The biometric tech will be used to help employees manage physical and mental health in high-stress mission areas.

The biometric tech will be used to help employees manage physical and mental health in high-stress mission areas.

The Department of Homeland Security seeks to develop a professional solution to monitor the health and stress levels of its employees to help identify where employees need help — due to physical or mental fatigue — and to improve “human performance and resilience” among employees. The department has issued a proposal seeking solutions that include … Read more

Intel Strengthens 5G Network Infrastructure Offerings

Intel Strengthens 5G Network

While it doesn’t have the whiz-bang fun factor for new 5G PCs or smartphones, network infrastructure plays a very important role in making the 5G promise come true. It also represents a multi-billion dollar business opportunity expected to grow to more than $ 50 billion over the next five years. Not surprisingly, many companies have … Read more

Why Improvisation Is the Future in an AI-Dominated World

world-renowned jazz musician.

In his autobiography, Miles Davis complained that ancient artists were like robots. He spoke of the experience – he had studied classical music at Juilliard and recorded with classical artists even though he had become a world-renowned jazz musician. As a professor of music at the University of Florida, which transforms itself into an “AI … Read more

The Future Of Work Now: Pharmacists And The Robotic Pharmacy At Stanford Health Care

Pharmacists And The Robotic Pharmacy At Stanford Health Care

In November 2019, Stanford Healthcare, an educational medical center, consistently ranked among the best in the United States, was moved to a new hospital building. With seven floors and 824,000 square feet, the hospital would require more than two billion dollars a decade to plan and build. Most hospital descriptions focus on ventilated private patient … Read more

Beyond The ‘Robot Butler,’ AI And Customer Experience Have More In Common Than You May Think

AI And Customer Experience

I recently hosted a “Driving value through customer” panel with Meenakshi Nagarajan, SVP for Recurring Revenue and Loyalty at Panera Bread, and Kapil Gupta, Head of Data Science, Trust at Airbnb. Our discussion provided valuable ideas for designing a rich customer experience. I also learned a few lessons on how Airbnb and Panera affect the … Read more

Can AI Be An Inventor?

AI Be An Inventor

Over the past few months a number of patent applications have been filed in various countries counting AI as a developer. This has led, in the end, to the availability of legal resources for four countries to process this question – two (the United States and the UK) measuring this concept and two (Australia and … Read more