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Debunking myths in the post-truth era

Truth and plain ol’ facts as we know it, changed in 2016. Donald Trump became the President of the United States. With the Brexit referendum, UK citizens voted to leave the European Union. In both instances, truth and objective facts did not sway public opinion. Clickbait “news stories” – that... Read More

Finding truth and the collapse of clickbait business models

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Jimmy Wales and Michael Hainsworth at speakers corner london

“Hi, I’m Jimmy Wales?” As we set up lights and cameras in the back stacks of the 178-year-old London Library, I turned to find a man just as unassuming as the question mark at the end of his sentence. Of course, he was Jimmy Wales. What student frantically pounding out... Read More

The Wikipedia community taught Jimmy Wales to be optimistic in the age of “alternative facts”

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Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales clearly remembers his first reaction to Donald Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway coining the phrase “alternative facts.” He tells me, “I was like, f— this.” While it’s common for critics of any incoming administration to give a 100-day grace period to allow for a U.S. President to settle... Read More

Augmented intelligence and the future of work

Forget the self-checkout, the supermarkets of the future will rely on AI

Thanks to AI, crops are growing in greater numbers

Thanks to AI, crops are growing in greater numbers

Digital eSIMs will force telcos to reevaluate their services

Your next job interview with AI

Augmented intelligence and the future of work

Forget the self-checkout, the supermarkets of the future will rely on AI

Thanks to AI, crops are growing in greater numbers

Transhumanism: The economic and biological impact of automation

Everything automated: The future mode of operations

Talking ’bout my generation

Future trends in the connected home

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