Technological progress will inevitably have three consequences: 1) the decline in consumption or general demand for goods and services due to the increase in unemployment and the reduction of the purchasing power of the working population; (2) the decline of the middle class with major implications of a political nature since it acts as an ally of the bourgeoisie; and (3) the weakening of the struggle of the unions for the benefit of the workers and of the class struggle between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The political consequences of the end of employment thanks to technological advances are quite serious because the population needs to work to survive. This may open the way for a social revolution with unpredictable consequences, unless a new model of society inspired by Scandinavian social democracy (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland) is implemented.
World Affairs Council, 2013, Summer Teacher Institute, Humanities and STEM
The Future is Here
Next Level Global Education and Social Studies Design Workshop
Teaching in a Time of Transition, World Affairs Council, Summer Institute on International Affairs, June 24-28. 2013
When allegations against the Foxconn manufacturing plant—where Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft make large portions of their electronics—were first leveled in 2012, American consumers sure did seem angry. We were irate that their 1 million workers were grossly underpaid (or sometimes not paid at all), that 14-year-olds were making iPhones and Xboxes, and that the factory actually responded to people defenestrating themselves—seeking death rather than more work—by installing safety nets. As is so often the case, anger is all we could muster.
Humans create robots and not robots create humans.
Humans create robots and not robots create humans.
AI and Robots in Workplace: This slide shares some of the spaces where robots are invading(replacing humans), possible job opportunities for the people who would be replaced, other that that what solutions could be for robots overtaking humans.
Within a very limited timeframe of only 20 years, the internet has upended entire industries from the ground up. Each and every industry will increasingly turn into a tech-industry with the dynamics of Moore's law at play. These exponential developments will only accelerate the pace of change. The questions posed to the economy and the very foundation of our society will be nothing short of earth-shattering.
World Affairs Council, 2013, Summer Teacher Institute, Humanities and STEM
The Future is Here
Next Level Global Education and Social Studies Design Workshop
Teaching in a Time of Transition, World Affairs Council, Summer Institute on International Affairs, June 24-28. 2013
When allegations against the Foxconn manufacturing plant—where Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft make large portions of their electronics—were first leveled in 2012, American consumers sure did seem angry. We were irate that their 1 million workers were grossly underpaid (or sometimes not paid at all), that 14-year-olds were making iPhones and Xboxes, and that the factory actually responded to people defenestrating themselves—seeking death rather than more work—by installing safety nets. As is so often the case, anger is all we could muster.
Humans create robots and not robots create humans.
Humans create robots and not robots create humans.
AI and Robots in Workplace: This slide shares some of the spaces where robots are invading(replacing humans), possible job opportunities for the people who would be replaced, other that that what solutions could be for robots overtaking humans.
Within a very limited timeframe of only 20 years, the internet has upended entire industries from the ground up. Each and every industry will increasingly turn into a tech-industry with the dynamics of Moore's law at play. These exponential developments will only accelerate the pace of change. The questions posed to the economy and the very foundation of our society will be nothing short of earth-shattering.
What is harder to ignore and even more disconcerting is the fact that the same high tech elites who have made literally billions of dollars off the computer revolution at a time of virtually no regulation are now warning us of the downfall of humanity at the hands of computers and AI, and they are now pleading publicly for regulation before it is too late.
2013, Cyber Social Studies, Next Level Global Education, & STEM+Humanities by...Jim "Brodie" Brazell
The Future is Here: Next Level Global Education and Social Studies Design Workshop, June 24-28. 2013. STEM+Humanities: A workshop for Teaching in a Time of Transition, World Affairs Council, Summer Institute on International Affairs, June 24-28. 2013.
My talk to the joint OECD/G20 German Presidency conference on digitalization in Berlin on January 12, 2017. Fitness landscapes as applied to technology, business, and the economy. Note that the fitness landscape slides will not be animated in this PDF, which I shared this way so that you could see my narrative in the speaker notes. While it has some slides in common with my White House Frontiers conference talk, it includes a bunch of other material.
The global, long term picture to set the context for the day – trends in population, geopolitics, technology, the massive issues of climate change, migration, resource and energy scarcity.
Global socio-economic, demographic and technological forces that HP calls Megatrends will have a sustained and transformative impact on businesses, societies, economies, cultures and our personal lives in unimaginable ways in the years to come.
Interested in learning more about Megatrends? Visit hpmegatrends.com.
**Please note this presentation was developed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, so although we don’t address it directly, we do speak to the innovations and solutions that exist beyond it. We hope this knowledge opens a window of hope and possibility to what awaits us on the road ahead.
My keynote at the 2018 New Profit Gathering of Leaders conference in Boston on May 17, 2018. I talk about the lessons from technology platforms, how they teach us what is wrong with our economy, and the possibilities of AI for creating better, fairer, more effective decisions about "who gets what and why" in the economy.
Yet another version of my book talk, this time at Harvard Business School, on March 28, 2018. This one had fewer slides with less connecting narrative so that I could spend more time interacting with the audience. I think it went pretty well. As usual, the speaker notes contain the narrative that goes with the slides, which are mostly images.
Global socio-economic, demographic and technological forces which HP calls Megatrends will have a sustained and transformative impact on businesses, societies, economies, cultures and our personal lives in unimaginable ways in the years to come.
Interested in learning more about Megatrends? Visit www.hpmegatrends.com.
Introduction to the law of robots and AIs - lecture 5Nicolas Petit
This slidedeck deals with liability issues, in other words who should pay for robot/AI generated harm. The presentation goes through the main principles of civil liability law, comes to some preliminary conclusions on the shape of cases to come in that area, and then discusses possible regulatory arrangements to address concerns of chilling effects of liability disputes on robotic innovation. It concludes with ruminations on the Coase theorem, and hints at other targets for civil liability cases. This is the 5th block of my lecture on the law of robots and AIs at the University of Liege (ULg)
The AIs Are Not Taking Our Jobs...They Are Changing ThemTim O'Reilly
My talk at the Web Summit in Dublin on November 6, 2014. Reflections on the notion that AI will take away jobs, and our need to recognize and redefine the human role in the applications we build. Covers many of the same ideas as my "Internet of Things and Humans" talk, but from a slightly different angle.
