Van Rensselaer Potter coined the word "bioethics" in the early 1970's at the University of Winconsin - it connotes the “integration of biology and moral values for human survival”. It coincided with the socio-cultural and political movements of that era in the US (and out of context for discussion here). Indeed, there was an emerging … Continue reading The “big-tobacco” redux: Importance of Bioethics in healthcare in the AI/ML era →

Google Pixel Christopher Mims writing for Wall Street Journal: Google actually led the way with on-phone processing: In 2019, it introduced a Pixel phone that could transcribe speech to text and perform other tasks without any connection to the cloud. One reason Google decided to build its own phones was that the company saw potential in creating … Continue reading How AI is taking over the gadgets →