Dull Jobs for Human—Dead Robots Redefine Future of Work
The future of work is a concern. Of course, we want jobs to earn a living and to make a contribution. We also want jobs that are not dull, dirty,…
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Rokon Zaman
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Frugal innovations get stunted—why don’t they keep growing?
Every community, region, and country benefits from creative outbursts. To serve purposes better, creative minds come up with ideas of products, often by integrating available technologies more appropriately. There are…
Fourth Industrial Revolution Suffers from Weak AI Technology Core
We are at the cusp of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Over the next 30 to 50 years, we will likely experience profound changes in our way of serving our purposes.…
Autonomous Vehicles in Death Valley!
Mainstem media, including The Economist, ran dozens of articles spreading the news that “Autonomous vehicles are just around the corner.” Furthermore, even Think Tanks and academic publications were echoing the…
Robot Butchers with X-ray Vision—for precision, safety and cost reduction
In America alone, about 250,000 prepare the beef, pork, and chicken that ends up on dinner tables. Unlike in the past, they work in large meat processing plants. A modern…
Knowledge and Skills in Robot Era—are we misinterpreting or misleading?
There are calls from many forums starting from World Economic Forum to Think Tanks and research centers for uplifting education and skill for responding to the robots. We hear loud…
Technology Policy for Idea Economy Fuels Increasing Prosperity through Creative Destruction
Schumpeter observed creative destruction is at the core of the Market Economy to offer us an increasingly better-quality life. Waves of technological Innovation are emerging one after another, offering us…
Flash Memory as Disruptive Innovation
The pen drive is very handy for storing data. Many of us have several of them. A 250 GB flash drive costs as little as $20. However, the uprising of…
Storage Evolution Powering Computer Innovation—unfolding waves of creative destruction
Like many other significant innovations, the computer also started the journey in primitive form. The advancement of major building blocks has been driving the evolution from a roomful of machines…
Evolution of iPhone as Seasonal Crop—why does Apple keep releasing better versions?
Steve Jobs is a magician. His best Innovation magic is the iPhone. Surprisingly, despite creating a huge buzz at the launching, the willingness to pay for this magical product starts…
Artificially Intelligent Robots–stretching human-machine frontier
Artificially intelligent robots have human-like sensing, perceiving, learning, and decision-making abilities, and they are able to deal with variations. They are no longer known for dull, dirty, and dangerous jobs.…
Managing Innovation in Market Economy–10 Principles
At the core of the Market Economy’s success is Innovation. It’s about offering successive better versions of existing products and innovating new ones to get jobs done better at less…