MIS Group Presentations
Stephen Hawking
- The future of Cognitive Computing is exciting and the benefits are clear, but as Hawking mentions we should proceed with caution. -He, along with many other scholars warn against the idea of A.I. and cognitive computing replacing the human race. ■ Facebook and microsoft case. ● One must see the shocking reality that Cognitive computing could literally end the human race -Cognitive computing and A.I. could "spell the end of the human race"
legal
-17 states and D.C have debated legalizing -5 of these states have enacted laws -legal vagueness: people taking advantage of it -google test drives: lobbying that is it more safe than human drivers
-hardware used
-2880 processor cores -15 terabytes of RAM -500 gigabytes of preprocessed information
-stats:
-60% of drivers want semi-autonomous features -40% are reluctant -75% of owners of assistance featured vehicles are more likely to trust autonomous
society
-Advanced technology, not widely used, its adaptable and flexible -Future terms not present terms
centralized and decentralized
-All points continuously moving -No one spot where someone can hack into the system
-significance
-Analyses large amounts of data -Understands human language and meaning -Generates evidence based on hypothesis -Learns from responses
Solar Windbreaker: jacket with solar panels
-Blue LOOP originals and Pauline van Dongen -made of recycle denim yarn -water resistant -created for tour guides in the netherlands -three flexible panels -internal power bank: GPS and phone charger -built for all types of weather -unknown price
Benefits
-Cheaper for companies and consumers -Customizable goods -Company testing: prototypes, efficient -Companies and consumers can keep up with fluctuating demand of the market -Companies can gain ideas from consumers -Healthcare
impact on engagement
-Cognitive computing changes the conversation in terms of engagement. Cognitive computing plays the role of the most skilled and tireless assistant. -With the ability to access and understand more than 3000 documents, Watson is able to pair with humans to become a powerful consultant
-implications of new technology
-Consumer acceptance -Moral Learning: How will the A.I. react to difficult scenarios -Macroeconomic shifts in our society: Insurance, Households, Transportation Services
consumer acceptance
-Corporations will accept it as long as it continues to increase productivity -Consumers will accept it over time like most technology in our every changing world -Blockchain is the new internet
-factors to consider
-Cost -Ethical issues -Limitations -Industry impact - airlines, cars, railways -Employment Opportunities
SpeedForm Gemini 2 Record: Tennis Shoe by under armor
-Created in 2016 -Technology since 2006 -Built in chip -Stores workout data -Phone connectivity -Offers smartphone app -Replacement alert -$130
What is Holding 3D Printing Back From Consumers?
-Currently expensive for average consumer -Needs compelling consumer application -Not all plastic is sturdy -Not user friendly -Slow
security
-Cyber Security: Hackers could deliberately hack into the printer and alter the entire manufacturing process. An attacker could also hack into a printer and introduce internal defects -Malicious Uses: Could be used to make illegal weapons or weapon components. (In 2013, the first gun was printed out in plastic by a 3D printer successfully fired) *National security concern *Plastic gun is harder to detect *3D printed guns currently fail under current gun control regulations
revolutionary technology
-Daunting and exciting for customers -Created from a distrust in centralized government in 2008 -Removes 3rd party -Peer to Peer
security
-Decentralized -Distributed -Held liable by the community -No intermediaries: no system in between the transaction, user to user
abuse of VR/AR systems
-Distorting reality: military, civilian -Cyber-bullying: can be in person and behind the screen -Content control: graphic images -Psychological hacking: taking advantage
ethics
-Ethics can vary between every person, anonymous -This creates a decision for many business -Blockchain does not give its users this option
All possible through data mining
-Examining large databases in order to gain new info -Every user has access to the ledger -Updated in real time -Hash rates
-what to expect from this technology
-Faster travel speeds -The possibility of multi planetary living -More reliable, safer transportation of people & supplies
1999-2010: 3D Printing's Adolescence
-Functional miniature kidney -Prosthetic leg -Bioprinted blood vessels -First SLS machine becomes commercially viable
Commuter x Jacquard: Jean Jacket
-Google and Levi -Cyclist Commuting -Smart tag technology -Conductive yarn -Phone connectivity -Control based on sleeve: swipe up and down -Machine Washable -$350
-current uses
-Health -IoT -Customer Engagement -Education -Financial Services -Talent -Work
Effect on corporations
-Hurt: dealerships, car washes, gas stations, insurance companies
farther into the future than we think
-Infrastructure problems, legal expectations, public concerns -only 25% of the global market will be totally autonomous by 2020 -Biggest challenge: adequate infrastructure, don't have enough information to reform roads -must have 100% success rate
