The April 2015 e-newsletter discusses the implications of disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and social media on society's future. It highlights concerns from tech leaders about the potential risks of superintelligent machines and emphasizes the need for innovation to address social and economic challenges. The newsletter also features interviews, upcoming events, and calls for papers relating to technology and its impacts.

1. April 2015
Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing & Social Media
Are we Creating God in our own Likeness?
Welcome tothe GAETSS April 2015 E-Newsletter. Inthisissue Icontinue the theme of lookingatthe impactof disruptive
technologiesonbusinessandsociety.
 Artificial Intelligence,CloudComputing&Social Media – ImplicationsforMankind’sFuture
 What’sthe BigIdea– Societal FissionorFusion?
 IORMA Interview withPandoraMather-Lees
 Can TechnologyInnovationbuildCommunitySocial andEconomicWealth?
 Pegaso– PersonalisedGuidance ServicesforOptimisingLifestyle inTeenagers
 FeaturedUpcomingEvents
o April 18-20 EmergingInfotech2015 – Shenzhen,China
o April 27-30 BangkokInternational Digital Content –Bangkok,Thailand
o June 4 ConnectedLife Conference –OxfordUniversity,UK
 FeaturedRecentEvents
o WestminsterHealthForumReview
 CallsforPapers
 RecentArticlesandPresentations
 Future EventsListing
In recentmonths,anumberof technologyluminarieshave voicedconcernsaboutthe potential threatof Artificial Intelligence,
echoingthe final chapterof mybook“Gadgets to God”. Bill Gatesisquotedas saying(1) :-
"I am inthe campthat is concerned aboutsuper intelligence," Gatessaidinresponse to a questionabout the existential threat
posed byAI. "First,the machineswill do a lotof jobsfor us and not be super intelligent.Thatshouldbe positiveif we manageit
well. A few decades after that, though,the intelligenceisstrong enoughto be a concern."
Microsoft'sco-founderjoinsalistof science andindustrynotables,includingfamedphysicistStephenHawkingandInternet
innovatorElonMusk,in callingoutthe potential threatfrommachinesthatcanthinkforthemselves. ElonMusk,billionaire
founderof Space X, inOctober2014 calledAIdevelopment "summoningthedemon," andhas investedinthe space tokeephis
eye onit. Stephen Hawking, writingforThe IndependentinMay2014, alsoexpressedhisconcerns. "Whereastheshort-term
impactof AI depends onwho controlsit, the long-termimpactdependson whether it can be controlledat all," Hawkingwrote.
More recently (2), inan interview withthe AustralianFinancial Review, Steve Wozniak,co-Founderof Apple, joinedBillGates,
StephenHawkingandElon Muskby makinghisowncasuallyapocalypticwarningaboutmachinessupersedingthe humanrace.
"Like peopleincludingStephenHawking andElon Muskhave predicted, I agree that the future isscary and very bad forpeople,"
Wozniaksaid. "Ifwe buildthese devices to take care of everything forus, eventuallythey'll thinkfaster than us andthey'll get
rid of the slowhumansto run companiesmore efficiently."
To read the full article goto http://www.slideshare.net/dwortley/artificial-intelligence-are-we-creating-a-new-god
The internetandatomicenergyhave certainthingsincommon.Theyare man-made discoverieswhichcanbe usedforgood or evil
and nowthat theyhave beeninventedthere isnogoingback – we cannotun-inventeitherof them.The difference between
nuclearenergyandthe internetisthatour global societyseekstopreventaproliferationof nuclearenergytostopitfall inginto
the wrong handswhereaswe have made the powerof the internetaccessible tovirtuallyeveryone onthe planetregardlessof
theirpotential usage forgoodorevil.
I have onlya layman’sunderstandingof atomicenergybutIunderstandthatthisfantasticpower hasbeenharnessedtogenerate
lightandheat peacefullyandthatmankindhasdevelopedwaysof controllingthe energythroughcoolingandmanagingthe forces
withinthe reactor.Nuclearfissionhappenswhenthere are nosuchcontrolsand an uncontrollable chainreactionistriggeredwith
devastatingresults.
