Futurism title: 42 percent of CEOs think AI may destroy humanity this decade Futurism subtitle: "It's pretty dark and alarming." By: NOOR AL-SIBAI Date: 17 June 2023 Introduction LO: Clearly, I belong to the 58% of people who are "not worried" because the risk of AI is - indeed - "overblown". As long as machines will not have beliefs, the risk of Artificial...
Risk management
Vertical integration is back
14 Jun, 2023
I've never been a fan of outsourcing as it means losing control, despite what suppliers promise in their Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Outsourcing is part of (horizontal or vertical) disintegration. I need, want and believe in (self-) control, even while knowing that it's an illusion in certain circumstances. In 1983, a Harvard Business Review article wondered:...
Inside AI’s ‘Hollywood extinction scenario’ (Telegraph)
10 Jun, 2023
Telegraph Technology Intelligence title: Inside AI’s ‘Hollywood extinction scenario’ By: James Titcomb, technology editor Date: 31 May 2023 “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.” The above passage is just 22 words, but what matters more are the people behind it....
Washington isn’t listening to business on China any more (FT)
17 May, 2023
INTRODUCTION LO: The FT opinion below is an interesting, valid analysis that is worth reading. Until 2020, I would - probably - have agreed with the conclusions below. In my 2019 update of the 7 Belief systems (eg, 2015 original), I had even removed Politics from its Power domain. The subsequent Chinese political crackdown on various business sectors made me...
Accounting for climate risks
24 Apr, 2023
In 2019, I bought an apartment in a Dutch town, which is almost 30 meters above sea level. At the very least a third of The Netherlands is below sea level (Wiki-1, Wiki-2). Some day that will hurt; not now. My decision was a conscious choice. Climate change is a geological fact; not an opinion. My decision was rooted in my risk management. I have a lower risk...
Accounting for flood risk would lower American house prices by $187bn (the Economist)
23 Apr, 2023
The Economist title: Accounting for flood risk would lower American house prices by $187bn Economist subtitle: Unpriced future damages inflate home values the most in rural, inland regions Date: 11 April 2023 "Floods are the most expensive type of natural disaster in America, causing at least $323bn in direct damage since 1960 after accounting for inflation. Unlike...
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