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Machine-based Collective Intelligence and the Human Experience
Artificial intelligence is changing humanity’s relationship to knowledge with profound implications for the future of the human experience.
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Technology and the Distribution of Wealth
Technology plays two critical roles in the distribution of wealth, cutting jobs and income from below, while concentrating profits for investors from above.
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The Nature of Sensors
As sensors and machine learning fuse, they form a critical layer in the synthesis of machine and human intelligence.
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Community-Driven “Impact Markets”
The collective buying power of Decentralized Autonomous Communities will create a new breed of values-aligned markets, called “impact markets.”
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The Key to Creating Value in Business
The key to creating value in your business is to be of service.
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When Machines Know: The Evolution of Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence
A look at the relationship between knowledge and artificial intelligence in an era when machines may soon break our monopoly on knowing.
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How Organizations Create Intrinsic Value
Organizations create intrinsic value by building meaning for customers and employees.
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What do Automation and AI Hold for the Future of Stakeholder Engagement?
Engagement is what enables organizations to coordinate external contributions of work and intelligence. It’s also the future of the human-machine relationship.
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Why Your Business Needs a Social Impact Strategy
Social impact strategy aligns societal and business objectives, creating enormous brand value in the process.