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Bernard Marr's Future of Business & Technology Podcast

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Oct 30, 2020 • 26min

What is Blockchain? Trends and Challenges

In this episode I talk to Martha Bennett, VP and Principal Analysts at Forrester, we discuss everything blockchain. What it is, the role of crypto currencies like Bitcoin, how it differers from distributed ledgers, and how enterprises can use blockchain.If you would like more information on this topic, please feel free to visit my website and sign up for content updates! I write articles every week on various different topics such as Big Data, AI and Key Performance Indicators.
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Oct 20, 2020 • 12min

The Future of Employment - The Impact of AI and Automation on Jobs

In this conversation I speak with Carl Frey from Oxford University, who is the author of one of the most influential studies on the impact of AI, robotics and automation on jobs and the future of employment. The study found that 47% of jobs could be automated using technology. Here we look into this in more details and how to prepare for this future of automation…If you would like more information on this topic, please feel free to visit my website and sign up for content updates! I write articles every week on various different topics such as Big Data, AI and Key Performance Indicators.
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Oct 13, 2020 • 15min

Is Artificial Intelligence Dangerous And Poses A Threat To Humans?

In this interview, I talk with Oxford University Professor Nick Bostrom, who is the New York Times best-selling author of the book "Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies". I visited him at the Future of Humanity Institute, which he founded, to discuss whether AI is dangerous and poses a threat to humans.
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Oct 7, 2020 • 22min

'The Technology Trap' - Joined Carl Benedikt Frey

In this interview, I speak to Carl Benedikt Frey about his new book ’The Technology Trap’ to discuss the impact of automation on the economy, society and employment.If you would like more information on this topic, please feel free to visit my website and sign up for content updates! I write articles every week on various different topics such as Big Data, AI and Key Performance Indicators.Visit the Early Tech Innovations topic page here:  https://bernardmarr.com/default.asp?c...
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Oct 2, 2020 • 55min

COVID-19 Vaccine: The Biggest Supply Chain Challenge Ever

When it arrives, the Covid vaccine will be the world’s biggest and most important supply chain challenge ever. What will be the logistics and supply chain challenges to overcome? How will the supply chain be sure and how can the vaccine be authenticated?  These are the questions I will explore with Larry St. Onge, President of the Life Sciences and Healthcare sector at DHL and Jon S. Chorley, Chief Sustainability Officer and Group Vice President, Supply Chain Management Product Strategy at Oracle.
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Oct 1, 2020 • 1h 2min

The Future of Data Science - with Kirk Borne

In this conversation, I will be joined by Kirk Borne, The Principal Data Scientist & Data Science Fellow, and Executive Advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton. We will talk about data science and artificial intelligence today as well as the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
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Sep 29, 2020 • 1h 1min

Making AI work for people with data storytelling

In this conversation, we will discuss how to use AI for the good of people. In particular, we will explore the role of Natural Language Processes (NLP), which gives machines the ability to understand and produce human language. To to this, I will be joined by Nate Nichols, chief scientist at NarrativeScience. We will look at the state of the art in NLP and how AI is enabling machines to tell stories from data. We will also look into the future and explore how this might change the role of humans in the work place.
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Sep 29, 2020 • 14min

Can We Have Conscious Artificial Intelligence and Other Mind-blowing Things Science Can’t Answer - with Oxford Prof Marcus du Sautoy

What questions can science not answer? In a recent conversation with Professor of Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, mathematician, broadcaster and author Marcus du Sautoy we explored some questions that he pondered in his book What We Cannot Know: Explorations at the Edge of Knowledge.
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Sep 29, 2020 • 51min

In Discussion with IBM - The Mayflower Autonomous Ship Project And The Future Of Automation With Jonathan Batty

I am joined by Jonathan Batty, IBM's Head of Communications for the Mayflower Autonomous Ship Project, to discuss the launch of the Mayflower autonomous ship and the future of automation, and what that means for our oceans and us humans.
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Sep 17, 2020 • 1h 4min

Growth IQ: Paths To Customer Growth - with Tiffani Bova from Salesforce

In the live session, I am joined by Tiffani Bova, the global customer growth and innovation evangelist at Salesforce and author of the best-selling book Growth IQ: Get Smarter About the Choices that Will Make or Break Your Business. We will be discussing the key paths to success in a post-coronavirus world.

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