Robots and AI - the calm before the Singularity?
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The document explores the rise of robots and artificial intelligence (AI), discussing their societal implications and the potential shift towards a singularity. It highlights advancements in machine learning, such as Tesla's autopilot feature and Google's self-driving car, while addressing challenges like job displacement and the need for new skillsets in an evolving job market. The author emphasizes the importance of developing digital capabilities and the emergence of new careers as technology continues to advance.
Robots and AI - the calm before the Singularity?
- 1. Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? Martin Hamilton 1Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017
- 2. Who am I? » About Jisc › edtech not-for-profit with ~18m users › We run shared services, negotiate deals with IT vendors, provide advice & guidance – Janet, the UK’s research & education network, Shibboleth Consortium, eduroam Wifi roaming › Major initiatives right now in digital skills, research data and learning analytics › My role: – Generating & channelling new ideas – Building partnerships to bring them to fruition 2Robots and AI - towards the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017 Pepper robot at Jisc Digifest 2017
- 3. Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? 1. Rise of the robots 2. Machine learning & artificial intelligence 3. Towards the Singularity? 23/05/2017 Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 2017 3
- 4. Rise of the robots 4Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017
- 5. Rise of the robots 5Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017 Photo CC BY-NC Flickr user feuilllu Photo CC BY-NC Flickr user nestle › Pepper acts as greeter in 140+ SoftBank stores in Japan › Nestlé planning to introduce in 1000+ sales outlets
- 6. Rise of the robots 6Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017
- 7. Rise of the robots 7Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017 Photo CC BY-NC Flickr user greenplasticamy › Amazon uses over 45,000 robots already in its warehouses and distribution centres
- 8. Rise of the robots 8Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017 Photo CC BY-NC Flickr user greenplasticamy › Amazon uses over 45,000 robots already in its warehouses and distribution centres
- 9. Rise of the robots 9Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017 From http://futurism.com
- 10. Rise of the robots 10Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017 Startups and scaleups › Jisc Startups competition – Six month accelerator programme – Support package includes cash grant and mentoring › Winners: Omni Invent – 4 nozzle 3D printer + CNC mill, automatically embed circuits/sensors, automated tool changer – Selected for Hax hardware accelerator programme, in top 3% of entrants – Team moved to Shenzen to finish commercialising – www.omni-invent.co.uk
- 11. 2. Machine learning & artificial intelligence 23/05/2017 Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 2017 11
- 12. Machine learning & AI 12Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017 Photo CC BY-ND Flickr user chijs Photo CC BY-NC-SA Flickr user portalgda › Tesla owners have already driven over 140m miles on Autopilot › 90,000+Teslas with Autopilot are already on the road
- 13. Machine learning & AI 13Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017 Photo CC BY-ND Flickr user chijs Photo CC BY-NC-SA Flickr user portalgda › Tesla owners have already driven over 140m miles on Autopilot › 90,000+Teslas with Autopilot are already on the road
- 14. Machine learning & AI 14Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017 Google DeepMindAI learns to play Breakout
- 15. Machine learning & AI 15Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017 Blind man takes solo ride in Google self-driving car
- 16. Machine learning & AI 16Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017 Startups and scaleups › Jisc Startups competition – Six month accelerator programme – Support package includes cash grant and mentoring › Winners: Wildfire Learning – World’s first AI content creation service for learning – Create learning objects from any text, PowerPoint or video – Generate a course’s worth of content in an hour – www.wildfirelearning.co.uk
- 17. 3.Towards the Singularity? 23/05/2017 Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 2017 17
- 18. What’s next? 18 Societal implications › You might be surprised at just how much more can be automated › Further erosion of unskilled and semi-skilled employment opportunities – Watch out if your white collar job can be reduced to an algorithm or “learned” from data › “New Luddites” throwing stones at the Google bus? – Versus universal basic income? – Versus psychological need for a greater purpose? › Health implications of sedentary lifestyles, musculoskeletal disorders – Already 86% of Chinese high school students are myopic – screen time & indoor play? Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017 CC BY Flickr user boykoblagoev
- 19. What’s next? 19 Developing digital capability › There will be whole new careers & existing ones will change beyond recognition – We should view this as an opportunity, e.g. smart homes need smart plumbers & smart electricians › We will need to embrace portfolio careers & continuous/bite sized learning – No longer enough to learn a trade or achieve professional certification › Impedance mismatch between digital tech and the apparatus of the nation state – Brexit vs. Estonian e-residency › Reaching the next billion learners, workers, customers – Last mile issues around digital technology Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017 CC BY-ND Flickr user chijs
- 20. What’s next? 20Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017 http://ji.sc/developing-digicap
- 21. What’s next? 21Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017 Tri-modal model for innovation CC-BY Simon Wardley – see blog.gardeviance.org/2012/06/pione ers-settlers-and-town-planners.html Tackling the Innovator’s Dilemma › What’s the right mix of Pioneers, Settlers andTown Planners?
- 22. What’s next? 22Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017
- 23. What’s next? 23Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017
- 24. Continue the conversation… 24 Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC-BY Martin Hamilton Futurist, Jisc, London @martin_hamilton martin.hamilton@jisc.ac.uk Robots & AI - the calm before the Singularity? - BCS ELITE - May 201723/05/2017
Editor's Notes
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