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Digital transformation #mindcandy 15 May 2025
Today’s topics are free will, quantum computing, Continuous Thought Machines, data immediacy, business transformation, AI optimism, data platforms, legacy processes, AI avatars, Forrester’s top 10 emerging tech for 2025 and Moderna.
Merging technology and HR?
AI Has Crossed a Philosophical Threshold: New Study Argues Modern Systems Possess Free Will
As artificial intelligence systems grow more sophisticated, they’re challenging fundamental philosophical ideas about what makes humans unique.
Quantum Computing Race Isn’t Run ‘In a Vacuum’
https://www.thedailyupside.com/technology/big-tech/quantum-computing-race-isnt-run-in-a-vacuum/
Quantum breakthroughs are happening at an increasingly rapid rate. In the past several months, American firms like Google, Amazon and Microsoft have all announced new quantum computing chips with capabilities that they claim far outweigh classical chips
Sakana introduces new AI architecture, ‘Continuous Thought Machines’ to make models reason with less guidance — like human brains
Tokyo-based artificial intelligence startup Sakana has unveiled a new type of AI model architecture called Continuous Thought Machines (CTM).
Data Immediacy’s Next Step
https://www.rtinsights.com/data-immediacys-next-step/
Data immediacy goes beyond the concepts of streaming data and data-in-motion. It adds the dimension that data has a very specific time value. The less recent the data is, the less valuable it is.
AI Is Not A Tech Upgrade—It’s A Business Transformation
What should boards prioritize to successfully introduce AI and achieve competitive advantage?
New study highlights why digital transformation is still a work in progress for many businesses
AI optimism, data platforms and legacy processes.
AI Avatars Escape the Uncanny Valley
What happens when AI doesn’t just generate content, but embodies it? AI has already mastered the ability to produce realistic photos, videos, and voices, passing the visual and auditory Turing Test. The next big leap is in AI avatars: combining a face with a voice to create a talking character.
Forrester’s Top 10 Emerging Tech for 2025: Which 3 are Standouts?
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-forrester-top-10-emerging-technologies/
According to Forrester, these technologies balance AI acceleration with security needs and will offer measurable ROI within the next two years. Synthetic data, IoT security, TuringBots and GenAI for language
Why Moderna Merged Its Tech and HR Departments
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-moderna-merged-its-tech-and-hr-departments-95318c2a
Moderna’s move to merge technology and human resources into a single function is the latest sign that artificial intelligence is bringing big changes to the workforce.
