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About GilPress

I'm Managing Partner at gPress, a marketing, publishing, research and education consultancy. Also a Senior Contributor forbes.com/sites/gilpress/. Previously, I held senior marketing and research management positions at NORC, DEC and EMC. Most recently, I was Senior Director, Thought Leadership Marketing at EMC, where I launched the Big Data conversation with the “How Much Information?” study (2000 with UC Berkeley) and the Digital Universe study (2007 with IDC). Twitter: @GilPress

AI will Eclipse Hadoop, Says Forrester

Posted on July 26, 2017 by GilPress

When you start a revolution, you need to go public before the next revolution starts. Hadoop used to be the “revolutionary” technology behind the “big data” revolution but it has now been buried deep by deep learning, at least as … Continue reading →

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AI and Automation: Predictions, Perceptions, and Proposals

Posted on July 25, 2017 by GilPress

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin declared last week that the threat of artificial intelligence taking over American jobs “is not even on my radar screen.” Mnuchin is “not worried at all,” at least not for the next 50 to 100 years. This was … Continue reading →

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China to Grow its AI Market from $2 Billion Today to $150 Billion in 2030

Posted on July 22, 2017 by GilPress

China has laid out a development plan to become the world leader in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030, aiming to surpass its rivals technologically and build a domestic industry worth almost US$150 billion (S$204 billion). Released by the State Council, … Continue reading →

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AI to Add $16 Trillion to Global Economy in 2030

Posted on June 27, 2017 by GilPress

  HT: @miguelselas

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The AI and Automation Buzz

Posted on June 26, 2017 by GilPress

CB Insights: Media buzz around AI, robotics, and automation increased significantly towards the end of 2016. JP Gownder, Forrester: The forward march of automation technologies — which include hardware (e.g. robots, digital kiosks), software (e.g. AI), and customer self-service (e.g. … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of AI and the Technologies Accelerating it Today

Posted on June 22, 2017 by GilPress

Source: Tracxn See also A Very Short History of AI

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AI Technologies Today and Tomorrow

Posted on June 21, 2017 by GilPress

Source: Callaghan Innovation (Infographic)

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AI in Cybersecurity Startups Landscape

Posted on June 19, 2017 by GilPress

Source: CB Insights

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Could AI Do Your Job?

Posted on June 16, 2017 by GilPress

MGI: Overall, we estimate that about half of the activities that people are paid almost $15 trillion to do in the global economy have the potential to be automated by adapting currently demonstrated technology… All occupations will be affected. Only … Continue reading →

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Distracted: Millennials Addicted to Social Media

Posted on June 14, 2017 by GilPress

eMarketer:  A new study from private software research company Qualtrics and venture capital firm Accel looked at how plugged in to social media internet users in North America, the UK and Australia really are. It found that many millennials haven’t … Continue reading →

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