Tag: AI

Air France-KLM, one of the world’s largest airlines, announced on October 4, 2018, its aim of cutting costs for passengers by removing intermediaries from its supply chain processes, was fulfilled after a partnership was signed with blockchain-based travel booking specialist Winding Tree. Cutting Costs and Growing Profits   In the highly competitive world of passenger aviation, customers are very responsive to even…

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Mark Van Rijmenam is the founder and CEO of Datafloq, an author, and Keynote speaker in artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and big data from the Netherlands. Named one of the global top 10 Big Data influencer and one of the most influential blockchain speakers, his latest book presents a comprehensive view on how blockchain technology can disrupt the world of…

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In the following series, BTCManager will be walking through, in detail, seven questions posed by the co-creator of Ethereum. These seven questions are some of the most relevant features of this booming ecosystem. From governance, as in this week’s installment, to mining and everything in between. The series was inspired by a discussion between Buterin and a WeChat group called…

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has formed a new unit to focus exclusively on emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and cryptocurrencies. While the central bank is yet to make an official statement confirming the move, it seems the new unit is aimed at boosting its intellectual capacity to regulate better, and benefit from these innovations in…

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Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman, the two original members of the PayPal Mafia, engaged in a rigorous debate at Stanford University in early 2018 concerning the relationship between technology and politics. The discussion was focussed on decentralized and centralized technologies like cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence, and how their underlying technical frameworks are implemented in different political regimes. Technologies Don’t Map Precisely…

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Is there any truth to organizations combining AI and Blockchain or is it still a wild pipedream? With both technologies luring investors with promises of billions in annual revenues, the subject merits some research. Artificial Intelligence has a long history of being “just ten years out.” Many companies have been exploring and implementing AI technologies, but it seems that the…

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Indiana video games and virtual economies University Professor Edward Castronova published a whitepaper in 2016 about the nature of video games and the future of work. While the gaming industry is one predominantly for leisure, Castranova argued that video games will have a significant impact on the future of work as it will act as a haven for low-skilled workers…

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While blockchain technology quickly became the latest tech buzzword, many have neglected to look at artificial intelligence (AI), and how the two could work together according to reports as of July 31, 2018. Blockchain Advantages over Traditional Systems Distributed ledgers’ key strength lies in their resilience. A decentralized model with no central point of failure allows for more reliable uptime…

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The world’s second largest maker of bitcoin mining equipment, Canaan Creative, has launched the first ever bitcoin mining television set. As reported in the South China Morning Post on August 2, 2018, the launch comes as part of a push to build a new generation of smart, connected devices that can support blockchain development and Internet of Things (IoT) frameworks….

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Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating highly functional open source projects for the good of humanity, has announced on July 30, 2018, the successful addition of twenty-two organizations, including blockchain, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, to augment its open source software offering. A Robust Open Source Ecosystem Since the year 2000, the Linux Foundation has remained dedicated to building open…

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