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On 07/10/2022, in art, Asia, creativity, digital photography, photography, United States, by Daniel Christian

The Cardboard Sculptures of Artist Warren King Are an Homage to His Chinese Heritage — from thisiscolossal.com by

Photos Of The Day For June 2022 — from outdoorphotographer.com

A Rare Sighting -- beautiful picture of a bird by Dennis Seeger

Photos of the day for May 2022— from outdoorphotographer.com

Artist Spotlight: Jarid del Deo — from booooooom.com

Addendums on 7/14/22:

Vivid Contours Conjure Hope and Resilience in Yulia Brodskaya’s Quilled Paper Compositions — from thisiscolossal.com

3D Relief Painting — from theawesomer.com

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The Edtech Top 50 Emerging Companies for Workforce Development [Taylor & Co.]

On 07/04/2022, in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, education technology, Europe, India, training / L&D, UK, United States, vendors, workplace, by Daniel Christian

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The Restaurant of Mistaken Orders: A Tokyo Restaurant Where All the Servers Are People Living with Dementia [openculture.com]

On 06/22/2022, in 21st century, Asia, Augmented Reality (AR), health, machine-to-machine communications, robotics, society, sociology, technologies for your home, UK, vendors, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, vision/possibilities, wearables, by Daniel Christian

The Restaurant of Mistaken Orders: A Tokyo Restaurant Where All the Servers Are People Living with Dementia — from openculture.com

Whole towns have already begun to structure their services around a growing number of citizens with dementia. But dementia itself remains “widely misunderstood,” says Restaurant of Mistaken Orders producer Shiro Oguni in the “concept movie” at the top of the post. “People believe you can’t do anything for yourself, and the condition will often mean isolation from society. We want to change society to become more easy-going so, dementia or no dementia, we can live together in harmony.”

Also see:

How Technology Can Improve Elder Care — from digitalsalutem.com by João Bocas

In this article, I talk about:

  1. The growth of the aging population
  2. The future of elder care is already here
  3. Smart homes, augmented and virtual reality, and wearables as potential solutions
  4. How these solutions can help providers deliver elder care
  5. The benefits of using these solutions

The world is changing. The way we live, the way we work, and the way we age are all being transformed by technology. In fact, some experts say that by 2030, more than half of the world’s population will be over 50 years old.

This is a new phenomenon for humanity. With this shift comes a need for new approaches to healthcare that are better suited to an aging population with increasingly complex needs.

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Coursera’s Global Skills Report: A helpful resource for understanding the world’s most in-demand skills

On 06/21/2022, in adult learning, Africa, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, Asia, business, career development, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, communications, computer science, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, data related items, entrepreneurship, Europe, game-changing environment, higher education, internet, leadership, learning, learning ecosystem, mathematics, MBA, new media literacies, professional development, programming, reinvent, skills, society, staying relevant, strategy, surviving, technology (general), training / L&D, trends, UK, United States, universities, vendors, web design and production, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Coursera’s Global Skills Report

Excerpt from the Executive Summary:

Here are some of our top findings:

  • Digital skills are the shared language of the modern economy.
  • Women’s participation continued to rise.
  • The developing world had the highest rate of learner growth.
  • Lower levels of internet access mean lower levels of skills proficiency.
  • Courses in human skills had more learners from developed countries, while those in digital skills had more from developing ones.
  • The U.S. held steady in its overall skills proficiency ranking—yet it lost meaningful ground in core technology and data science skills.
  • Europe leads the world in skills proficiency.
  • Proficiency in technology and data science skills varies widely across the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Learners used Coursera to understand the pandemic.
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China is about to regulate AI—and the world is watching [Conrad]

On 05/09/2022, in analytics, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, Asia, Bias | Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), future, game-changing environment, generational differences, global / globalization, law schools, legislatures / government / legal, marketing/social marketing, marketplaces, platforms, policy, privacy, society, sociology, by Daniel Christian

China is about to regulate AI—and the world is watching — from wired.com by Jennifer Conrad
Sweeping rules will cover algorithms that set prices, control search results, recommend videos, and filter content.

