Global Matters Weekly – 18 July 2022

Outrunning dinosaurs with artificial intelligence

by Lorenzo La Posta, CFA

— We need to operate closer to the frontiers of where technology is going.

I am a Millennial, born in the early 90s, which makes me probably one of the last generations to have experienced life before digitalisation took over. Maybe I was too young to be afraid of the millennium bug, but as a kid, using the internet meant monopolising my home’s landline.

Digital technologies, once a premium item for few, are today embedded in all aspects of our lives and have brought significant changes and improvements to the way we live and operate.


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