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How smart can our machines make us? Tom Gruber, co-creator of Siri, wants to make “humanistic AI” that augments and collaborates with us instead of competing with (or replacing) us. He shares his vision for a future where AI helps us achieve superhuman performance in perception, creativity and cognitive function — from turbocharging our design skills to helping us remember everything we’ve ever read and the name of everyone we’ve ever met. “We are in the middle of a renaissance in AI,” Gruber says. “Every time a machine gets smarter, we get smarter.” Here is a direct video link.

Danielle was a guest today with Jim Goddard on Talk Digital Network, talking about recent developments in the world economy and markets.  You can listen to an audio clip of the segment here.

Robert Frank’s great book “The High Beta Rich” is required reading in understanding today’s economic challenges.  While first published in 2011, everything is pretty much exactly the same today.  All aided and abetted by investment banks tossing around tax-payer-sponsored central bank ‘liquidity’ of course…

See Why Goldman Sachs seized a client’s 217-foot Yacht for a glimpse at the madness.