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I am pleased to announce that the special issue of the Philosophical Transaction of the Royal Society on Symbiotic Autonomous Systems, edited by Okyay Kaynak and Francesco Flammini has been published. It makes for an interesting reading if you are working in the area of autonomous systems, as well as …

There is an interesting article on Spectrum discussing the paradigm shift undertaken by iRobot in their new software generation for their vacuum cleaners, the Roomba. The discussion really rung a bell since we have been discussing the interplay of autonomous systems with people at the FDC and back in 2018 …

In March 2019 the OECD published a report “Preparing for the changing Nature of Work in the Digital Era” analysing the various impacts of digitalisation on current work activities. It pointed out that 14% of jobs may disappear as processes and activities (particularly “white collar” activities) move to the cyberspace …

Digital Twins have been “invented” to mirror a physical entity, its physical twin with a level of fidelity (accuracy) and synchronicity that is adequate to the specific use of the digital twin. In the next decade it is most likely that current digital twin (in what is called a stage …

I have been reading over the last 9 months the reports on the crashes, first of the Lion Air  and then of the Ethiopian, 737MAX. In both cases the automated system (MCAS) Boeing developed to correct the potential danger of stall played a role in the fatal outcome. It is …

I pointed out how the Symbiotic Autonomous Systems Initiative foresees a seamless “adsorption” of the cyberspace –and of smart machines- in our perceived reality space. Actually, the Initiative foresees a convergence that results in a symbioses of humans and machines but if we look at this from our –human- standpoints …

Kaggle is a website (and a company) dedicated to data scientists where data science projects are published to exchange experience. It is becoming addictive if you are in the field and this is further enhanced by competitions that are being set up challenging those passionate in leveraging data in finding new, …

Human Machine Symbiosis My personal bet, and the conclusion of the study carried out in 2018 by the IEEE-FDC Symbiotic Autonomous Systems Initiative, is that by 2050 it will be difficult to separate living from non-living things. Notice that today there is still a debate going on among those considering …

Extended phenotype modification – cognitive Improving alertness, focus is clearly contributing to improving the cognitive capability of a person (coffee is still playing a big role in this… ) but it is not really changing the rules of the game. However, in the last few years we have started to …

The big issue, facing today companies and organisations alike, is how to jump on the Digital Transformation bandwagon without disrupting their ongoing business. Starting from scratch is simply not an option if you have a company. You need to leverage on your company’s assets using them as a springboard. This …