My questioniswhetherthe internethastriggeredthe equivalentof asocietal chainreactioninwhichthe massive volumeof
interactionscausesexponentiallyincreasinglyunstable consequences.If thisanalogyisvalid,how canwe putintoplace the
equivalentcoolingmechanismstoharnessthispowerforgood?
Readthe full article at http://www.slideshare.net/dwortley/whats-the-big-idea-nuclear-fission-or-fusion

2. IORMA Interview with Pandora Mather-Lees
Last monthI had the pleasure of meetingupwithPandoraMather-Leesof IORMA inLondonforan interview todiscussthe impact
of disruptivetechnologiesonbusinessandsocietywithafocusoncommerce andtrade.Pandora isa memberof the IORMA
AdvisoryBoardlike myself. She isaleaderinthe online commercialartsector. She has overseenjointventuresbetweenbusiness
and academiainthe e-commerce anddigital arenawhichhasresultedinthe world’sgreatestarttreasuresbeingbroughtinto
schoolsanduniversitiesforstudy,bothinthe UK andworld-wide.
The textof our interviewisonthe IORMA website at http://www.iorma.com/news/in-conversation-with-iorma-board-member-
david-wortley
Can Technology Innovation build Community Social and Economic Wealth?
The RMS Queen Mary now permanently located at Long Beach, California
For over15 years,I have beenactivelyinvolvedinCommunityInformaticswhichisaprocessthatseekstobuildsocial and
economicwealthwithinphysical communitiesthroughthe innovativeuse of Digital CommunicationTechnologies.Myfirstproject
beganin1998 whenI devisedthe ComKnet(CommunityCommerce andKnowledge Network) projectthatsecureda£250k Govt
award to create a communityknowledge networkorportal toencourage trade and knowledgesharingwithinarural community
as a way of addressingsome of the challengesof globalisation.
The projectwas a revelationformanydifferentreasonsandwasadoptedasa flagshipprojectbythe UKGovt of the day.Amongst
the technologyinnovationsthathelpedtodevelop astrongbrandidentityformycommunitywasthe use of a global web
conference thatattractedover300 participants.Ittook place in2000 and wasa pioneerinthe use of videoandaudiostreaming
combinedwithPowerpointslidesandtextchatand although the numberof participantsoverloadedthe technologyof the day,it
didbegintoput my communityonthe map.The follow onprojectof the HarboroughCommunityLearningNetworkattracted
another£500k Governmentfundingandincludedaninnovativeconcept “The RadiowithPicturesShow”whichcombinedweband
teleconferencingwithacommunityradiobroadcastandinternationalparticipantsfromasfar afieldasIceland.
Subsequently,Iworkedwithothersocial enterpriseprojectsandindividualslike Steve Thompsonwhoworksforthe Universityof
Teeside andhasdone greatworkin the formerminingcommunitiesinthe NorthEastof England.Like myself,Stevehaspioneered
the innovative use of emergingtechnologiestodevelopabrandidentityandarenaissance forhiscommunities.Oneof hisprojects
involvedthe use of SecondLife toshowcase the potential of rebuildingajettyinthe Skinningrove communityandSteveused the
technique of Machinimatorecorda videoof a virtual launchof the rebuiltjetty.
As the formerFoundingDirectorof the SeriousGamesInstitute(SGI) Iwasalsoable to use technologyinnovationtobuildan
international brandforthe SGIas a Centre of Excellence forSeriousGamesandImmersive Technologies.
Thisbackgroundis a prelude tosome workI didrecentlytosupporta USA basedsocial entrepreneurfriendcalledJohnHibbswho
isbestknownfor hisfantasticpioneeringworkwiththe annual Global LearnDaythat attractedthousandsof people aroundth e
globe fora 24 hourteleweb conference thatoperatedonanalmostzerobudget.