Google handles over 3 billion searches a day, Amazon offers a storefront with 600 million unique items, Facebook users post 6 billion pieces of content sailing, all with the aid of complex algorithmic systems that respond to a constant influx of new data, adversarial activity by those trying to game the system, and changing preferences of users. These systems represent breakthroughs in the governance of complex, interacting systems, with algorithms that must be constantly updated to respond to rapidly changing conditions. The economy as a whole is also full of complex, interacting systems, but we still try to manage those systems with 20th century tools and processes. This talk explores what we can learn from technology platforms about new approaches that the Fed might take to improve its historical mission using the tools of agile development, big data, and artificial intelligence. My talk at the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank FedAgile conference on November 7, 2018. Download the PPT file to read the narrative in the speaker notes. (I wish slideshare did a better job of displaying these, but they don't.)
Open Data: From the Information Age to the Action Age (PDF with notes)Tim O'Reilly
This is the presentation I made at the UK Department for International Aid/Omidyar Network OpenUp! conference in London on November 13, 2012. I talk about open government not as a platform for transparency or citizen engagement, but for a developer ecosystem building useful services. A video of this talk is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OIlxdpfu71o
O avanço tecnológico e seus impactos sobre o mundo do trabalho e a sociedadeFernando Alcoforado
O avanço tecnológico gerará inevitavelmente três consequências: 1) a queda no consumo ou demanda geral de bens e serviços devido ao aumento do desemprego e a redução do poder aquisitivo da população trabalhadora; 2) o declínio da classe média com grandes implicações de natureza política haja vista que ela atua como aliada da burguesia; e, 3) o enfraquecimento da luta dos sindicatos em prol dos trabalhadores e da luta de classes entre burguesia e proletariado. As consequências políticas do fim do emprego graças ao avanço tecnológico são bastante graves porque a população precisa trabalhar para sobreviver. Esta situação poderá abrir caminho para o advento de uma revolução social de consequências imprevisíveis, a não ser que seja implantado um novo modelo de sociedade inspirado na social democracia escandinava (Suécia, Dinamarca, Noruega, Finlândia e Islândia).
What is harder to ignore and even more disconcerting is the fact that the same high tech elites who have made literally billions of dollars off the computer revolution at a time of virtually no regulation are now warning us of the downfall of humanity at the hands of computers and AI, and they are now pleading publicly for regulation before it is too late.
2013, Cyber Social Studies, Next Level Global Education, & STEM+Humanities by...Jim "Brodie" Brazell
The Future is Here: Next Level Global Education and Social Studies Design Workshop, June 24-28. 2013. STEM+Humanities: A workshop for Teaching in a Time of Transition, World Affairs Council, Summer Institute on International Affairs, June 24-28. 2013.
My talk to the joint OECD/G20 German Presidency conference on digitalization in Berlin on January 12, 2017. Fitness landscapes as applied to technology, business, and the economy. Note that the fitness landscape slides will not be animated in this PDF, which I shared this way so that you could see my narrative in the speaker notes. While it has some slides in common with my White House Frontiers conference talk, it includes a bunch of other material.
The global, long term picture to set the context for the day – trends in population, geopolitics, technology, the massive issues of climate change, migration, resource and energy scarcity.
Global socio-economic, demographic and technological forces that HP calls Megatrends will have a sustained and transformative impact on businesses, societies, economies, cultures and our personal lives in unimaginable ways in the years to come.
Interested in learning more about Megatrends? Visit hpmegatrends.com.
**Please note this presentation was developed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, so although we don’t address it directly, we do speak to the innovations and solutions that exist beyond it. We hope this knowledge opens a window of hope and possibility to what awaits us on the road ahead.
My keynote at the 2018 New Profit Gathering of Leaders conference in Boston on May 17, 2018. I talk about the lessons from technology platforms, how they teach us what is wrong with our economy, and the possibilities of AI for creating better, fairer, more effective decisions about "who gets what and why" in the economy.
Yet another version of my book talk, this time at Harvard Business School, on March 28, 2018. This one had fewer slides with less connecting narrative so that I could spend more time interacting with the audience. I think it went pretty well. As usual, the speaker notes contain the narrative that goes with the slides, which are mostly images.
Global socio-economic, demographic and technological forces which HP calls Megatrends will have a sustained and transformative impact on businesses, societies, economies, cultures and our personal lives in unimaginable ways in the years to come.
Interested in learning more about Megatrends? Visit www.hpmegatrends.com.
Introduction to the law of robots and AIs - lecture 5Nicolas Petit
This slidedeck deals with liability issues, in other words who should pay for robot/AI generated harm. The presentation goes through the main principles of civil liability law, comes to some preliminary conclusions on the shape of cases to come in that area, and then discusses possible regulatory arrangements to address concerns of chilling effects of liability disputes on robotic innovation. It concludes with ruminations on the Coase theorem, and hints at other targets for civil liability cases. This is the 5th block of my lecture on the law of robots and AIs at the University of Liege (ULg)
The AIs Are Not Taking Our Jobs...They Are Changing ThemTim O'Reilly
My talk at the Web Summit in Dublin on November 6, 2014. Reflections on the notion that AI will take away jobs, and our need to recognize and redefine the human role in the applications we build. Covers many of the same ideas as my "Internet of Things and Humans" talk, but from a slightly different angle.
Google handles over 3 billion searches a day, Amazon offers a storefront with 600 million unique items, Facebook users post 6 billion pieces of content sailing, all with the aid of complex algorithmic systems that respond to a constant influx of new data, adversarial activity by those trying to game the system, and changing preferences of users. These systems represent breakthroughs in the governance of complex, interacting systems, with algorithms that must be constantly updated to respond to rapidly changing conditions. The economy as a whole is also full of complex, interacting systems, but we still try to manage those systems with 20th century tools and processes. This talk explores what we can learn from technology platforms about new approaches that the Fed might take to improve its historical mission using the tools of agile development, big data, and artificial intelligence. My talk at the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank FedAgile conference on November 7, 2018. Download the PPT file to read the narrative in the speaker notes. (I wish slideshare did a better job of displaying these, but they don't.)
