Author Archives: GilPress

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

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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Artificial Intelligence (AI): Venture Capital Funding

Posted on June 13, 2017 by GilPress

Source: Venture Scanner

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Tipping Point: Internet and TV Consumption

Posted on June 12, 2017 by GilPress

You will find more statistics at Statista Zenith Media: Traditional, broadcast TV is still the largest single medium by consumption time, averaging 170 minutes of viewing per day this year, compared to 140 minutes for the internet, and we expect … Continue reading →

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Digital Transformation in Banking and Financial Services: A Report Card

Posted on June 11, 2017 by GilPress

Digital business platform provider Avoka has released its second annual State of Digital Sales in Banking study that measures the digital account opening capabilities of the 32 largest banks in North America, Europe and Australia. The report ranks and compares … Continue reading →

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When Will Human-Level AI Arrive? Ray Kurzweil (2029) and Rodney Brooks (2117++)

Posted on June 8, 2017 by GilPress

Ray Kurzweil Cofounder and chancellor, Singularity University When will we have computers as capable as the brain? I believe computers will match and then quickly exceed human capabilities in the areas where humans are still superior today by … Continue reading →

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Tipping Point: Music streaming becomes primary form of recorded music sales

Posted on June 7, 2017 by GilPress

Financial Times: Digital music streaming will become the largest source of global recorded music sales for the first time this year. Revenues from services including Spotify and Apple Music are poised to surpass sales of CDs and vinyl records, according to a new … Continue reading →

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Tipping Point: More people using streaming video services than cable TV

Posted on June 7, 2017 by GilPress

eMarketer: According to a May 2017 study from Fluent LLC, 67% of US internet users watch or have access to a streaming service, while just 61% have cable in their homes.

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The Impact of Technology on Jobs

Posted on June 6, 2017 by GilPress

NPR Planet Money via Visual Capitalist: There were 10 million farmers in America in the early 20th century. Now there’s closer to one million, and yet those farmers produce way more food. Technology may have “killed off” the majority of … Continue reading →