AI

The Myth of an AI Leisure Class?

Bill Dutton Digital Industries, General Interest, Internet and Everyday Life, Social Informatics, Social Issues, Socio-technical Systems , , , ,

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is real and significant. But AI is not new albeit in 2023 it is more focused on machine learning than programming. On a recent trip to Singapore, the rise of robots was clear, cleaning the floors of the airport and moving trays around restaurants, for instance. That said, the … Continue reading The Myth of an AI Leisure Class?

Robots: Commentary by A. Michael Noll

Bill Dutton General Interest, Internet Studies, Shaping the Internet, Social Informatics, Social Issues, Socio-technical Systems, Uncategorized , , ,

REIN IN THE CLOUD REJOICE IN THE ROBOTS [The following commentary is authored by A. Michael Noll, and posted with the permission of the author. It illustrates the disagreement among experts on the social implications of new technologies, such as robotics, AI, cloud computing, and the Internet, demonstrating the value of continued research on the … Continue reading Robots: Commentary by A. Michael Noll