Open Data: From the Information Age to the Action Age (PDF with notes)Tim O'Reilly
This is the presentation I made at the UK Department for International Aid/Omidyar Network OpenUp! conference in London on November 13, 2012. I talk about open government not as a platform for transparency or citizen engagement, but for a developer ecosystem building useful services. A video of this talk is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OIlxdpfu71o
O avanço tecnológico e seus impactos sobre o mundo do trabalho e a sociedadeFernando Alcoforado
O avanço tecnológico gerará inevitavelmente três consequências: 1) a queda no consumo ou demanda geral de bens e serviços devido ao aumento do desemprego e a redução do poder aquisitivo da população trabalhadora; 2) o declínio da classe média com grandes implicações de natureza política haja vista que ela atua como aliada da burguesia; e, 3) o enfraquecimento da luta dos sindicatos em prol dos trabalhadores e da luta de classes entre burguesia e proletariado. As consequências políticas do fim do emprego graças ao avanço tecnológico são bastante graves porque a população precisa trabalhar para sobreviver. Esta situação poderá abrir caminho para o advento de uma revolução social de consequências imprevisíveis, a não ser que seja implantado um novo modelo de sociedade inspirado na social democracia escandinava (Suécia, Dinamarca, Noruega, Finlândia e Islândia).
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THE FUTURE OF WORK AND EDUCATION IN THE WORLD
Fernando Alcoforado.
Abstract: This article aims to demonstrate the need for restructuring the education system in all
countries of the world as a consequence of the profound changes that are occurring in the world of work
due to the technological advance, especially with the use of artificial intelligence in productive activities.
Keywords: Technological advancement, Future of working, New education system required.
This article aims to demonstrate the need for restructuring the education system in all countries of the world as a consequence of the profound changes that are occurring in the world of work due to the technological advance, especially with the use of artificial intelligence in productive activities.
AI and Robotics are already here. Are we ready to embrace the reality of its impact on the future of jobs and the Workplace? What are the jobs that are likely to become redundant?
AN OBNOXIOUS LACUNA ON DISCOURSES AND COUNTER DISCOURSES OVER ARTIFICIAL INTE...gerogepatton
Artificial intelligence is the highest form of human development and sound outcome of human conscience
till the date. But the very development seems to be devastating to human future ahead and has been heavily
projected accordingly. More than it may be to decay and destroy the world, the negative and chilling views
on the prospective damages of AI that scholars are percolating to public are costing many times on
humans; and that is plunging human mindset into irreparable pessimism and negativity. This article
explores the way that AI is being depressingly explored and investigated to browbeat public. In addition,
this write-up highlights the serious lacuna, which the advanced academic engagement has still grossly
failed to fill up, of a great deal in course of mainstreaming views and discussions for noble cause of human
development and societal well-belling . Further, it unmasks the dire need in making constructive,
encouraging and optimistic mind-set building academic pursuits and writings then makes an alarming call
to the all prominent scholars to engage with due compliance of it .
AN OBNOXIOUS LACUNA ON DISCOURSES AND COUNTER DISCOURSES OVER ARTIFICIAL INTE...ijaia
Artificial intelligence is the highest form of human development and sound outcome of human conscience
till the date. But the very development seems to be devastating to human future ahead and has been heavily
projected accordingly. More than it may be to decay and destroy the world, the negative and chilling views
on the prospective damages of AI that scholars are percolating to public are costing many times on
humans; and that is plunging human mindset into irreparable pessimism and negativity. This article
explores the way that AI is being depressingly explored and investigated to browbeat public. In addition,
this write-up highlights the serious lacuna, which the advanced academic engagement has still grossly
failed to fill up, of a great deal in course of mainstreaming views and discussions for noble cause of human
development and societal well-belling . Further, it unmasks the dire need in making constructive,
encouraging and optimistic mind-set building academic pursuits and writings then makes an alarming call
to the all prominent scholars to engage with due compliance of it .
A--The new generation of robotics a) Considering that the new g.pdfeyevision3
A train travels 600 miles in the same time that a truck travels 520 miles. The train\'s average
speed is 8 miles per hour faster than the truck\'s average speed. What is the speed of the train?
Solution
A train travels 600 miles in the same time that a truck travels 520 miles.
The train\'s average speed is 8 miles per hour faster than the truck\'s average speed.
What is the speed of the train?
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Train DATA:
distance = 600 miles ; rate = x+8 mph ; time = d/r = 600/(x+8) hrs.
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Truck DATA:
distance = 520 miles ; rate = x mph ; time = d/r = 520/x hrs.
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EQUATION:
time = time
600/(x+8) = 520/x
600x = 520(x+8)
15x = 13(x+8)
15x = 13x + 104
2x = 104
x = 52 mph (speed of the truck)
x+8 = 60 mph (speed of the train).
The Second Machine Age - an industrial revolution powered by digital technolo...Ben Gilchriest
There have been two big turning points in human history. The first was the industrial revolution, where machines replaced muscle power. The Second Machine Age is the time when machines are now able to take over a lot of cognitive tasks that humans can do. In this Capgemini interview with Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee, authors of the recent book "The Second Machine Age" (www.secondmachineage.com), we get a summary view of what the 2nd Machine Age is, what it means for established companies, and how they should react.
I throughly recommend reading this book. It's an excellent summary of the impact and importance of digital and why it's important for companies to do more.
Evaluation of technology, trade, and inclusive development: Chinese experiencesAkhilesh Chandra Prabhakar
The present study begins by surveying, broadly supports the assertion that technology, trade, sustainability and
development-led globalization is the path in the Chinese context not adequately paid to attention except with very few
original or significant contributions. This research examines the existing pattern in the areas of trade, technology,
investment with a view to locate in the development context in the era of globalization. This study also investigates
theories of trade, technology movement under capitalist paradigm along with the empirical one. The survey broadly
supports the frequent, through usually undocumented, assertion that China’s socialist market paradigm was not
different from the capitalist mode of production as tended to neglect and to which they had made few if any original or
significant contributions. Alongside, this study used secondary data and analyzed, where the results confirmed that
foreign direct investment (FDI), trade and economic growth indicated the presence of long-run sustainable equilibrium
relationship between them but created income inequality gap widely among people. It is, thus, important for
policymakers to remove obstacles and improve the respective absorptive capacity in order to reap maximized positive
inclusive development with equality basis.
