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Is Our Ethical Approach To Autonomous Vehicles Flawed?

The Horizons Tracker

The potential for autonomous vehicles to do harm is considerable, but research from North Carolina State University suggests that the approach we’re taking today means that many ethical issues are not being adequately addressed. It’s the kind of dilemma often used in ethical discussions around autonomous transportation.

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Top 10 US Cities to Capture Small Business Recovery Act Dollars.

Women on Business

A Roadmap For Recovery Stimulus dollars are headed toward businesses that support these Recovery Act goals: Healthcare : Modernize the healthcare system with electronic medical records systems. Boston , MA Innovative entrepreneurs will find fertile ground for their ideas in Boston.

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Don’t Be a Leader of Stupid Rules

Lead Change Blog

But, when the time comes for the cows to be transported to market, herding can become a challenge. If your customers’ experiences with your “parking lot” were a picture of your whole service system, what would it tell them about what you value and your top priorities? Start with your customers’ first encounter.

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The Right and Wrong Ways to Regulate Self-Driving Cars

Harvard Business Review

. “Self-driving” or “smart” cars will simply become whatever we call the next generation of transportation technology. legal system is already having trouble keeping up with the pace of developments in transportation. The change will become invisible.

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Uber Can’t Be Fixed — It’s Time for Regulators to Shut It Down

Harvard Business Review

Kalanick and other top executives signal by example what is and is not acceptable behavior, and they are clearly responsible for the company’s ethically and legally questionable decisions and practices. Uber publicists presented the company as the epitome of innovation, styling critics as incumbent puppets stuck in the past.

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Building a Software Start-Up Inside GE

Harvard Business Review

Key selection criteria included experience in innovative software and service (versus product) development, and an ability to manage a start-up in a very large, complex company. Bill and his team set out to develop a system that could bring all GE machines onto one efficient cloud -connected platform. ” Hiring for Growth.

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The Tech Trends You Can’t Ignore in 2015

Harvard Business Review

Deep learning: Artificially intelligent computers are now capable of deep learning using neural networks, which you can think of as brain-inspired systems capable of translating pixels into English. During the next several months, managers should discuss how to include accountability systems for algorithms. Innovation Internet'

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