age of instant information
-Moore, Nielsen, and Metcalfe's law -learning -AR advertising -convergence of technology
Cross Helmet X1: motorcycle helmet
-Motorcycle Helmet technology -virtual display -360 degree view -rear view camera -sound control: reduces sound around them -phone connectivity: music, map, call -increase safety -1,000
Jobs and Employment
-New manufacturing jobs, revolutionize manufacturing: more efficient -Make new tools used in manufacturing: -Example: Singapore Airlines early innovator in 3D printing: used for fixtures, airplane parts, and tools for manufacturing -Create jobs for operators, software engineers, maintenance jobs of the 3D printer -From August 2013-August 2014 job ads requiring 3D printing skills increased 103%
Customer → Blockchain → Service Provider
-No man-in-the-middle attack -No single point of failure -No DDoS
2011- Present Day: 3D Printing in Its Prime
-Price of 3D printers falls -accuracy increases -No longer limited to producing plastic
2. architecture
-Printing houses / buildings quickly and at a low cost
3. prosthetics
-Printing limbs more cheaply
political and legal issues
-Privacy: devices have cameras -Safety: physical hazard right now, pokemon go, google glass -Free Speech
1981-1999: Toddlerhood of Additive Manufacturing
-Rapid prototyping technique -Stereolithography (SLA) -First Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)
1. surgery
-Replicating organs for surgery -Bioprinting
Current Consumer Response
-Seen as next big thing when developed -Largely untapped consumer market: DIY toys, Creativity and custom objects -3D Printing is becoming more affordable and attainable: Cost expected to drop, More colors, inks and templates available to consumers -Need marketers to push to consumers
-factors to consider
-Smaller companies that cannot afford a supercomputer are bound to fall behind. -Loss of jobs due to redundancy in function. -Not capable of comprehending thought.
security risks
-Spyware: see what you're looking at/working on -Malware: VR systems are interconnected with things, phishing techniques -Botnets: interconnected devices that are running more than one Bot, denial of service attacks
4. manufacturing
-Test prototypes -Small scale products now justifiable
The RECCO System: avalanche rescue system
-Tracking device -Rapid Response -Implanted in Apparel -Light and indestructible device -Working with resorts and rescue teams -More than 800 partners -Avalanche Awareness -Unknown price
blockchain basics
-Transparency -Authenticity: can't fudge the numbers -Auditing: revolutionary to accounting and finance
ethics
-Unemployment -Inequality -Artificial Stupidity -Bias Robotics -Unintended Consequences: human vs automated response -Staying In-Control -Treatment of Robotics
impact on decision making
-Watson has the ability to help users make educated and well analyzed decisions: Evidenced based and continually evolving based on new information made available -73% of CEOs see key value in cognitive computing and believe it will play a' key role' in future of business
WAIR: scarf with a built in filter
-anti pollution scarf -french start up -for bikers: health issues -multilayer filter -blocks 99% of main toxins -combines fashion and technology -battery life of 2 to 4 weeks -smartphone app: tells you level of pollution in the area, closer to 100 the cleaner the air is -$98
industry trends
-banking and financial -security -supply chain management -forecasting -governments and voting
social dilemma
-building ethical autonomous vehicles -not all crashes can be avoided -driver vs pedestrian: more ethical to kill 1 than 10 -utilitarian autonomous vehicles: everyone favors the utilitarian theory but won't actually buy a car that kills them -regulation to eliminate the choice
security
-cars are used as tools for terrorists -threats are expected to increase -security safeguards result in a loss of privacy: calendars, location
societal impacts
-citizens must adjust to new laws to regulate -adjust artificial intelligence -job market: job alteration (mail, plumbers/electricians, police officers) -department of commerce sees it as an opportunity -negative: job loss (Uber drivers, taxi/bus/truck, lower/middle class out of work)
Hovding: air bag bicycle helmet
-cyclist helmet -airbag system -sensor tracking -safer than traditional helmets -easy wear around the neck -airbag system covers the users head -users activated -299 euros
ShiftWear Shoes: design changing tennis shoes (panel to upload various images)
-design changing shoes -customizable -smartphone connectivity -smartphone app -flexible screen -waterproof -wireless charging -$500-$600 -not released yet, operations since 2015
how will roads change?
-different standards, uniform and patterns, more narrow roads, less parking lots, less public transportation (can run 24-7 and no parking), legal vagueness, google test drives -time to incorporate infrastructure changes
consumer impacts
-don't need driver licenses, no drivers tests -rest and relax, efficient -families can just own one car
consumer
-entertainment and communication -Acceptance: devices are not fashionable -Leading edge technology: acceptance on the corporate level not on the consumer level
ethics: can they replace our capabilities as moral thinkers?