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Running head: ROBOTIC SURGERY TECHNOLOGY
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OPERATING SYSTEMS
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Robotic Surgery Technology
Lakisha Riddick
DeVry University
January 8, 2017
Abstract
This report is based on presenting how robots have affected the human culture in the past till now, with the emphasis on the three examined eras of robot advancement: commencement period the nineteen fifties, improvement period nineteen seventies and development period millennium till date. By examining logical writing and broad communications having a place with the considered periods, one can underline how the presence of robots has continually interfaced with individuals' lives both contrarily and decidedly. Thus of manmade brainpower improvement, and advances made in the field of mechanical technology, we have inferred that the communication amongst people and robots is getting to be distinctly more grounded as they have turned into an imperative instrument in guaranteeing the nature of human well-being.
As depicted in Asimov's laws, robots would preferably take after humans‟ wishes while preserving themselves and not hurting individuals. Conversely, this is study will also be looking at presumed effects that robots have in human well-being. At the point when working nearby robots, individuals ought to dependably remember wellbeing. As experts have seen all through the report programming deformities or mistakes in the way a robot is developed could impact affect people inside its encompassing environment. Likewise, mulling over that a few robots are delicate they could without much of a stretch mischief individuals on the off chance that they glitch. To adjust this negative effect, wellbeing ought to dependably be considered important when new robots are being produced and with regards to officially existing machines wellbeing measures ought to be improved.
Table of Contents
Introduction
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Robotic History
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Social Impact of Robotic Technology…………………………………………………………...5
Economy
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Society…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...6
Culture……………………………………………………………………………………………………….….7
Environment…………………………………………………………………………………………………….8
Politics…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...9
The Robotic Technology Impact on Humanity
10
Conclusion
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Reference
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Introduction
Cutting edge society as of now owes its prosperity on account of cutting edge machines equipped for undertaking errands that would either be unimaginable for an individual to satisfy or it would require him a long investment to fulfill. Either on the off chance that individuals understand it or not, the robots assume a key part in making human day by day lives better and simpler. From large scale manufacturing industries to bleeding edge accuracy inside the therapeutic field, robots are these days prepared to do hugely more than their previous precursors (Nocks, 1 Oct. 2008). As innovation created, counterfeit consciousness has been utilized to make robots more equipped for servin ...
A somewhat longer version of my Frontiers talk about technology and the future of the economy, with additional material pitched to an audience of Internet operators at Apricot 2017, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on February 27, 2017
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Cet article a pour objectif de présenter et d'analyser le rapport du Groupe d'experts intergouvernemental sur l'évolution du climat (GIEC), agence liée à l'ONU, rendu public le 9 août 2021 à travers lequel il montre l'ensemble des connaissances acquises depuis la publication de son précédent rapport en 2014 sur le climat de la planète Terre. 234 auteurs de 66 pays ont examiné plus de 14 000 études scientifiques et leur travail a été reçu avec plus de 78 000 commentaires et observations de chercheurs et d'experts qui travaillant pour les 195 gouvernements auxquels ce travail est destiné. Ce rapport révèle une connaissance approfondie du climat passé, présent et futur de la Terre. Le résumé de ce rapport est à lire dans l'article Selon le GIEC, le changement climatique est irréversible, mais peut encore être corrigé disponible sur le site <https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/nature-environnement/climat/selon-le-giec-le-changement-climatique-s-accelere-est-irreversible-mais-peut-etre-corrige_156431>. Alors que peut-on faire pour éviter cette catastrophe climatique ? La solution est de réduire de moitié les émissions mondiales de gaz à effet de serre d'ici 2030 et de zéro émission nette d'ici le milieu de ce siècle pour arrêter et éventuellement inverser la hausse des températures. La réduction à zéro des émissions nettes consiste à réduire autant que possible les émissions de gaz à effet de serre en utilisant les technologies propres et les énergies renouvelables, ainsi que comme capter et stocker le carbone, ou l'absorber en plantant des arbres. Très probablement, le monde ne réussira pas à empêcher d'autres changements climatiques en raison de l'absence d'un système de gouvernance mondiale capable d'empêcher l'augmentation du réchauffement climatique et le changement climatique catastrophique résultant de l'impuissance de l'ONU.
AQUECIMENTO GLOBAL, MUDANÇA CLIMÁTICA GLOBAL E SEUS IMPACTOS SOBRE A SAÚDE HU...Fernando Alcoforado
Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar os impactos do aquecimento global e da consequente mudança climática sobre a saúde humana e as soluções que permitam evitar suas maléficas consequências contra a humanidade. Para alcançar este objetivo, é necessário promover uma transformação profunda da sociedade atual que tem sido extremamente destruidora das condições de vida do planeta. Diante disso, é imprescindível que seja edificada uma sociedade sustentável substituindo o atual modelo econômico dominante em todo o mundo por outro que leve em conta o homem integrado com o meio ambiente, com a natureza, ou seja, o modelo de desenvolvimento sustentável. Foi analisado o Acordo de Paris com base na COP 21 organizada pela ONU através do qual 195 países e a União Europeia definiram como a humanidade lutará contra o aquecimento global nas próximas décadas, bem como foi analisada literatura relacionada com o aquecimento global e a mudança climática para extrair as conclusões que apontam como substituir o modelo de desenvolvimento atual pelo modelo de desenvolvimento sustentável.
GLOBAL WARMING, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTHFernando Alcoforado
This article aims to present the impacts of global warming and the consequent global climate change on human health and the solutions to avoid its harmful consequences against humanity. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to promote a profound transformation of current society, which has been extremely destructive of the planet's living conditions. Therefore, it is essential to build a sustainable society, replacing the current dominant economic model throughout the world with one that takes into account man integrated with the environment, with nature, that is, the model of sustainable development. The Paris Agreement was analyzed based on the COP 21 organized by the UN through which 195 countries and the European Union defined how humanity will fight global warming in the coming decades, as well as was analyzed literature related to global warming and climate change to extract the conclusions that point out how to replace the current development model with the sustainable development model.