Excerpt:

Some provisions aim to address complaints about online services. Under the rules, for instance, companies will be prohibited from using personal characteristics to offer users different prices for a product; they also will be required to notify users, and allow them to opt out, when algorithms are used to make recommendations.

Companies that violate the rules could face fines, be barred from enrolling new users, have their business licenses pulled, or see their websites or apps shut down.

Some elements of the new regulations may prove difficult or impossible to enforce. It can be technically challenging to police the behavior of an algorithm that is continually changing due to new input, for instance.

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Some announcements from NVIDIA today

On 03/22/2022, in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, Asia, emerging technologies, engineering, Europe, graphics, health, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, IT in HE, mobile technologies, NVIDIA, United States, vendors, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, by Daniel Christian

Some announcements from NVIDIA today:

Nvidia unveils server CPU to challenge Intel and AMD in the data center — from protocol.com by Max A. Cherney
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang announced the company’s next-generation GPU architecture and a new CPU Tuesday.

The new Grace processor is designed for AI, high-performance computing and hyperscale data center applications.

Nvidia launched a mapping product for the autonomous vehicle industry — from techcrunch.com by Rebecca Bellan

Nvidia has launched a new mapping platform that will provide the autonomous vehicle industry with ground truth mapping coverage of over 300,000 miles of roadway in North America, Europe and Asia by 2024, founder and CEO Jensen Huang said at the company’s GTC event on Tuesday.

NVIDIA Launches AI Computing Platform for Medical Devices — from hitconsultant.net by Jasmine Pennic

Nvidia Unveils AI Chips and Software, Plus Tools for Creating Virtual Worlds — by Eric Savitz and Conor Smith

Excerpt:

Nvidia is doubling down on artificial-intelligence  technology that CEO Jensen Huang predicts will revolutionize every industry.

In the keynote speech for the annual Nvidia GTC conference—the acronym once stood for GPU Technology Conference, a reference to the company’s roots in graphics processing chips—Huang focused specifically on expanding the company’s portfolio of AI-focused chips and software applications.

Nvidia CEO lays out plans after Arm deal fell through, reveals new Hopper GPU — from marketwatch.com by Jeremy C. Owens
Roadmap seems little changed after chip maker ditched $40 billion acquisition of designer Arm, with new GPUs and first server CPU still on track as EV makers sign on for autonomous-driving tech

Addendum 3/26/22:

Nvidia’s Clara Holoscan MGX means to bring high-powered AI to the doctor’s office — from techcrunch.com

Addendum 3/28/22:

Nvidia’s $1 trillion ambitions draw cheers as software becomes a bigger piece of the pie — from marketwatch.com

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Math worksheets for the learning process [intelligenthq.com] + Cuemath

On 03/17/2022, in Africa, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, Asia, Australia, Canada, curriculum, education, education technology, Europe, homeschooling/homeschoolers, India, instructional design, K-12 related, learning, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, mathematics, online learning, online media, online tutoring, platforms, student-related, teachers, teaching online, tools, UK, United States, vendors, videoconferencing, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, by Daniel Christian

Math worksheets for the learning process — from intelligenthq.com

Excerpt:

If you want to master the subject of mathematics, constant practice of various topics is a must. To ensure that you have the proper grasp of all the topics of the subject, solving worksheets for math is one of the best techniques. Worksheets for math facilitate the stepwise mechanism which enhances the learning process and helps students identify their mistakes. Once they can recognize what their mistakes are, they can work on improving them. Worksheets for math also have visual problems that help in the visualization process of students and make their analyzing and strategic capability high. Take worksheets for math from Cuemath and excel in math.

Also see:

Master Math with Cuemath's live, online-based classes

Also relevant/see:

In New Math Proofs, Artificial Intelligence Plays to Win — from quantamagazine.org; with thanks to Alec Lazarescu on Twitter for this resource
A new computer program fashioned after artificial intelligence systems like AlphaGo has solved several open problems in combinatorics and graph theory.

