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Who is Simon Penny and how did he foretell our current AI hysteria? My colleague Simon Penny knew about this confused and irrational "AI" hysteria moment better than anyone. In 2019. That's the year he published Making Sense of Cognition, Computing, and Embodiment Because it'
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According to author Simon Penny, Making Sense: Cognition, Computing, and Embodiment is about intelligence, cognition, and the impact of culture and technology. However, it is also a study in numerous contrasts, among them: biological being vs. computationally simulated being, civilian research vs. military research, representation vs performance, art practice vs.
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Are ERGs helping or masking organizational problems that have to be addressed with more urgency? Angela V. Harris delivers a provocative interview with JP on the importance of addressing racial and gender inequity in organizations.
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Is Waymo safe? Waymo just opened its waiting list to everyone in San Fran. However, there is an ongoing investigation into accidents these vehicles have and please remember this about all autonomous vehicles: their success is predicated on optimized urban roadways and strongly geofenced locations. That's a lot
Founder JP's notes from the edges of innovation, at quitting time. Jennifer Pierce, PhDFounder @ Singular XQ | I build the leaders we need for tomorrow. Transcendent Thinking.June 25, 2024 It's beer o'clock everyone but I thought I'd stop for a minute and
Are strong human-centered design principles and human factors research still relevant? The Humans of Singular XQ kicks off another episode with one of our Human Factors Engineer PhDs in the general advisory and in the Knowledge Capital Index, Rebecca Grier, Ph.D. JP and Rebecca dig into a a lot
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Do you remember Dorian Nakamoto? Dorian Nakamoto was a person Newsweek mistakenly outed as the the Nakamoto who founded Bitcoin. It turned out they were wrong and he sued. That and a bunch of tornadoes were in the new in 2014 the week this episode aired. In this installment we
"Swarm intelligence is the collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems, natural or artificial. It is a new way of thinking about complex systems, one that emphasizes distributed problem-solving, adaptability, and resilience. Swarm intelligence is not just about individual intelligence, but about how individual intelligence combines to create collective intelligence.
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Who is treated better in tech orgs? Women or designers? Dr. Manhaes conducted research that suggests that they are treated in remarkably similar ways. In this episode, JP and Dr. Manhaes talk about his research and what it means for human-centered software development and building a sense of belonging on
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Can cloud companies genuinely respect data sovereignty? Computer Weekly reports Microsoft has admitted to the Scottish Police Authority that data collected in the UK is outsourced to foreign countries for processing. This is counter to its claim that it respects data sovereignty. This includes any data that it processes for
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Is psychopathy a pre-requisite for succeding in technology? Today, we dropped the recording of our new series Happy Hour for Thinking People with special guest expert, Dr. Guissoo Nabavian and SXQ network special guests, J. Wolf, Dr. Jon McKenzie, and Hazel Weakly as well as, HeroCorps members Aaron Beavers and
Do you remember Heartbleed? In this episode, JP joins Aaron Beavers alongside special guest Brian Larsen to talk about episode three of Silicon Valley Season 1. JP starts the episode off with some reminders of what was in the headlines on the day of the release and the team takes