5 AI trends to watch in 2018
From methods to tools to ethics, Ben Lorica looks at what's in store for artificial intelligence.
Commentary
Independent perspectives on the state of business and technology.
What’d I miss?
Tim O'Reilly reflects on the stories from 2017 that played out after he finished writing his new book.
8 fintech trends on our radar
AI, blockchain, payment regionalization, and other fintech trends to watch.
What lies ahead for data
How new developments in algorithms, machine learning, analytics, infrastructure, data ethics, and culture will shape the data world.
Who, me? They warned you about me?
Thoughts on "We are the people they warned you about."
Ethics at scale
Scale changes the problems of privacy, security, and honesty in fundamental ways.
Our Skynet moment
Tim O'Reilly says the algorithms that shape our economy must be rewritten if we want to create a more human-centered future.
What if we build the internet we always wanted?
It's time to stop cursing the network we have and build the network we want.
The machine learning paradox
Nothing says machine learning can't outperform humans, but it's important to realize perfect machine learning doesn't, and won't, exist.
Defensive computing
The tools of defensive computing, whether they involve mascara and face paint or random autonomous web browsing, belong to the harsh reality we've built.
Using AI to create new jobs
Tim O’Reilly delves into past technological transitions, speculates on the possibilities of AI, and looks at what's keeping us from making the right choices to govern our creations.
On computational ethics
Is it possible to imagine an AI that can compute ethics?
7 AI trends to watch in 2017
From tools, to research, to ethics, Ben Lorica looks at what’s in store for artificial intelligence in 2017.
8 data trends on our radar for 2017
From deep learning to decoupling, here are the data trends to watch in the year ahead.
5 tips for succeeding at digital transformation
The biggest challenges for companies trying to reinvent themselves come from an inability to imagine a different way of doing things.
The ethics of face recognition
We need AI researchers who are actively trying to defeat AI systems and exposing their inadequacies.
How I detect fake news
How I traced the falsity of one internet meme, and what that teaches us about how an algorithm might do it.
“Wall Street made me do it”
We have to change the incentives that encourage companies to choose boosting their stock price over investing in people and the real economy.