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Accelerated Digital Skills and the ‘Bootcamp Boom’. [holoniq.com]

On 03/01/2022, in Africa, Alternatives, Asia, Australia, business, Canada, career development, changing business models, CMS/LMS, collaboration, colleges, community colleges, computer science, content development, aggregation, repositories, cost of getting a degree, credentialing, education technology, Europe, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, India, innovation, languages and translation, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, legislatures / government / legal, lifelong learning, marketplaces, new business models, organizational change, platforms, programming, reinvent, skills, staying relevant, STEAM-related, technology (general), universities, vision/possibilities, by Daniel Christian

Accelerated Digital Skills and the ‘Bootcamp Boom’. — from holoniq.com
The market for accelerated digital skills is stepping up to a whole new level. Bootcamps, among others, are evolving rapidly to meet the opportunity.

Excerpt:

Tech Bootcamps re-skilled and up-skilled over 100,000 professionals globally in 2021, up from less than 20,000 in 2015. We expect this number to reach over 380,000 by 2025 representing over $3B of expenditure with significant upside as tech up-skilling models and modes overlap and converge. Governments, employers, universities and colleges everywhere are embracing rapid, high ROI training to build capacity in software, marketing, cyber and tech sales to drive their economies and growth.

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Triumphs and Troubles in Online Learning Abroad [Ubell]

On 02/27/2022, in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, colleges, digital learning, Europe, higher education, India, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, online learning, UK, universities, by Daniel Christian

Triumphs and Troubles in Online Learning Abroad — from edsurge.com by Robert Ubell

Excerpt:

In Canada, for example, about two-thirds of colleges offer online degrees—and many have for years. While here in the U.S., a far smaller number grant degrees online.

I thought it would be good to do some digging to explore a more nuanced appreciation of the status of virtual instruction outside the U.S.

From DSC:
I would also like to mention that there’s a lot happening in Australia and in India along these lines, and likely in many other countries as well. But I think that one can only cover so much in one posting.   🙂

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China Is About to Regulate AI—and the World Is Watching [Conrad]

On 02/25/2022, in Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, Asia, emerging technologies, ethics, future, game-changing environment, law schools, legislatures / government / legal, morals/values, platforms, policy, political science, privacy, society, the downsides of how people use tech, by Daniel Christian

China Is About to Regulate AI—and the World Is Watching — from wired.com by Jennifer Conrad
Sweeping rules will cover algorithms that set prices, control search results, recommend videos, and filter content.

Excerpt:

On March 1, China will outlaw this kind of algorithmic discrimination as part of what may be the world’s most ambitious effort to regulate artificial intelligence. Under the rules, companies will be prohibited from using personal information to offer users different prices for a product or service.

The sweeping rules cover algorithms that set prices, control search results, recommend videos, and filter content. They will impose new curbs on major ride-hailing, ecommerce, streaming, and social media companies.

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Living in a world of unicorns [Huff Eckert]

On 02/24/2022, in 5G, Asia, business, change, cryptocurrencies, education technology, entrepreneurship, future, game-changing environment, health, India, innovation, internet, Metaverse, society, telemedicine / telehealth / virtual health, trends, United States, by Daniel Christian

Living in a world of unicorns — from pwc.com by Vicki Huff Eckert
Venture-backed giants are scaling up and transforming markets as varied fintech, electric vehicles, and healthcare.

Excerpt:

During the pandemic, edtech unicorns raised (on an annualized basis) eight times the annual amount raised from 2016 through 2019. Tutoring platforms Byju (based in India) and Yuanfudao and Zuoyebang (based in China) received massive investment (each attracted $3 billion to $4 billion in funding between 2016 and 2021). The Business Standard reported that Byju had 100 million registered students and 6.5 million paid subscribers as of September 2021.

This trend is just getting started—the convergence of the metaverse, crypto, and 5G has the potential to create a web 3.0 economy that we can’t yet fully envision, and that will evolve over the course of the decade.