LE RÉCHAUFFEMENT CLIMATIQUE, LE CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE MONDIAL ET SES IMPACTS ...Fernando Alcoforado
Cet article a pour objectif de présenter les impacts du réchauffement climatique et du changement climatique qui en découle sur la santé humaine et les solutions pour éviter ses conséquences néfastes contre l'humanité. Pour atteindre cet objectif, il est nécessaire de promouvoir une transformation profonde de la société d'aujourd'hui qui a été extrêmement destructrice des conditions de vie sur la planète. Il est donc essentiel de construire une société durable, en remplaçant le modèle économique actuel dominant à travers le monde par un autre qui prenne en compte l'homme intégré à l'environnement, à la nature, c'est-à-dire le modèle de développement durable. L'Accord de Paris a été analysé sur la base de la COP 21 organisée par l'ONU à travers laquelle 195 pays et l'Union européenne ont défini comment l'humanité luttera contre le réchauffement climatique dans les prochaines décennies, ainsi que a été analysée la littérature liée au réchauffement climatique et au changement climatique pour extraire les conclusions qui indiquent comment remplacer le modèle de développement actuel par le modèle de développement durable.
Cet article a trois objectifs : 1) démontrer qu'il y a un changement drastique du climat de la Terre grâce au réchauffement climatique, qui contribue à la survenue d'inondations dans les villes aux effets de plus en plus catastrophiques ; 2) proposer des mesures pour lutter contre le changement climatique mondial ; et 3) proposer des mesures pour préparer les villes à faire face à des événements météorologiques extrêmes. Récemment, des inondations se sont produites qui exposent la vulnérabilité des villes d'Europe et de Chine aux conditions météorologiques les plus extrêmes. Après les inondations qui ont fait des morts en Allemagne, en Belgique et en Chine, le message a été renforcé que des changements importants sont nécessaires pour préparer les villes à faire face à des événements similaires à l'avenir. Les gouvernements doivent admettre que les infrastructures qu'ils ont construites dans le passé pour les villes, même à une époque plus récente, sont vulnérables à ces phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes. Pour faire face aux inondations qui deviendront de plus en plus fréquentes, les gouvernements doivent agir simultanément dans trois directions : la première est de lutter contre le changement climatique mondial ; le second est de préparer les villes à faire face à des événements météorologiques extrêmes et le troisième est de mettre en œuvre une société durable aux niveaux national et mondial.
This article has three objectives: 1) to demonstrate that there is a drastic change in the Earth's climate thanks to global warming, which is contributing to the occurrence of floods in cities that are increasingly catastrophic in their effects; 2) propose measures to combat global climate change; and 3) propose measures to prepare cities to face extreme weather events. Recently, floods have occurred that expose the vulnerability of cities in Europe and China to the most extreme weather. After the floods that killed people in Germany, Belgium and China, the message was reinforced that significant changes are needed to prepare cities to face similar events in the future. Governments need to admit that the infrastructure they built in the past for cities, even in more recent times, is vulnerable to these extreme weather events. To deal with the floods that will become more and more frequent, governments need to act simultaneously in three directions: the first is to combat global climate change; the second is to prepare cities to face extreme weather events and the third is to implement a sustainable society at the national and global levels.
Este artigo tem três objetivos: 1) demonstrar que está havendo uma mudança drástica no clima da Terra graças ao aquecimento global que está contribuindo para a ocorrência de inundações nas cidades que se repetem de forma cada vez mais catastrófica em seus efeitos; 2) propor medidas para combater a mudança climática global; e, 3) propor medidas visando preparar as cidades para enfrentar eventos climáticos extremos. Recentemente, ocorreram enchentes que expõem a vulnerabilidade das cidades da Europa e da China ao clima mais extremo. Depois das enchentes que mataram pessoas na Alemanha, Bélgica e China foi reforçada a mensagem de que são necessárias mudanças significativas para preparar as cidades para enfrentar eventos similares no futuro. Os governos precisam admitir que a infraestrutura que construíram no passado para as cidades, mesmo em tempos mais recentes, é vulnerável a esses eventos de clima extremo. Para lidar com as inundações que serão cada vez mais frequentes, os governos precisam agir simultaneamente em três direções: a primeira consiste em combater a mudança climática global; a segunda consiste em preparar as cidades para enfrentar eventos extremos no clima e a terceira consiste em implantar uma sociedade sustentável nas esferas nacional e global.
CIVILIZAÇÃO OU BARBÁRIE SÃO AS ESCOLHAS DO POVO BRASILEIRO NAS ELEIÇÕES DE 2022 Fernando Alcoforado
Este artigo tem por objetivo demonstrar que as eleições de 2022 são decisivas para o futuro do Brasil porque que o povo brasileiro terá que decidir entre os valores da civilização e da democracia ou os da barbárie e do fascismo defendidos pelos candidatos à Presidência da República. É preciso observar que a Civilização é considerada o estágio mais avançado que uma sociedade humana pode alcançar do ponto de vista político, econômico, social, cultural, científico e tecnológico. O contrário de civilização é a Barbárie que é a condição daquilo que é selvagem, cruel, desumano e grosseiro, ou seja, quem ou o que é tido como bárbaro que atenta contra o progresso político, econômico, social, cultural, científico e tecnológico. A barbárie sempre se caracterizou ao longo da história da humanidade por grupos que usam a força e a crueldade para alcançar seus objetivos.