-experient to tackle this idea: The Trolley problem (popular psychology thought experiment) -reality: must commit to one ideology -cars must be programmed to protect driver or minimize cost of life -need social scientists and ethicists
Cutecircuit: color changing dresses and social media controlled clothes
-founded in 2004 -pioneer in the field of wearable technology -combination of fashion and technology -haptic communication through shirts -garments are 100% RoHS compliant -Hearing impaired can hear music, wearers can feel them -machine washable
safety
-glitches in the system -electronic control units (ECU): possibility of hackers, Jeep -Angus Cyber Security: raised 26 million to protect vehicles
Security and Regulation of Wearable technology
-minimal regulation in the market -minor government interface (unlike autonomous vehicles) -may need to regulate in certain circumstances (airplanes) -calls for an increase in security -can be another target for hackers
cybersecurity in cars
-multiple layers of defense will solve the problem, need extra protection for individual components like brakes -Final layer of protection: cloud security, real time response, will provide the best security
legal aspect
-no federal law right now -industry has to abide by regular car laws which is holding back the technology -Point: Clarify processes and revising design elements, align federal guidelines with state guidelines, state and federal roles going forward -Will grant more exemptions -make sure the autonomous vehicles are safe
benefits
-open doors to more people in more areas gaining access to easy transportation -offering inexpensive, reliable transportation to citizens...enabling them to access employment...results would not only be a great boom to the economy, but a perfect public relations win for the technology as it gains trust
-resin/wax
-photopolymerization: the solidification of photo-sensitive resin by means of a UV light -Stereolithography: Oldest form of 3D printing
Phase 2: Engineering and Actual Printing
-plastic -resin/wax -metal -multicolor
Phase 3: finishing touches
-remove debris -coat and paint -make it neat
ethical consumer opinion
-sacrifice one for the greater good -will probably be programed to protect the driver -don't want to be liable -better to be killed by a machine than by human error
Wearable technology industry
-sales are expected to grow from 265.88 in 2016 to 504.6 in 2021 -the market is forecasted to be valued at 50 billion -dominated by wrist technology, clothing is next -increase in the workplace -50 billion internet connected devices will exist worldwide by 2020
Solos Wearables: smart sunglasses
-smart sunglasses -designed with the USA cycling team -aim of improving performance -lightweight and aerodynamic -smartphone app: customizable, track speed, heart rate, distance, download gps routes, weather -heads up display -built in audio -$375
Automation levels
0: no automation 1: driver assistance 2.: partial automation 3: conditional automation 4: high automaton 5: full automation
Ways 3D Printing Will Change Your Life
1. Surgery 2. Architecture 3. Prosthetics 4. Manufacturing 5. Environment
-three steps towards cyber security
1. appraisal of the situation 2. measures 3. validation
security problems
1960's, existing is not new, but consumer interest is new -Problem: clear text (open stem platform, army uses this to train, hackers can intercept) -Problem: new, lack of security measures, development all on power and not on security -For every device that connects to your network, that adds another potential access point -Human aspect: if they hack it can cause psychological or physical trauma
Legal and Regulatory Concerns
3D printing highly regulated items -Guns, Knives, Drugs Liability -Who? The owner, printer, or the user Piracy -Printing expensive brand name products
impact on health
99% rate in concurring with doctors diagnosis in oncologistis, projected to change the way we diagnose and treat
impact on discovery
Ability to discover things the most brilliant of humans simply cannot. -Huge for discovery of diseases and military procurement process -Ability to quickly exploit meaningful data: can process 800 million pages of data per second -Baylor College of Medicine uses Watson to help with discovery -Watson's being used to "accelerate cancer research, unlock patterns and make discoveries with greater precision to improve diagnosis and treatment plans."
what is blockchain technology
Advanced type of database -the future of online transaction -Similar to the idea of a google doc -Blockchain allows data to be distributed but not copied: meaning users can transact with one another -Popularized by Bitcoin -Corporate IS moving towards this: No fraud
"the trust machine"
Alexander Chen, "chance to regain our humanity" -Ledger that is updated constantly -Blocks check each other: reject differences -Won't allow you to enter something new -Auto trust
-tesla
Autopilot Enhanced processing Ultrasonic sensors Nvidias titan GPU Calendar sync up
built in laws
Blockchain has its own set of laws which promotes ethics -It has no specific location: its in the internet -international boundaries: not set in one country, not tangible -blocks in every country: expands horizon
Phase 1: The design phase
CAD Software (computer aided design) Examples: -blender -Rhinocerus -Sketchup
what are autonomous vehicles
Can drive completely on their own, must have computer to take the human to the direction
what is virtual reality
Computer generated simulation of 3d image or environment
ethical concerns
Damaging to the environment -High electricity usage -Plastic Bioprinting -printing human organs -human enhancement
IBM Watson
Defined: A cognitive computing that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and sophisticated analytical software for optimal performance as a "question answering" machine.
