The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 17, 2021

In an article published last year I highlighted how trust is crucial in our interactions with AI-based technologies in a huge range of spheres, from autonomous vehicles to healthcare. Among policymakers, there was a general agreement around the most important ethical principles for the appropriate development of AI-based applications.

Ethics 108

Ethics Consensus Constraint Report 108

Building Personal Strength

JULY 10, 2011

The brains of other mammals may be similar to the human brain, but they have important differences, and there are ethical limitations to studying animal brains. Recent advances in sensing technology and computers have created breakthroughs. The current scientific consensus about how the brain works is widely published and discussed.

Consensus 98

Consensus Ethics Reference Planning 98

Coaching Tip

JULY 16, 2017

Applying technology to provide easy access for societal dialog has the promise of peer-to-peer co-creation of knowledge and rapid consensus solution-building. Today's technology holds the promise of quickly connecting problem solvers with problems, converting actionable knowledge into value that transforms the world.

Consensus 88

Consensus Software Influence Engineering 88

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Perhaps this is not surprising in our fast-paced and technology-driven business world, where there is little time to stop and think, and where people want (and are paying for) immediate outcomes. He now faces a thorny ethical challenge for the company, one that could damage its financial position and reputation.

Consensus 15

Consensus Executive Coaching Ethics CEO 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Therefore, in order for new identity verification approaches to be widely adopted by government and business, they will need to leverage multiple layers of currently available information and technologies to help individuals prove identity to a prospective employer, creditor, educational institution, etc. Insight Center. Sponsored by Varonis.

Crisis 12

Crisis Insurance Technology Credit Scoring 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

It's the company's deeply embedded belief system, its prevailing ethics, and the way people within the company interact with each other and with customers. Usually when people talk of DNA they're raising questions of corporate culture: Does the company rely on consensus among managers or are strategies and tactics directed from the top?

Software 15

Software Intellectual Capital Maturity Customer Loyalty 15

Innovation Excellence

MAY 18, 2020

We take it for granted that we’re supposed to act ethically and, usually, that seems pretty simple. Yet ethics in the more classical sense isn’t so much about doing what you know is right, but thinking seriously about what the right thing is. For decades intellectuals have pondered an ethical dilemma known as the trolley problem.

Ethics 57

Ethics Technology Power Consensus 57

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2015

At the end of each year, I apply a framework to surface the most important emerging trends in digital media and emerging technology for the year ahead. Where/how are people having difficulty with technology? In 2015, consumers will begin to see SVPA technology baked into their mobile phones. Where/how are people stuck?

Trends 8

Trends Learning-by-Doing Retail Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2018

Ethics is among the field’s biggest challenges. When I asked Hilary Mason in our first episode if any other major challenges face the data science community, she said, “Do you think that imprecise ethics, no standards of practice, and a lack of consistent vocabulary are not enough challenges for us today?

Ethics 8

Ethics Learning-by-Doing Industry Telecommunications 8

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

The Value Bridge Admiral Clark described his strategy as using the Navy’s “asymmetrical advantages” of the “best technology in the world” combined with the “genius of our people.” This made it safe for people to disagree and express views that were outside of the consensus view. why is everyone smiling?

Long-term 207

Long-term Class Consensus Learning-by-Doing 207