.March 30, 2017 by Daniel GrossWhy Artificial Intelligence Needs Some Emotional Intelligence
Robots are becoming chefs, and software is our new chauffeur, but their capacity for empathy leaves something to be desired.March 9, 2017 by Daniel GrossRelated tags: automation, cybersecurity, digitization, innovation, new technologies, social responsibility, technologyThe Thought Leader Interview: GE’s Bill Ruh on the Industrial Internet Revolution
During the next few years, says GE Digital’s leader, the Industrial Internet will turn every company into a digitally empowered enterprise.February 1, 2017 by Art Kleiner and John SvioklaThe End of Conventional Industry Sectors
Technology and the Internet of Things are eroding the boundaries that have long classified businesses. Here’s how to change your company’s approach.January 3, 2017 by Norbert SchwietersRelated tags: automakers, automation, digital trends, disruption, healthcare, industrials, industry trends, internet of thingsDisplaced by Automation in Shanghai
The trend of manufacturers replacing human labor with machines isn’t restricted to the West.November 30, 2016 by Daniel GrossThe Demands on Auto Suppliers
As they adapt to the shifting geography of sales and technological disruption, the companies that provide auto parts, components, and systems must reevaluate their product portfolios.November 9, 2016 by John Jullens and Ganesh KalpundiRelated tags: auto industry, automakers, automation, capabilities, capable dealmaker, car design, cars and emerging markets, deals, innovation, manufacturingFriction Complicates Tech Adoption
The electric vehicle and green energy industries show how rolling out innovations can be delayed in the face of time-consuming obstacles.October 26, 2016 by Daniel GrossRelated tags: auto industry, automakers, automation, car design, execution, innovation, solar energy, utilitiesHugh Herr Wants to Build a More Perfect Human
At MIT’s Media Lab, an engineer and biophysicist — and double amputee — is designing prosthetics that connect body and brain.October 3, 2016 by Sally HelgesenA Strategist’s Guide to Industry 4.0
Global businesses are about to integrate their operations into a seamless digital whole, and thereby change the world.May 9, 2016 by Reinhard Geissbauer, Jesper Vedsø, and Stefan SchraufThe 100-Mile Commute
How can a service economy function at its full potential if many service workers can’t afford to live anywhere near their jobs?March 29, 2016 by Daniel GrossWill You Be Mine in the Digital World?
As they look to enhance digital capabilities through mergers and acquisitions, traditional companies have to heed a new set of dating rules.March 1, 2016 by Joerg Krings, J. Neely, and Olaf AckerThe Other “F” Word: An Interview with John Danner
The Berkeley professor and his coauthor say companies can no longer afford to treat failure like a dirty secret they have to hide.May 18, 2015 by Eric J. McNultyBrands and Retailers Should Team Up in Emerging Markets
When companies “share the shelf,” everyone wins.May 11, 2015 by Nikhil Bhandare, Pali Tripathi, and Aparajita KapoorAutomation’s Adverse Effects
In The Glass Cage, Nicholas Carr reminds us that almost every business decision involves tradeoffs.December 17, 2014 by Theodore KinniWhen Not to Multitask
Nicholas Carr, author of The Glass Cage: Automation and Us, introduces a lesson in generating deeper insights from The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload, by Daniel J. Levitin.October 20, 2014 by Nicholas G. CarrTrust Me, Trust Me Not
Barry Nalebuff, coauthor of Co-opetition, introduces a passage on when to—and when not to—believe what others say, from The Power of Noticing, by Max Bazerman.September 22, 2014 by Barry NalebuffHow Engineering Principles Can Improve Healthcare
This four-part approach can help outpatient clinics treat more patients with the same facility and staff.August 18, 2014 by K. R. Prabha and Igor BelokrinitskyThe Digitization of Financial Services
If it expects to keep growing, the industry must adopt a digital mind-set.August 6, 2014 by John Plansky and Caitlyn Truong
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