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Do People Trust Robots As Much As Humans?

The Horizons Tracker

New research from the University of Montreal is the latest to explore how trust in robotic technology ebbs and flows among those working alongside them. It was in many ways a classic game theory setup, with the human volunteer knowing that gains were to be made, but trust would be key. Building trust.

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How Cooperation Can Make Driverless Transportation Better

The Horizons Tracker

The research uses cooperative game theory to attempt to model the kind of interactions that may occur inside the vehicle. Game theory. This is typified by the famous trolley dilemma that continues to confound autonomous car developers.

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Why Your Company Should Partner with Rivals

Harvard Business Review

His company is quite respected in the sustainability community both for its progressive social equity policies and for green technology that limits the environmental impacts of his company's manufacturing activities. So I asked: Do you foresee a time when you'd willingly provide access to your leading green technology to your competitors?

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Embrace the Complexity of Cyber Defense

Harvard Business Review

Widespread use of antivirus, intrusion detection technologies, improved cryptography algorithms, and methods for blacklisting infected web sites are just a few examples of how technical advances have improved cyber defense. Game Theory is useful for understanding strategic interactions when parties have competing interests.

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Do Robots Need A Story For Us To Trust Them?

The Horizons Tracker

The study found that when we think about the people who create robots (and other technologies), we seem to regard the work performed by the robot as more authentic. The researchers tested the authenticity of AI technology in a range of scenarios, from recruitment to therapy. Developing trust. Artificial authenticity.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

In team development, research has shown that individual learning works best when accompanied by team learning. [1]. So the designer teaches everyone about UX/AI, the coders teach about their development methodology, the project managers teach about agile protocols, and the sales people describe what it is like in the field.

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How Blockchain Applications Will Move Beyond Finance

Harvard Business Review

To understand the transformation that’s being brought about by blockchain technology, it’s useful to start with its largest implementation to date: bitcoin. How technology is transforming transactions. How Blockchain Works Here are five basic principles underlying the technology. Insight Center. Distributed Database.