Augmented Intelligence
One of the greatest hurdles that humanity faces is that our thinking abilities cannot exceed a certain number, whereas computers equipped with efficient artificial intelligence strategies exhibit much faster thinking abilities and can become even smarter. Winning a chess game against smart computers is extremely difficult for humans because their opponents possess powerful artificial intelligence systems that can outperform any strategy.
- 28/02/2018
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A Call for Sleep
Walking through the dark construction zone of my now demolished kitchen, I made my way to the garage and out into the still, hot, humid July night. The air felt so thick, it was hard to breathe. At 1 am I was headed to the hospital for a patient that just arrived in active labor. On the drive in, I had the air conditioner blasting to cool off the car and to wake the slumber from my head. By the time I reached the bright lights of the hospital 20 minutes later, I was fully awake. It was time to work.
- 28/02/2018
- 4
Financial Inclusion in India
The government of India is making various efforts to bridge the gap between the privileged and the underprivileged. Financial inclusion is a measure that aims at ensuring availability of financial services to all social classes at affordable prices. Usually misunderstood as access to only ‘banking’ services, financial inclusion rather means extending access to insurance and social welfare schemes such as National Pension Scheme and Atal Pension Yojna.
- 28/02/2018
- 3
Top 3 IT outsourcing trends to watch in 2018
Outsourcing helps organisations meet internal talent gaps and business needs in a cost effective way. As Tech Republic states, about 31% of IT jobs were outsourced in 2017 and the same trend is only expected to grow in 2018.
- 28/02/2018
- 4
Key Takeaways on Sales Transformation in Singapore
People battling on the front lines of the sales industry know that sales has undergone a seismic transformation during the last 20 years. I recall the times when the industry emphasised the effective presentation of products – aka ‘The push’ – before the trend emerged for sales businesses to become more consultative or solution-based. What’s the current state-of-play within the sales industry – and how do developments pertain specifically to Singapore?
- 28/02/2018
- 3
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