Johnhas a passionforthe environmentandespeciallyouroceansandhe is seekingtogetinvolvedinthe use of Community
Informaticstosupportthe developmentof LongBeachCaliforniabybringone of itsmostvaluable cultural assets,The RMSQueen
Mary intothe Digital Age andtherebyattractinvestmentandskillsintoLongBeachto builda“SiliconBeach”brand.To support
John,I usedhiscontentandideasto create a short movie trailerusingthe iMovie apponmyiPad.You can view the resultsonmy
Slideshare page at http://www.slideshare.net/dwortley/rms-queen-mary-brightest-star-in-the-maritime-galaxy
PEGASO – Personalised Guidance Services for Optimised Lifestyles in Teenagers
PEGASOis a Europeanprojectexploringthe potential of wearablelifestyletechnologies,seriousgames,gamificationandmobi le
applicationsforshapinghealthylifestylesinteenagers.Formore detailsof thisinterestingprojectvisit http://www.pegasof4f.eu/
Featured Upcoming Events
April 18-20 Emerging Infotech –ShenzhenChina
Followingthe successof organizingInfoTechforthe past3 years,InfoTech-2015will provide aplatformforparticipantsto
strengthenthe technical andbusinesstiesininformationtechnologyindustries,tobringtogetherexpertsandindustryleadersto
share technological advancementsandbusinessexperiences,andtojointlyexploreopportunitiesinemerginginformation
technologies.The organizingcommittee of InfoTech-2015devotesitself tosupplythe mostcutting-edge technologyinformation
to you.Duringthe congress,we will setupa seriousof activitiessuchasScientificProgram, ThematicForums,Exhibitions,Posters
and so on.
See http://www.bitcongress.com/InfoTech2015/default.asp
April 27-30 Bangkok International Digital Content 2015 –Bangkok, Thailand
BangkokInternational DigitalContentFestival (BIDC) isThailand’slargestannual digital contenteventthatshowcasingour vibrant
creative industriesinanimation,game,characters,computergraphics,andmobileapplication.BIDCbringstogethercreative
exhibitions,businessmatching,professional seminars,andindustryrecognitionawardsall inone excitingweek.Thisyearthe
Thailandtalentedcreativesectorswill be assembledtogetherduringthe weekof April 27th toMay 3rd 2015 at the CentaraGrand at
Central WorldHotel andthe BITEC ConventionCentertofollow upona verysuccessful experience of BIDC2014. Asusual,BIDC is

3. proudto be stronglysupportedbyvariousgovernmentorganizations,including:
--‐ Departmentof InternationalTrade Promotion,Ministryof Commerce
--‐ Ministryof Information,Communications,andTechnologies
--‐ Software IndustryPromotionAgency(PublicOrganization)
--‐ ThailandConvention&ExhibitionBureau
--‐ BangkokMetropolitanAdministration
BIDC 2015 isalso organizedwithactive corporationsfromthe private counterpartsof Digital ContentAssociationof Thailand
(DCAT),Thai AnimationandComputerGraphicsAssociation(TACGA),Thai Game Association(TGA),e--‐LearningAssociationof
Thailand(e--‐LAT) andBangkokACMSiggraph(BASA) andparticipatedbyover100+ local digital contentcompanies.
See http://www.thailandexhibition.com/TradeShow-2015/6178
June 4th
ConnectedLife Conference 2015 –Baliol College, Oxford, UK
ConnectedLife 2015 isa day-longstudent-runconference dedicatedtosparkingexchangebetweendisciplinesandshowcasing
emerginginternetresearch.Bringingtogetherparticipantsfromacrossthe humanities,social sciences,andphysicalsciences,
ConnectedLife willfostercollaborationswithinandbeyondOxfordinpursuitof anenhancedunderstandingof the internetan dits
multifacetedeffects.
See http://connectedlife.oii.ox.ac.uk/
Featured Recent Events
Westminster Health Forum Panel
Westminster HealthForum
The Future for HealthTechnologies:Innovation, Funding and Regulation
I recentlyattendedaWestminsterhealthForumheldinWhitehall,Londonon March18th
. The eventwasverywell attendedwith
an excellentline-upof speakersanda livelydiscussionaroundthe potential of disruptivedigitaltechnologiestoaddresssome of
the most importantglobal healthchallengesincludingobesity,diabetesandotherlifestyle relatedconditions.Isubmittedmy
observationsandreflectionsonthe event,anextractof whichisshownbelow :-
“Almostinevitably,muchof the innovation,fundingandregulationtraditionallyfocusesonthe managementof healthcondi tions
and the developmentof technologiesanddeviceswhichhelpcitizensandmedical practitionersdiagnose,manage andtreat
existingconditionsmore costeffectively.Developmentsinmedical sensortechnologies,wirelesscommunicationsandartificial
intelligence offeropportunitiestotreatandmanage lifestyle conditionsininnovative newwaysthatundoubtedlysave moneyand
lives.