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‘Human-in-the-loop’ solutions will comprise 30% of new legal tech automation by 2025: Gartner [Saddleton]

On 02/19/2022, in 21st century, Asia, Australia, innovation, law schools, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, by Daniel Christian

‘Human-in-the-loop’ solutions will comprise 30% of new legal tech automation by 2025: Gartner — from thelawyermag.com/au/ by Lucy Saddleton

Excerpt:

“There’s little question that growth in legal work is outstripping growth in legal headcount, and on the surface, this can make advanced automation solutions appear very attractive to legal leaders,” said Zack Hutto, director, advisory in the Gartner Legal & Compliance practice. “The question is whether the legal department has the capabilities required to customize and configure advanced machine learning systems, which will be needed to enable them to handle the unique scenarios and frequent exceptions that come about in this type of work.”

 

Legal work is outstripping growth in legal headcount

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Forbes Blockchain 50 2022 [various at Forbes.com]

On 02/19/2022, in 21st century, Adobe, Asia, Blockchain, Canada, cryptocurrencies, emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, Europe, ideas, India, innovation, UK, United States, vendors, by Daniel Christian

Forbes Blockchain 50 2022 — from forbes.com; edited by Michael del Castillo and Matt Schifrin; reported by Maria Abreu, Nina Bambysheva, Justin Birnbaum, Lauren Debter, Michael del Castillo, Steven Ehrlich, Chris Helman, Katie Jennings, Jeff Kauflin, Javier Paz, Jon Ponciano, Marie Schulte-Bockum
Cryptocurrencies hog the spotlight, but blockchain’s biggest innovations are below the surface, saving billions each year for the world’s largest companies.

Excerpt:

You’ve come a long way, blockchain! Since our inaugural roundup of the Blockchain 50, published in 2019, the billion-dollar companies (minimum, by sales or market value) on our annual list have moved beyond test projects and now rely on “distributed ledger” technology to do serious work. A lot of the action is in the back office, verifying insurance claims or facilitating real estate deals. It has also become vital to supply chains, whether checking the provenance of conflict minerals like cobalt or tracking auto parts for Renault. Nearly half of the Blockchain 50 are based outside the United States; 14% are Chinese. New this year: venture capital firms, which as a group invested more than $32 billion in the sector in 2021.

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These 3 charts show the global growth in online learning [Wood]

On 02/12/2022, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, adult learning, Africa, Alternatives, Asia, business side of he, Canada, change, changing business models, colleges, community colleges, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, digital learning, Europe, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, generational differences, global / globalization, higher education, India, instructional design, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, lifelong learning, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, online learning, UK, United States, universities, vendors, by Daniel Christian

These 3 charts show the global growth in online learning — from weforum.org by Johnny Wood; with thanks to Ray Schroeder out on LinkedIn

Example chart:

Also relevant/see:

The company has launched 13 new degrees with colleges since 2021, bringing the total number of bachelor’s, master’s and postgraduate degrees up to 38, according to Maggioncalda.

…

2U saw $152.4 million from its degree segment in 2021’s fourth quarter, about 11 times the revenue Coursera brought in from its degree business over the same period. 

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Why Wall Street thinks the metaverse will be worth trillions [Warner]

On 01/28/2022, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, 5G, A/V -- audio/visual, Asia, Augmented Reality (AR), business, change, changing business models, content development, aggregation, repositories, copyright/ownership/NFTs, corporate / business world, cryptocurrencies, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, generational differences, innovation, Metaverse, Microsoft, platforms, society, streams of content, technologies for your home, telecommunications, United States, videoconferencing, Virtual courts and law firms, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, visualizing information, wearables, web-based collaboration, Web3, workplace, XR - extended reality, by Daniel Christian

Why Wall Street thinks the metaverse will be worth trillions — from fortune.com by Bernhard Warner; resource from Ori Inbar on Twitter

Why Wall Street thinks the metaverse will be worth trillions

Also from Ori Inbar:

 

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