Tesla
Electric vehicles could better, quicker, and more fun to drive -Technical advances: Lithium Ion Batteries - Powerwall Self-Driving Automation - Model S & X --Huge improvements within the last year --Safer than humans
security strategies
Encryption Defense measures: general cybersecurity, training, passwords *Vet your vendors: see if technology has the security standards you are looking for (medical field vs entertainment purposes) *Look to see what data the VR takes *Constantly monitor
future
Forbes: Cognitive computing offers fundamental differences in how systems are built and interact with humans. Cognitive-based systems, such as IBM Watson, are able to build knowledge and learn, understand natural language, and reason and interact more naturally with human beings than traditional systems
-google cars
Lidar: detects Radar: can stop brakes and swerve High powered cameras Sonar: backup Positioning map system Sophisticated software
Current Commercial Response
Mainly in retail and consumer goods -Toys -Shoes -Cars -Planes -Candy -Company competitions: DIY rockets
future growth
Meetings Medical: PTSD, paraplegic, autistic children New industries
competitive advantage
Pilot training: practicing for students, headsets are the most real, helps with stress Advanced workspaces: Helps share ideas with other business partners
legal smart contracts
These pose another legal issue -Can be done in real time -Less trouble They are computer codes, so who has legal authority to enforce the contract? -Blockchain does not allow a controlling central authority -Peer to Peer
four elements of virtual reality
Virtual environment immersion sensory feedback interactivity
-insurance industry alteration
accidents will still happen, so the car insurance industry will not be gone, just altered
*Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Computing are similar but not the same
artificial intelligence -process driven cognitive computing
blockchain cannot
be controlled by a single user/entity, therefore no single point of failure
Space X
building a sustainable life on Mars -Falcon 9: reliable and safe transport of satellites -Dragon: designed to deliver both cargo and people to orbiting destinations -Falcon Heavy: the most powerful operational rocket: deliver large payloads to orbit, also will be able to carry the Dragon spacecraft
5. environment
coral reefs -persian gulf
-conditional
driver is a necessity but is not required to monitor the environment. the driver must be ready to take control of the vehicle at all times with notice
-self drive act
first federal law to be passed -safely ensuring lives future development and research in vehicle evolution act -a federal framework for the regulation of self-driving cars -passed in house---> headed to senate
Technology
google cars tesla
virtual reality
isolated: limited because you can't move/small space
-how auto cybersecurity works
layers of defense: -external defense systems to protect connected components of car -cloud security services stored internally on car's electronic control unit
employment
massive job retaining program "new collar jobs" robot tax
*Even though it is the technology that is driving the creation of the autonomous car, it is also the greatest thing holding it back
newspaper vs child
augmented reality
overlay information real time distinction: freedom, free to move around
-virtual environment
physical hardware, visual display, auditory display, interface
security
positives -fastest routes to solutions -faster threat detection negatives -Al gets smarter -language barrier
traditional financial laws don't apply
potentially state by state
properties
public entity fully transparent data is centralized so it can't be corrupted
*Technological advances offers many advantages but comes at the cost of sacrificing morals and security
robots making own language
-pros
safety convenience stress reduction latest technology
-national highway and transportation safety admin
safety 2.0 -guidlines
Blockchain
software, store information across the network of personal computers
human vision vs machine vision
the maintenance levels on most of the roadway infrastructure are based on human vision, not machine vision -Don't act in the same way we do as humans -Volvo: manual car but has self regulated brakes, malfunctioned, hit two pedestrians -highlights blank spots in the industry
-full
the vehicle is capable of performing all driving functions under all conditions. the driver may have the option to control the vehicle
-high
the vehicle is capable of performing all driving functions under certain conditions. the driver may have the option to control the vehicle
-cons:
trust self over technology new and unproven unwilling to pay
-partial
vehicle has combined automated functions, like acceleration and steering, but the driver musts remain engaged with the driving task and monitor the environment at all times
Barriers
weather conditions: snow sensor and color detection: sun unable to tell difference in objects