CIVILISATION OU BARBARIE SONT LES CHOIX DU PEUPLE BRÉSILIEN AUX ÉLECTIONS DE ...Fernando Alcoforado
Cet article vise à démontrer que les élections de 2022 sont décisives pour l'avenir du Brésil car le peuple brésilien devra trancher entre les valeurs de civilisation et de démocratie ou celles de barbarie et de fascisme défendues par les candidats à la Présidence de la République. Il convient de noter que la civilisation est considérée comme le stade le plus avancé qu'une société humaine puisse atteindre d'un point de vue politique, économique, social, culturel, scientifique et technologique. Le contraire de la civilisation est la barbarie, qui est la condition de ce qui est sauvage, cruel, inhumain et grossier, c'est-à-dire qui ou ce qui est considéré comme barbare qui attaque le progrès politique, économique, social, culturel, scientifique et technologique. La barbarie a toujours été caractérisée tout au long de l'histoire de l'humanité par des groupes qui utilisent la force et la cruauté pour atteindre leurs objectifs.
CIVILIZATION OR BARBARISM ARE THE CHOICES OF THE BRAZILIAN PEOPLE IN THE 2022...Fernando Alcoforado
This article aims to demonstrate that the 2022 elections are decisive for the future of Brazil because the Brazilian people will have to decide between the values of civilization and democracy or those of barbarism and fascism defended by candidates for the Presidency of the Republic. It should be noted that Civilization is considered the most advanced stage that a human society can reach from a political, economic, social, cultural, scientific and technological point of view. The opposite of civilization is Barbarism, which is the condition of what is savage, cruel, inhuman and coarse, that is, who or what is considered barbaric that attacks political, economic, social, cultural, scientific and technological progress. Barbarism has always been characterized throughout human history by groups that use force and cruelty to achieve their goals.
COMO EVITAR A PREVISÃO DE STEPHEN HAWKING DE QUE A HUMANIDADE SÓ TEM MAIS 100...Fernando Alcoforado
Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar o que foi dito pelo falecido cientista Stephen Hawking que afirmou em 2018 que a espécie humana poderia ser levada à extinção em 100 anos e que, devido a isto, forçaria os seres humanos a saírem da Terra, bem como demonstrar que as ameaças de extinção da espécie humana citadas por Hawking podem ser enfrentadas sem que haja a necessidade de fuga de seres humanos da Terra.
COMMENT ÉVITER LA PRÉVISION DE STEPHEN HAWKING QUE L'HUMANITÉ N'A QUE 100 ANS...Fernando Alcoforado
Cet article vise à présenter ce qu'a dit le regretté scientifique Stephen Hawking qui a déclaré en 2018 que l'espèce humaine pourrait être amenée à l'extinction dans 100 ans et que, de ce fait, il forcerait les êtres humains à quitter la Terre, ainsi que démontrer que les menaces d'extinction de l'espèce humaine citées par Hawking peuvent être affrontées sans que les êtres humains aient besoin de s'échapper de la Terre.
Today the French Revolution is commemorated, which was a dividing mark in the history of humanity, starting the contemporary age. It was such an important event that its ideals influenced many movements around the world.
On commémore aujourd'hui la Révolution française, qui a marqué l'histoire de l'humanité en commençant l'ère contemporaine. C'était un événement si important que ses idéaux ont influencé de nombreux mouvements à travers le monde.
Hoje é comemorada a Revolução Francesa que foi um marco divisório da história da humanidade dando início à idade contemporânea. Foi um acontecimento tão importante que seus ideais influenciaram vários movimentos ao redor do mundo.
O TARIFAÇO DE ENERGIA É SINAL DE INCOMPETÊNCIA DO GOVERNO FEDERAL NO PLANEJAM...Fernando Alcoforado
É bastante evidente o descalabro do setor elétrico do Brasil. O planejamento eficaz do setor elétrico é aquele que deve ser desenvolvido com vários anos de antecedência e baseado em estudos técnicos e econômicos. A gestão competente tem que ser baseada no planejamento de longo prazo e com visão sistêmica que está faltando ao governo Bolsonaro. Sem a cultura do planejamento e a não utilização de profissionais competentes nas ações do governo federal, o resultado só poderia ser o que vem se registrando no setor elétrico que está ameaçado de “apagões” e de racionamento de energia elétrica.
LES RÉVOLUTIONS SOCIALES, LEURS FACTEURS DÉCLENCHEURS ET LE BRÉSIL ACTUELFernando Alcoforado
Cet article vise à analyser les facteurs déclencheurs des révolutions sociales qui se sont produites tout au long de l'histoire de l'humanité et à évaluer la possibilité de leur occurrence dans le Brésil contemporain.
SOCIAL REVOLUTIONS, THEIR TRIGGERS FACTORS AND CURRENT BRAZILFernando Alcoforado
This article aims to analyze the triggering factors of social revolutions that have occurred throughout human history and assess the possibility of their occurrence in contemporary Brazil.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Enhancing Performance with Globus and the Science DMZGlobus
ESnet has led the way in helping national facilities—and many other institutions in the research community—configure Science DMZs and troubleshoot network issues to maximize data transfer performance. In this talk we will present a summary of approaches and tips for getting the most out of your network infrastructure using Globus Connect Server.
Welcome to the first live UiPath Community Day Dubai! Join us for this unique occasion to meet our local and global UiPath Community and leaders. You will get a full view of the MEA region's automation landscape and the AI Powered automation technology capabilities of UiPath. Also, hosted by our local partners Marc Ellis, you will enjoy a half-day packed with industry insights and automation peers networking.
📕 Curious on our agenda? Wait no more!
10:00 Welcome note - UiPath Community in Dubai
Lovely Sinha, UiPath Community Chapter Leader, UiPath MVPx3, Hyper-automation Consultant, First Abu Dhabi Bank
10:20 A UiPath cross-region MEA overview
Ashraf El Zarka, VP and Managing Director MEA, UiPath
10:35: Customer Success Journey
Deepthi Deepak, Head of Intelligent Automation CoE, First Abu Dhabi Bank
11:15 The UiPath approach to GenAI with our three principles: improve accuracy, supercharge productivity, and automate more
Boris Krumrey, Global VP, Automation Innovation, UiPath
12:15 To discover how Marc Ellis leverages tech-driven solutions in recruitment and managed services.
Brendan Lingam, Director of Sales and Business Development, Marc Ellis
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
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This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
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Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...
