Provocation

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  • Deciding that there are things that computers will never do is bad for you
    TL;DR — As the buzz about the threat to jobs from automation grows, I hear people claiming that computers will never work collaboratively, be creative or have intuition or empathy. Therefore, we are told, focus on these human skills and your employability is safe from the machines. This is bad for you. It’s bad for … Read more
  • Explosion of robots
    I spoke on a BIMA panel about AI and robotics chaired by Peter Trainor, with Jonathan Seal, Devika Thapar and Chris Brauer. Peter asked me to do my set-up presentation about robots; this is a summary of what I said. My talk (slides with my voice-over) is below. All the presenters’ slides from the event … Read more