However,the biggestproblem, inmyopinion,isthe lackof attentionandapplicationof innovativetechnologiestothe prevention
of lifestylerelatedconditionswhere the targetmarketisthatproportionof the populationwhoare unaware of the likelihoodof
future healthproblemsarisingfromtheirlifestylesandwhorepresentaphenomenonIcall the “SpectatorSociety”.
For thisuniformed/unaware majorityof the populationthereisabelief orperceptionthatsocietyhasa responsibilitytosolve or
cure lifestylerelatedconditionsandthattheyhave little ornoresponsibilityforthe consequencesof theirlifestyle.
The biggestopportunityforpublichealthandUKplc,inmy opinion,isthe applicationof technologiesandmethodologiesthat are
effectiveforthe preventionof lifestylerelatedconditions.Lifestyletracking,wearable sensorsandbodycompositionanaly sers
whichcan highlightearlyindicatorsof problemsandprovideasetof toolsto monitor,motivate andmanage keyfactorssuch as
exercise,sleepanddietare nowclose toconsumerisationandmassadoptionbythe public.The bigdatathat theycollectis
enormouslyvaluable notonlyininfluencinglifestylehabitsbutalsoinbetterinformingthe medical practitionersonbestpractices
for personal healthmanagement.”
Calls for Papers
Belowisa selectionof currentcallsforPapers,PostersandArticles thatmaybe of interest:-
HaPoC 3: ThirdInternational Conference forthe HistoryandPhilosophy of Computing
8 -- 11 October,2015, Pisa
http://www.hapoc2015.di.unipi.it
The DHST commissionforthe historyandphilosophyof computing(www.hapoc.org) ishappytoannounce the thirdHAPOC
conference.The seriesaimsatcreatingan interdisciplinaryfocusoncomputing,stimulatingadialogue betweenthe historicaland
philosophical viewpoints.Tothisend,the conference hopestobringtogetherresearchersinterestedinthe historical
developmentsof computing,aswell asthose reflectingonthe sociological andphilosophical issuesspringingfromthe rise and
ubiquityof computingmachinesinthe contemporarylandscape.Inthe pasteditions,the conference hassuccessfullypresented a
varietyof voices,contributingtothe creationof a fruitful dialoguebetweenresearcherswithdifferentbackgroundsand
sensibilities.
For HaPoC 2015 we welcome contributionsfromhistoriansandphilosophersof computingaswell asfromphilosophicallyaware
computerscientistsandmathematicians.Topicsinclude butare notlimitedto
• HistoryandPhilosophyof Computation(interpretationof the Church-Turingthesis;modelsof computation;
logical/mathematical foundationsof computerscience;informationtheory...)
• HistoryandPhilosophyof Programming(classesof programminglanguages;philosophical statusof programming...)
• HistoryandPhilosophyof the Computer(fromcalculatingmachinestothe future of the computer;userinterfaces;abstract
architectures...)
• HistoryandEpistemologyof the use of Computinginthe sciences(simulationvs.modelisation;computer-assistedproofs;
linguistics...)
• Computingandthe Arts:historical andconceptual issues(temporalityindigital art;narrationininteractive artwork...)
• Social,ethical andpedagogical aspectsof Computing(pedagogyof computerscience;algorithmsandcopyright;Internet,culture,
society...)
………….……………..
GALA (GamesandLearningAlliance) Conference2015 in Rome,Italy. The Gamesand LearningAlliance conference (GALA 2015) is
an international conference dedicatedtothe science andapplicationof serious games. The conference aimsatbringingtogether
researchers,developers,practitionersandstakeholders.The goal istoshare the state of the art of researchandmarket,analysing
the most significanttrendsanddiscussingvisionsonthe future of serious games. See http://www.galaconf.org/
……………………………
The 1st ICA EuropeanSymposiumon Cartography(EuroCarto 2015), whichwill take place inViennaon November10-12,2015.

4. EuroCarto 2015 aimsto bringtogethercartographers,GIscientistsand those workinginrelateddisciplineswiththe goal of
offeringaplatform of discussion,exchange andstimulationof researchandjoinedprojects.
