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Are you ready for the self-repairing electric scooter?
December 9, 2018
The Washington Post reported that “Superpedestrian — a Cambridge, Mass.-based micro-mobility company known for making electric bicycles …that the company plans to begin producing an “industrial grade e-scooter” capable of operating on a single charge for several days and self-diagnosing mechanical issues, removing itself from circulation using “vehicle intelligence.”” The December 3, 2018 article entitled “An MIT-born startup has a bold new claim: An electric scooter that repairs...
December 9, 2018
The Washington Post reported that “Superpedestrian — a Cambridge, Mass.-based micro-mobility company known for making electric bicycles …that the company plans to begin producing an “industrial grade e-scooter” capable of operating on a single charge for several days and self-diagnosing mechanical issues, removing itself from circulation using “vehicle intelligence.”” The December 3, 2018 article entitled “An MIT-born startup has a bold new claim: An electric scooter that repairs...
The Marriage of Artificial Intelligence & Blockchain in International Arbitration: A Peak into the Near Future!!!
November 25, 2018
Two of the most frequent buzz words in our world right now are without doubt: Blockchain & Artificial Intelligence (“AI”)....
November 25, 2018
Two of the most frequent buzz words in our world right now are without doubt: Blockchain & Artificial Intelligence (“AI”)....
LinkedIn is Becoming More Like Facebook
November 24, 2018
No question that LinkedIn’s social algorithms are improving. Having the right stuff from the right people land in front of us at the right time is no accident. Neither is the feeling we get to engage in this community discussion. LinkedIn’s social algorithms are no where near as good as Facebook’s, but the fact they are driving participation and engagement is great to see. Know that you get what you put into social media, especially when it comes to making the social algorithms work for you. Liberally...
November 24, 2018
No question that LinkedIn’s social algorithms are improving. Having the right stuff from the right people land in front of us at the right time is no accident. Neither is the feeling we get to engage in this community discussion. LinkedIn’s social algorithms are no where near as good as Facebook’s, but the fact they are driving participation and engagement is great to see. Know that you get what you put into social media, especially when it comes to making the social algorithms work for you. Liberally...
YouTube will Invest $20 Million to Create Learning Resources
November 18, 2018
From EdWeek MarketBrief: YouTube is ramping up the educational resources available through its site by creating a $20 million pool of funding designed partly to support the creation of new content by individuals and organizations. The massive video-sharing platform this summer announced an effort called YouTube Learning, which YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said would provide grants and promotion from companies and others who go through an application process. YouTube is ramping up the educational...
November 18, 2018
From EdWeek MarketBrief: YouTube is ramping up the educational resources available through its site by creating a $20 million pool of funding designed partly to support the creation of new content by individuals and organizations. The massive video-sharing platform this summer announced an effort called YouTube Learning, which YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said would provide grants and promotion from companies and others who go through an application process. YouTube is ramping up the educational...
Great ADR Program in Palo Alto Sponsored by the SVAMC!
November 11, 2018
I am honored to be a member of the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center Tech-List who was one of the program sponsors, …and it was a great privilege to serve on a Panel about Arbitrating Technology and Patent disputes with Bryan Sinclair from Cisco, Adam Rattray from WIPO, and David Allgeyer at Allgeyer Law & ADR LLC. The half day program on November 7, 2018 was entitled “Advanced Issues in Tech and Patent ADR: Mediating and Arbitrating Disputes” and co-sponsored by SVAMC,...
November 11, 2018
I am honored to be a member of the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center Tech-List who was one of the program sponsors, …and it was a great privilege to serve on a Panel about Arbitrating Technology and Patent disputes with Bryan Sinclair from Cisco, Adam Rattray from WIPO, and David Allgeyer at Allgeyer Law & ADR LLC. The half day program on November 7, 2018 was entitled “Advanced Issues in Tech and Patent ADR: Mediating and Arbitrating Disputes” and co-sponsored by SVAMC,...
The Musical Performance “Sight Machine” Reveals What Artificial Intelligence Is “Thinking” About Us
November 3, 2018
Last year, Facebook created two chatbots and asked them to begin talking to each other, practicing their negotiation skills. The bots, it turns out, were pretty good at negotiating—but they did it using their own made-up language that was incomprehensible to humans. This is where the world is going. Computers are creating content for each other, not us. Pictures are being taken by computers, for other computers to view and interpret. It's all happening quietly, often without our knowledge...
November 3, 2018
Last year, Facebook created two chatbots and asked them to begin talking to each other, practicing their negotiation skills. The bots, it turns out, were pretty good at negotiating—but they did it using their own made-up language that was incomprehensible to humans. This is where the world is going. Computers are creating content for each other, not us. Pictures are being taken by computers, for other computers to view and interpret. It's all happening quietly, often without our knowledge...
Could Blockchain Become The New Standard For Transparency in Investment Arbitration?
November 2, 2018
In a world hurtling through one technological breakthrough after another, we are entering into an exciting new era. In recent contributions to this Blog, blockchain and its potential applications in arbitration have been well-documented by practitioners and early-adopters. However, there is one exceptional feature in blockchain that might be useful in investment arbitration. The notion of transparency was once unfamiliar in international arbitration. Nonetheless, recent regulations have popularized...
November 2, 2018
In a world hurtling through one technological breakthrough after another, we are entering into an exciting new era. In recent contributions to this Blog, blockchain and its potential applications in arbitration have been well-documented by practitioners and early-adopters. However, there is one exceptional feature in blockchain that might be useful in investment arbitration. The notion of transparency was once unfamiliar in international arbitration. Nonetheless, recent regulations have popularized...
Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies: The New Frontier of Investment Arbitration?
October 29, 2018
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies (including bitcoin) have garnered significant attention in legal scholarship over the last...
October 29, 2018
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies (including bitcoin) have garnered significant attention in legal scholarship over the last...
Why We Have an Emotional Connection to Robots
October 28, 2018
We're far from developing robots that feel emotions, but we already have feelings towards them, says robot ethicist Kate...
October 28, 2018
We're far from developing robots that feel emotions, but we already have feelings towards them, says robot ethicist Kate...
Swapping Bots for Lawyers Via App: DoNotPay
October 27, 2018
Developer Josh Browder, now barely drinking age here in the US, created DoNotPay as a means of automating the process of challenging parking tickets, mainly inspired by his own excessive collection of tickets generated shortly after receiving his drivers’ license. The ChatBot – a conversational interface that prompts a user to provide information that can then be leveraged by the AI to provide answers or actions – allowed users to select one of several defenses to the ticket, enter details...
October 27, 2018
Developer Josh Browder, now barely drinking age here in the US, created DoNotPay as a means of automating the process of challenging parking tickets, mainly inspired by his own excessive collection of tickets generated shortly after receiving his drivers’ license. The ChatBot – a conversational interface that prompts a user to provide information that can then be leveraged by the AI to provide answers or actions – allowed users to select one of several defenses to the ticket, enter details...
