There are many books about A.I., but now I show you one that will describe every major issue about how A.I. works. And also about how it doesn't. Janelle Shane did a wonderful job with ""You Look Like a Thing and I Love You"". I loved every page of it. My favorite part was when she described how hard it is to teach a machine learning algorithm by trying to make it put together good sandwiches. If you once read that part, you will never forget the basics of how machine learning deals with a task. Highly recommended read! #AIBook #ArtificialIntelligence #BookRecommendation #AI #MachineLearning …see more

Another excellent example of how A.I.-based systems could help improve healthcare. On January 9, the WHO notified the public of a flu-like outbreak in China. But a Canadian health monitoring platform, BlueDot Inc , sent word of the outbreak to its customers on December 31. It uses an AI-driven algorithm that scours foreign-language news reports, animal and plant disease networks, airline ticketing data and official proclamations to give its clients advance warning to avoid danger zones like Wuhan. It also correctly predicted that the virus would jump from Wuhan to Bangkok, Seoul, Taipei, and Tokyo in the days following its initial appearance. There is so much data that even the most experienced experts are not able to deal with it or see everything while these algorithms can filter through the mess of information. I hope governments and global organizations will take advantage of them. #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #AI #artificialintelligence #deeplearning #machinelearning #wuhan #coronavirus #epidemics …see more

Good morning. ECB President Christine Lagarde's comments (via the Financial Times below) touch on an issue economists have been debating but are yet to come to a conclusion: What happens to savings behavior and, therefore, the dynamism of aggregate demand. Even more important as the consensus is that the supply side will be more sluggish leading to lower productivity and less growth potential. #economy #ecb Christine Lagarde …see more

Kevin Warsh, former Federal Reserve Governor, highlights an economy/finance contrast in the Fed's policy approach. In addition to posing reputational and other risks for the central bank, this fuels bigger concerns about the widening Main Street/Wall Street disconnect. #economy #federalreserve #markets #markets #bloomberg #interestrates #bonds #fed #centralbanks …see more

China participated in the G-20 call for debt relief for certain developing countries. Per the Financial Times, it has now received "a wave" of requests from BRI (Belt and Road) countries. Yet to be seen: the terms China grants on debt relief, as well as how it approaches PSI (private sector involvement). https://lnkd.in/eZYdn2A #china #bri #economy #markets #FT Financial Times …see more

And just like that, trading is halted for the "US Oil Fund,"the ETF meant to tracks the oil market as it seeks to change the way in invests in order to reduce the risk of collapse. This should also serve as a reminder of the vulnerability of certain ETFs in less liquid markets. #oil #markets #etfs #etf …see more

Myanmar's short-lived democratic experiment comes to an end, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is sentenced to prison, and more. My thoughts on this week's biggest news. #StayInformed …see more

IF YOU’RE A PRIORITIZER Set a timer or an alarm to go off at specific intervals throughout your workday. The alarm serves as a reminder tool to check your focus and concentration.

The lack of effort to digitize our physical ID is amazing. Still in a world of hand written signature, picture based plastic ID's, when we could be using fingerprints or Iris scans. That we still need to carry stuff blows my mind. The smartness should be in the cloud, not on our bodies.

'Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it" Daniel Kahneman A good thought for 2020 and what we spend our time thinking about. Having said that it's also hard to know when silence in times of harm is being complicit, not compliant. …see more

When thinking about the future, the mistakes everyone seems to make are: 1) They only imagine one variable changing at a time. 2) They don't see how variables interact with each other. What happens when electrical tech and self driving tech and VR and new labor models and AI all come together? 3) They overestimate the change in hardware and underestimate the change from software. …see more

"Working with startups" is a trendy thing at the moment. Think we've got it wrong. Let's solve problems in the best way, let's explore new possibilities. Both of which may involve some startups. Celebrate outcomes not processes

If you still think of #Millennials as 22-year-old trendy urbanites who work in the gig economy, you're missing the mark. Millennials are the most diverse generation alive today - they can be urbanites and #freelancers , but they can also be new moms, married couples, suburbanites and traditional salaried employees. Relying on stereotypes for your #marketingstrategy won't get you very far - if you want to market to Millennials successfully, you need to be doing these things instead: …see more

Performance Reviews Suck. "Comparing people against their past selves instead of each other is one of the most effective ways to build a culture in which everyone wants to give their best." - Farnam Street #hr #culture …see more

The first Mary Kay Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit is on Friday, 1/27. Build the business you’ve been dreaming of. Do you have your tickets yet? Link in bio. #dallas #entrepreneurship #makeithappen #2017

My latest book `Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy' (Roli Books) will be launched on 10 November, Tuesday, at 5 pm IST on Linkedin Live. Former RBI Governor Dr D Subbarao, former Deputy Governor Dr Viral Acharya, Kotak Mahindra Bank MD and CEO and CII President Mr Uday Kotak and, till recently Chairman of India's largest lender, State Bank of India, Mr Rajnish Kumar, will grace the occasion. Kumaar Bagrodia of Neuroleap will moderate the panel discussion after Dr Subbararo's keynote address. All are welcome... #india #financialstability #indianbanking #interestrates #financialinclusion #economy #banking #financialservices #growth #finance #money #banks #fraud #governance …see more

Among the many lessons I learned perhaps a bit late, here's a lesson I fortunately learned very early: No matter your profession, level of responsibility, or status: In my most humble opinion, if you're a parent, you have no greater responsibility than to be the VERY BEST parent you can be to your children. Alongside that, the most important gift you can give them is your time. #dobetter #life …see more

Dear Celestine Omin - welcome to the United States of America!! We're thrilled to have you here, despite your unpleasant experience with Custom Border Patrol. Kudos to you for keeping your calm and aplomb, especially while answering technical questions for people who had no idea what the technical questions were, just to prove you are an engineer (as part of the "interview", I at least hope the CBP agents learned what a Binary Search Tree actually is). If you're ever in Seattle, I'd love to meet you and treat you to a cup of coffee. Best, -Nick …see more

An amazing win by the #Springboks at the 2019 Rugby World Cup final #rwc2019 . An Inspiration for South Africa. #StrongerTogether #RWCFinal …see more

Wonderful connecting with Raizcorp ’s Allon Raiz and Business Leadership South Africa ’s Bonang Mohale at @raizcorp_ talking Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Data #leadership #bigdata #InformationForGood #AfricaRising