The call forpapersis currentlyopen.The deadline forFull papersubmissions isJune 1,2015, and workin progresssubmissionsis
June 29, 2015. High-quality submissionsare intendedtobe publishedinthe International Journal of Cartographyandinabookof
the seriesLecture NotesonGeoinformationand CartographybySpringer.More informationcanbe foundat
http://eurocarto.org/.
……………………………………
SecondCall for Abstracts and Special Sessions9th Symposiumof theInternationalSociety forDigitalEarth
DIGITAL EARTH 2015 "Towardsa One-WorldVisionfortheBlue Planet"
Halifax,NS,CANADA,October5-9
Interestedcontributorsshouldsubmittheirabstractor proposal fora special sessionbyApril 17.Submissiondetailscanbe found
underthe Program menutabat digitalearth2015.ca. Abstractsand proposalswill be promptlyconsideredbythe Scientific
Program Committee
………………………………………………………..
Recent Articles and Papers
A comprehensive listof archivedarticles,presentationsandvideoscanbe accessedat my website –
http://www.davidwortley.com/listing.html
The most recentupdatesare shownbelow:-
Date Article Title Comments
Mar 2015 Artificial Intelligence,Cloud Computingand
Social Media- Are we CreatingGod inour own
Likeness?
ViewArticle
In recentmonths,anumberof technologyluminarieshave
voicedconcerns aboutthe potential threatof Artificial
Intelligence,echoingthe final chapterof mybook“Gadgets
to God”. Bill Gatesisquotedas saying(1) :-
"I am inthe campthat is concerned aboutsuper
intelligence," Gatessaidinresponse to a questionabout
the existential threat posed by AI. "First,the machineswill
do a lot ofjobs for usand not be super intelligent.That
shouldbe positiveifwe manageit well. A few decades
after that, though,the intelligenceis strongenoughto be a
concern."
Mar 2015 What's the Big Idea- Societal FissionorFusion? -
ViewArticle
The internetandatomicenergyhave certainthingsin
common.Theyare man-made discoverieswhichcanbe used
for goodor evil andnow that theyhave beeninventedthere
isno goingback – we cannotun-inventeitherof them.The
difference betweennuclearenergyandthe internetisthat
our global societyseekstopreventaproliferationof nuclear
energytostop itfallingintothe wronghandswhereaswe
have made the powerof the internetaccessible tovirtually
everyone onthe planetregardlessof theirpotential usage
for goodor evil.
Mar 2015 What's the Big Idea- IsImmortalitywithinour
Grasp - ViewArticle
Digital storage andcommunicationstechnologies,combined
withthe growingarray of sensorsand trackingdevicesmean
that the “digital trace”of our livesisbecomingmore and
more comprehensive andaccessible tofuture generations
withthe associatedimplicationsforthe potential on-going
influencewe mighthave afterourdeath.
Mar 2015 Gamification,AirMiles,Points,E-Tokensandthe
Future of E-Currencyinan OmniWorld
Will ElectronicTradingandBarter Replace
ExistingCurrencies? - ViewArticle
Today,technologyprovidesamechanismtopurchase goods
and servicesfromanywhereinthe worldandthe varietyof
individualcurrenciesandcomplexitiesof exchange ratesisa
potential barriertotrade.Perhapsananswerforthe future
of trade isthe acceptance of pointsor e-tokensasan
exchangeablemechanismlinkedtoa commoditythathas a
universal value.