Technological advancement and its impacts on the world of work and society
1. 1
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE WORLD
OF WORK AND SOCIETY
Fernando Alcoforado *
The article by John Naughton Os robôs realmente vão dominar o mundo (Robots will really
dominate the world) available on the website
<https://www.cartacapital.com.br/internacional/os-robos-realmente-vao-dominar-o-
mundo-298.html>, presents the information that David Grossman made an excellent
film for Newsnight's newscast about the threat of advanced robotics for employment. In
that film, he held the standard pilgrimage to MIT to interview Erik Brynjolfsson and
Andrew McAfee, who made many strides in this area by publishing several books, most
recently The Second Machine Age. Their argument, Grossman said, was that our society
has reached a "tipping point" that is a point on a curve in which the curvature or
concavity changes sign, from positive to negative (or vice versa).
In the book The Second Machine Age, its authors state that "the combination of massive
computing power with comprehensive networks, machine learning, digital mapping,
and the" Internet of Things "are producing a complete industrial revolution on the same
scale as the transformations caused by steam and electricity. But while these older
revolutions supplanted human (and equine) physical strength, the new one will supplant
much of human cognition, and the work that required employing people to do
information processing tasks will ultimately be done by computers. The implication is
that even people in many white collar jobs may find themselves unemployed".
Most people have no idea of the capabilities of these new technologies. There is the car
that that is driven without a driver from Google and Tesla that are safer than human-
controlled vehicles. Cars that do not need a driver carry a mental image of the blind
spots of all the other vehicles on the road, and may realize that one of them is slowing
down the greater distance a driver could. And if computers can safely drive cars in
crowded urban environments, they can certainly do many tasks today performed by
office workers. This time it's different. We are really on the verge of inflection point.
According to John Naughton, technology is the main - if not the only - force that is
moving history in the contemporary era. These new technologies came at a time when
neoliberal capitalism seems to have been built on purpose to intensify the extreme
rationalization of the work that new technologies allow.
It is likely that the capitalist world system that supports the massive transfer of jobs
from the central capitalist countries to low-wage peripheral countries would not fail to
seize the opportunity to replace expensive white-collar workers who cost about US$ 4
an hour to operate and who do not have unions and do not get sick or depressed.
According to Brynjolfsson and McAfee, we have technologies that are shaping the
world we are heading for. The turning point that David Grossman spoke could actually
be the edge of a precipice. The threat to current jobs is quite evident. Boston Consulting
Group predicts that by 2025, up to a quarter of jobs will be replaced by softwares or
robots, while a study by the University of Oxford in the UK points out that 35% of
current jobs in the country run the risk of being automated in the next two decades
[Wakefield, Jane. Quais profissões estão ameaçadas pelos robôs? (What professions
are threatened by robots?). Available on the website
<http://www.bbc.com/portuguese/noticias/2015/09/150914_profissoes_robos_lgb>].
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What professions are threatened by robots? Wakefield informs that they are taxi drivers,
factory workers, journalists, doctors, lawyers, barman, etc. Taxi drivers around the
world are threatened because both Uber and vehicle manufacturers and even Google are
already looking to create a service that dispenses the presence of the driver. The British
government is updating the traffic signs to enable the operation of cars without a driver.
Factory workers are threatened because assembly lines are being increasingly automated
and in China robots are being built that will eventually replace human beings. The first
robot-only factory is being built in the city of Dongguan, China's famous labor pole.
Foxconn, for example, which manufactures electronics such as Apple iPhones, also
plans an army of robots replacing 30 percent of the current workforce over the next five
years.
The profession of journalist is threatened because in the near future, reports will no
longer be written by journalists. More and more companies are offering software
capable of collecting data and transforming it into minimally comprehensible texts.
Kristian Hammond, chief scientist at Narrative Science, estimates that in 15 years 90%
of the news will be written by machine. 90% of journalists will lose their jobs. Doctors
are threatened because some medical procedures are done more quickly by robots that
are able to analyze data to discover possible treatments for diseases. Watson, an IBM
supercomputer, is working with dozens of hospitals in the United States to offer
recommendations on the best treatments for various cancers. Robots have also been
helping doctors perform surgeries. Speed is a crucial factor in the success of such
operations and machines are able, for example, to sew blood vessels much faster than
humans.
Beginning lawyers have been practically replaced by judicial search software, and
bartenders are threatened with the launch by the luxury cruise Anthem of the Seas of an
automated bar from a machine developed by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, United) a few years ago. Drinks can be ordered through a tablet and users
are not limited to the menu they receive at the table - they can even create their own
cocktail. The robotic arm mixes the cocktail and puts it in a plastic cup (to avoid
accidents).
Financial Times published the article Robôs já substituem humanos fazendo ronda
policial e diagnóstico de câncer (Robots already replace humans doing police rounds
and diagnosis of cancer) (<http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mercado/2014/05/1458003-
robos-avancam-das-fabricas-para-o-setor-de-servicos.shtml>). At 1.5 meters high and
full of sensors, the robot guard patrols an area, using data from optical and sound
sensors and car license plate recognition systems to transmit information to local
authorities or private security services. The robot can carry much more equipment than
a police officer could carry on his belt, and rid him of "monotonous, boring, and
routine" jobs. Machines can now diagnose breast cancer better than humans.
The Financial Times article also reports that the biggest advantage is that robots are
good for doing things that are dangerous or not appropriate for a human being, such as
pushing a cart with 120 kilos of clothes to wash, collecting infectious waste, transport
expensive chemotherapy drugs. carrying very "Blue Prism, a British company that
works in back office services for clients like Barclays and Co-operative Bank, sells a
robot that fills in forms and uses computer systems as a human would use, without the
need for Other changes in the technology platform.
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One fact is indisputable: while the first machine age, the 1st Industrial Revolution,
replaced the use of human muscles by the use of machines, the current scientific and
technological revolution will bring about the replacement of human cognitive tasks by
machines. "There will be some similarities to the first machine age - a tremendous
abundance - but also important differences", says Brynjolfsson. "When you replace
manual labor with machines, you still need human beings to make decisions about what
needs to be done, which makes human labor more valuable, but in the new wave it is
not clear whether machines will replace or complement human beings".
