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In yesterday  post I discussed the long term scenario of investment to reach, or at least aim at a net-zero carbon economy. The foreseen investment is huge, who is going to reap the (economic) benefits? Here the horizon is at the 2030, end of this decade. The graphic shows 11 …

The goal of reaching a zero impact in terms of greenhouse gas emission (CO2 and more) is in principle agreed by all, but when it comes to take action in implementing it “buts” and “maybe later” abound. An interesting web site to explore the variety of scenarios, their impact on …

The pandemic has forced health providers and institutions to activate some services through tele-health, technology was there, it was mostly a matter of using it and having regulation to allow their use. As an example, in Italy we went in few days from needing to see our physician in person …

The pandemic has disrupted the workplace in several ways. The sudden drop in demand has led to significant lay-outs (particularly in those Countries where labour regulations are very flexible, like the US) and, at the same time has generated demand peaks in other sectors, like e-commerce warehouses, healthcare services … …

In a McKinsey  Global  Survey involving many CTOs and CEOs of companies ’round the world, that took place in July/August 2022, from several industry sectors the response on what will be the most needed technology in the coming years the overwhelming consent is on artificial intelligence. Doesn’t matter the industry …

Does Santa Claus really exist? Let’s look at what AI responded to the question posed by a parent asking to explain her daughter that Santa was a fictional character: Dear Emile, I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to let you know that I am not a …

Disney has been at the forefront of technologies and tools, starting from mechanical ones, to simplify the process of creating animation movies. This required creating many many drawings, each one slightly different from the previous that once placed in sequence would generate the character motion. Computers have simplified the process …

Artificial intelligence is spreading in healthcare, flanking doctors in interpreting data harvested from exams and pointing to a diagnoses. Mammography analyses AI assisted is growing, proving to be particularly useful in early stage detection when subtle abnormalities may go undetected to the human eye. AI is also being applied in the …

We are just a few days short of Christmas and one of its iconic representation is the comet.  Nice to see it flying in the night sky but what would happen if a comet, an asteroid, would strike the planet? We have plenty of strikes every year, the estimate is …

In the two previous posts on the Impact of AI in the healthcare landscape I focussed on those areas that I expect AI to have the most impact within the coming two three years and that will further progress in the second part of this decade. Rather than discussing the …