Upcoming Events Listing
Belowisa listof forthcomingconferences –alsoaccessible at http://www.davidwortley.com/events.html
Date Event Name / Description Location Web URL
Apr 13 UNEP-DHIASIAN ECO CHALLENGE
2015 FINALS
Daegu,Korea http://www.the-eco-challenge.org/
Apr 18-20 EmergingInfotech2015 Shenzhen,China http://www.bitcongress.com/InfoTech2015/default.asp
Apr 27-29 19TH ANNUALEUROMEDIA
CONFERENCE,EUROMEDIA'2015
Lisbon,Portugal http://www.eurosis.org/cms/?q=taxonomy/term/365
Apr 27-30 BangkokInternational Digital
Content2015
Bangkok,
Thailand
http://www.thailandexhibition.com/TradeShow-2015/6179
April 28-
29
MCM 2015 - Wearable Technology
Conference
London,UK http://www.m2mconference.com/?gclid=COjQ6qC60MQC
FQkcwwodcJ4AmA
May 17-
18
2015 International Conference on
Energyand Environmental Systems
Engineering(EESE2015)
Beijing,China http://www.eese2015.org/
May 20-
23
9th International Conference on
Pervasive ComputingTechnologies
for Healthcare
Istanbul,Turkey http://pervasivehealth.org/2015/show/home
May 20-
25
AERO Conference - Alternative
EducationResource Organisation
NewYork,USA http://www.educationrevolution.org/store/conference/
June 1-3 13th International Simulation
Conference (ISC'2015)
Valencia,Spain http://www.upv.es
June 4 ConnectedLife Conference- Digital
Society
Oxford,UK http://connectedlife.oii.ox.ac.uk/connected-life-15/cfp/
June 17-
19
SecondKES International
Conference SMARTEDUCATION
and E-LEARNING(SEEL-2015)
Sorrento,Italy http://seel-15.kesinternational.org
Jun27-28 ICCE 2015 International Conference
on Creative Education
London,UK http://www.icce-conf.net/index.htm
July6-8 EDULEARN15 - International
Conference onEducationandNew
LearningTechnologies
Barcelona,Spain http://iated.org/edulearn/
July13-14 Immersive LearningResearch
NetworkConference - ILRN 2015
Prague,Czech
Republic
http://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2015prague
July17-21 ISAGA/JASAG2015- the 46th ISAGA
conference |JapanAssociationof
Simulation&Gaminghosts
Kyoto,Japan http://jasag.org/isaga2015/

5. July22-24 9th International Conference on
ComputerGraphics,Visualization,
ComputerVisionandImage
Processing
Los Palmasde
Gran Canaria,
Spain
http://cgv-conf.org/
July24-26 WorldFuture 2015 San Francisco,
USA
http://www.wfs.org/worldfuture-2015
July26-27 Cloud TechnologyandComputing Macau www.ccss2015.org
Aug10-11 Thaisim2015 - Learningfrom
educational games,simulationsand
debriefingforthe AEC
Bangkok,
Thailand
http://www.thaisim.org/ts15/ts15.htm
Aug11-14 SGSC 2015 - Serious Games
Conference
Nanyang
University,
Singapore
http://2015conf.seriousgamesconference.org/
Sep24-25 Innovationinenvironmental
education:ICTand
intergenerationallearning
Firenze,Italy http://involenconference.com/
Oct 1-2 7th International Conference on
Science inSociety
Chicago,USA http://science-society.com/the-conference
Oct 5-9 DIGITAL EARTH 2015 "Towardsa
One-WorldVisionforthe Blue
Planet"
Halifax,Nova
Scotia
http://digitalearth2015.ca/
Oct 8-9 9th EuropeanConference onGames
BasedLearningECGBL 2015
Steinkjer,
Norway
http://academic-
conferences.org/ecgbl/ecgbl2015/ecgbl15-home.htm
Nov3-5 WISE 2015 - WorldInnovation
SummitonEducation
Doha,Qatar http://www.wise-qatar.org/apply-attend
Nov10-11 SAIIntelligentSystemsConference
2015 (IntelliSys2015) -
London,UK http://saiconference.com/IntelliSys2015/
Dec 11-12 GALA - Gamesand LearningAlliance
Conference
Rome,Italy http://www.galaconf.org/
Feb18-19
2016
TwelfthInternational Conference
on Technology,Knowledge,and
Society
BuenosAires,
Argentina
http://techandsoc.com/the-conference
If you wouldlike anypresentations,videosordocumentscirculatedtomynetwork,Iam happyto provide thisservice freeof
charge forany material relevanttoreadersof thisnewsletter.If youare interested,contactme at david@davidwortley.com.
BestWishesfora BetterFuture for all Mankind
DavidWortleyFRSA
FounderandCEO
GAETSS – Gamificationand EnablingTechnologiesStrategicSolutions
Shaping theFutureof Businessand Society through Human Developmentand Motivation
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