WSJ: “Multitasking is a reality of modern life, yet scientists have long debated what is actually happening inside our brains. For years, they thought the brain couldn’t truly do two things simultaneously. Instead, they believed multitasking was just our brain rapidly switching between tasks. Now, research suggests we really can do multiple things at once. After enough practice and experience, the brain can rewire its circuitry to support multitasking, according to a recent study in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. The brain can learn to automate certain tasks, by offloading them from an area called the prefrontal cortex—a control center responsible for high-level thinking and decision-making that can only focus on one thing at a time—to other regions.”
Financial Post: “Aside from newcomers, engineering stalwarts Siemens, Schneider Electric SE, Dassault Systèmes SE and ABB Ltd. are embedding AI in their software and automation products to help factories become more productive, more efficient and more competitive. That’s a powerful sales pitch at a time when Europe’s industrial base is under pressure from high production costs, dwindling numbers of skilled workers and growing competition from abroad. Europe’s not alone in trying to seize on the potential. While US firms such as Emerson Electric Co., Rockwell Automation Inc. and Honeywell International Inc. are moving into machine-learning technologies, the biggest challenge comes from China, according to Nicole Lemke, who authored the Interface report. China has been doing “quite well in all things manufacturing in general, but also is very strongly focusing on the intersection of robotics and AI,” she said.”
FT: “What if ideas aren’t getting harder to find, after all? Large companies may have just become better at hiding the fruits of their labour.”
Azeem Azhar: “The generative AI economy has generated $110 billion in sales over the past 12 months. It is growing fast. On an annualized basis, the revenue run rate exceeds $175 billion.”
