Artificial intelligence and automation can make your workplace more human September 27, 2018 Every day, it seems we see new headlines about the consequences of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA), predicting everything from the end of work to the creation of hyper-productive cyborg workforces. The subject fuels debate and controversy, stoked along the way by potent fears for the future of humans and their jobs. [...]
Automation and AI are leading the UK into a new industrial age September 27, 2018 Last year, the government’s Made Smarter Review set out how digital technologies can transform UK manufacturing by 2030. Receiving contributions from more than 200 organisations, the review spelled out how technologies like automation, artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality, and additive manufacturing could help Britain lead the fourth industrial revolution, raising productivity, creating new, better-paid jobs, [...]
Darktrace lands $50m in series E funding, boosting its valuation to $1.65bn September 27, 2018 Homegrown cyber security success story Darktrace will today announce the close of its series E funding round to the tune of $50m (£38m), raising its valuation to $1.65bn. The round was led by Vitruvian Partners, with participation from existing investors KKR and 1011 Ventures. The funding will be used to fuel international expansion and [...]
We are veering towards a Brexit brain drain – it’s time for brands to shake things up September 26, 2018 There is a lack of innovation among British businesses; this was a problem highlighted in our latest research. It’s also a problem which threatens the future of UK businesses outside of the EU bloc, potentially hindering our ability to attract and retain talent. Fast-growing economies such as China, Indonesia, India, the US, and Germany [...]
EY-backed London marine insurtech Concirrus raises £5m September 25, 2018 London insurance technology startup Concirrus today closed a further £5m fundraising effort from deeptech investor IQ Capital and EOS Venture Partners, taking its total amount raised to date to £12m. The news comes after the firm signed a global deal with Big Four accountancy firm EY in April earlier this year, pushing Concirrus’ disruptive machine [...]
21 Lessons for the 21st Century review: It’s Yuval Noah Harari at his best, but not as you know him September 24, 2018 Created by the man behind two of the best-selling books in recent years Sapiens and Homo Deus, Yuval Noah Harari’s latest book 21 Lessons is a compilation of several loose essays that he has penned for the likes of Bloomberg, the New York Times et al. Intended as a teaching on the world we [...]
Artificial Intelligence will take your job, and that’s no bad thing September 21, 2018 Earlier this week, a report from the World Economic Forum predicted that robots, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) will create 58m more jobs than it displaces. Good news, perhaps, but still, it could be your job that gets displaced. Without doubt, AI will take over the vast majority of process-driven work within the next 15 [...]
Artificial Intelligence will take your job, and that’s no bad thing September 21, 2018 Earlier this week, a report from the World Economic Forum predicted that robots, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) will create 58m more jobs than it displaces. Good news, perhaps, but still, it could be your job that gets displaced. Without doubt, AI will take over the vast majority of process-driven work within the next 15 [...]
Get ready for the robot revolution – and fast September 17, 2018 The rise of the robots has generated a fierce debate – one in which the doomsayers shout the loudest. However, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF), the future is bright: for every job that machines are due to displace worldwide by 2022, they will create almost two more – a net positive of 58m. They [...]
Get ready for the robot revolution – and fast September 17, 2018 The rise of the robots has generated a fierce debate – one in which the doomsayers shout the loudest. However, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF), the future is bright: for every job that machines are due to displace worldwide by 2022, they will create almost two more – a net positive of 58m. They [...]