Another fact is obvious: robots often cost less than humans, work longer hours, and can
perform less secure tasks. Experts believe that the intelligence of machines will match
that of humans by 2050, thanks to a new era in their ability to learn. Computers are
already beginning to assimilate information from collected data, just as children learn
from the world around them. That means we are creating machines that can teach
themselves to play computer games - and be very good at them - and also to
communicate by simulating human speech, as with smartphones and their virtual
assistant systems. But what will humans do when their abilities are no longer useful?
For Martin Ford - author of the book Rise of the Robots, the world will face massive
unemployment and a financial meltdown unless radical changes such as the guarantee of
a minimum wage are implemented [Wakefield, Jane. Inteligência artificial: máquinas
que pensam devem surgir 'até 2050' (Artificial Intelligence: Thinking machines should
come 'up to 2050'). Available on the website
<http://www.bbc.com/portuguese/noticias/2015/09/150916_inteligencia_artificial_maq
uinas_rb>].
But more than a minimum wage for the unemployed, it is necessary to build a new
model of society that avoids an unprecedented crisis of humanity by replacing human
labor with machines. A society in which human beings are discarded from productive
activity is unsustainable socially and politically. All that has just been reported shows
that technological advancement is inevitable and its effects on society are catastrophic.
On the technological advance, it should be noted that Gordon Earl Moore, co-founder of
Intel Corporation, one of the world's largest processor companies, wrote in 1965 an
article for Electronic Magazine that was published on April 19 of that year in which he
conjectured about the fantastic evolution of technology from then on. And it was in
these reflections that he made one of the most accurate predictions about computing in
the last half century.
Moore said that "the complexity for components with minimal costs has increased at a
rate of approximately a factor of two per year". Certainly, in the short term, one can
expect this rate to hold, if not increase. "In the long run, the rate of increase is a little
more uncertain, although there is no reason to believe that it will not remain nearly
constant for at least 10 years. I believe large circuits like this could be built in a single
component". That's how Moore's Law came about, which says that the processing
power of computers would double every 18 months. It's been 50 years since Moore
created his "law". And even half a century later she remains strong and strong. It's an
impressive brand, especially when it comes to hardware evolution.
In summary, Moore predicted, based on his industry observations, that the number of
transistors in a processor would double on average every two years and maintain the
same (or lower) cost and space. In 1975 there was a revision of this "law" where Moore
redefined the period in which the number of transistors would double from two years to
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18 months. And she has been right to this day. Supercomputers very well represent the
evolution of Moore's Law processors. It's worth noting that Moore's Law does not only
encompass the home processors we use on our computers. It holds for all types of
processors in use, from calculators and digital cameras to supercomputers. The
semiconductor industry, seeing that they could achieve the goal that Moore had spoken
of in their article, went on to invest heavily in research and development, so that in fact
they managed to double the number of transistors in the processors every 18 months.
Technological progress will inevitably have three consequences: 1) the decline in
consumption or general demand for goods and services due to the increase in
unemployment and the reduction of the purchasing power of the working population;
(2) the decline of the middle class with major implications of a political nature since it
acts as an ally of the bourgeoisie; and (3) the weakening of the struggle of the unions for
the benefit of the workers and of the class struggle between the bourgeoisie and the
proletariat. The political consequences of the end of employment thanks to
technological advances are quite serious because the population needs to work to
survive. This may open the way for a social revolution with unpredictable
consequences, unless a new model of society inspired by Scandinavian social
democracy (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland) is implemented.
The Nordic or Scandinavian model of social democracy could best be described as a
kind of middle ground between capitalism and socialism [Wikipedia. Modelo Nórdico
(Nordic model). Available at
<http://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modelo_n%C3%B3rdico>]. It is neither wholly
capitalist nor wholly socialist, being the attempt to fuse the most desirable elements of
both into a "hybrid" system. In 2013, The Economist magazine stated that the Nordic
countries are probably the most well-governed in the world. The UN World Happiness
Report 2013 shows that the happiest nations are concentrated in Northern Europe, with
Denmark at the top of the list. The Nordics have the highest ranking in real GDP per
capita, the highest healthy life expectancy, the greater freedom to make choices in life
and the greatest generosity. Without changing the model of society prevailing today in
the world, the neoliberalism, will not be overcome the problems of unemployment.
* Fernando Alcoforado, member of the Bahia Academy of Education, engineer and doctor of Territorial
Planning and Regional Development from the University of Barcelona, a university professor and
consultant in strategic planning, business planning, regional planning and planning of energy systems, is
the author of Globalização (Editora Nobel, São Paulo, 1997), De Collor a FHC- O Brasil e a Nova
(Des)ordem Mundial (Editora Nobel, São Paulo, 1998), Um Projeto para o Brasil (Editora Nobel, São
Paulo, 2000), Os condicionantes do desenvolvimento do Estado da Bahia (Tese de doutorado.
Universidade de Barcelona, http://www.tesisenred.net/handle/10803/1944, 2003), Globalização e
Desenvolvimento (Editora Nobel, São Paulo, 2006), Bahia- Desenvolvimento do Século XVI ao Século XX
e Objetivos Estratégicos na Era Contemporânea (EGBA, Salvador, 2008), The Necessary Conditions of
the Economic and Social Development-The Case of the State of Bahia (VDM Verlag Dr. Muller
Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG, Saarbrücken, Germany, 2010), Aquecimento Global e Catástrofe
Planetária (Viena- Editora e Gráfica, Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, São Paulo, 2010), Amazônia Sustentável-
Para o progresso do Brasil e combate ao aquecimento global (Viena- Editora e Gráfica, Santa Cruz do
Rio Pardo, São Paulo, 2011), Os Fatores Condicionantes do Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social
(Editora CRV, Curitiba, 2012), Energia no Mundo e no Brasil- Energia e Mudança Climática
Catastrófica no Século XXI (Editora CRV, Curitiba, 2015) and As Grandes Revoluções Científicas,
Econômicas e Sociais que Mudaram o Mundo (Editora CRV, Curitiba, 2016).