The War For A.I. – Weekly Reading Links – January 12th, 2018

Some people are scared by Artificial Intelligence potentialities.

I'm more scared by human intelligence, and artificial stupidity.

Here is a peek at what I've been reading lately. These are the links I saved this week.

Hope you find some interesting and enjoyable tidbits.

Let me know if you read something I'd like … Or if there are other sources I should add to my weekly reading.

Thanks.

Lighter Links:

• What Sets Breakthrough Strategies Apart. (SloanReview)
• How to Win with Automation (Hint: It's Not Chasing Efficiency).(HBR)
• Mathematical Model Reveals the Patterns of How Innovations Arise.(TechReview)
• The Tattooist of Auschwitz – and His Secret Love. (BBC)
• Using Thought to Control Machines. (Economist)
• Graphic: Trump's Tweets Can Be Reduced to 4 Rhetorical Strategies.(FastCoD)
• Eight Trends that Will Define the Digital Assistant Wars in 2018.(FastCompany)
• An AI Learned to Make Fireworks, and They're Mesmerizing.(FastCoD)
• Here's How People Say Google Home and Alexa Impact Their Lives.(FastCompany)
• Imagining the Jellyfish Apocalypse. (The Atlantic)
• Why Do We Need to Sleep? (The Atlantic)
• Does Music Help You Fall Asleep? (Wall Street Journal)
• Tiny Robot Vehicles Travel to Your Stomach to Drive Away Infection.(ZDNet)
• The 25 Best New Apps of 2017. (FastCompany)
• The Tech Stories that Shaped 2017. (CNet)
• Silicon Valley's Not-So-Hidden Secret: Sex Parties. (Newser)
• The Extraordinary Life of Nikola Tesla. (SmithsonianMag)
• The Ultimate Guide to Learning Anything Faster. (Entrepreneur)
• The Problem with Easy Technology. (NewYorker)
• The Biggest Technology Failures of 2017. (TechReview)

Market-Related Links

• Bitcoin Vs. Regulators: Who Will Win? (Wall Street Journal)
• Barron's $1 Trillion Dollar Apple Cover. (Ritholtz)
• Apple CEO Tim Cook Earned $102 Million in 2017, Must Now Fly Privately for Security Reasons. (MacRumors)
• The [Dumb] Year in Bitcoin. (DealBreaker)
• In the World of Cryptocurrencies, Something's Gotta Give in 2018.(TechReview)
• Ten Economic Questions for 2018. (CalculatedRisk)
• Here's What 12 Wall Street Pros are Predicting for the Stock Market in 2018. (BusinessInsider)
• Case-Shiller: National House Price Index Increased 6.2% Year-over-year in October. (CalculatedRisk)
• Analysis: ICOs Vs. Good Old IPOs Investor's Guide.(FinanceMagnates)
• Hedge Funds: Myths and Pendulums. (AllAboutAlpha)
• Inside the Eccentric, Relentless Deal-Making of Masayoshi Son.(Bloomberg)
• MoviePass. Premature Scaling? (25iq)
• 5 Questions for the Fed in 2018. (Bloomberg)
• What Industry Will Lead the Stock Market in 2018? You Might Be Surprised. (Stockcharts)
• Morgan Stanley Says the True Price of Bitcoin Might Be Zero.(BusinessInsider)
• Kroger is Taking a Direct Shot at Amazon and Walmart and Making Checkout Lanes Obsolete. (BusinessInsider)
• America's Trade Wars are Heating Up, as More U.S. Companies Sue for Relief. (Washington Post)
• Chinese Consumers Now Rule the World. Get Used to It. (Bloomberg)
• India Looks Set to Leapfrog the U.K. and France to Become the World's Fifth Largest Economy in 2018. (Fortune)
• Do You Really Know What Bitcoin Is? a Guide for the Confused.(NYMag)

Let me know what you think.

Thanks.

– Howard