This week's 3 Bells
We ring 3 bells for you on the future of work and business
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Your job interviewer will see you now
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Coming soon: you walk in for your job interview, and find a robot waiting for you. You may have to learn to impress an algorithm, not just a human interviewer. Or what do you make of the news that leading US banks are already using artificial intelligence to judge applicants on traits - things that are difficult to test in resumes and interviews? AI can sift through data on your best employees to identify common winning traits, and then try to match future candidates on the same criteria. Koru Careers helps its clients to select better by studying application forms, test data and video interviews - and avoiding human bias.
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Candidate selection is notoriously biased and difficult to get right. Could AI algorithms help us do it better? Watch that space, HR bosses...
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Your medical test results are ready
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Enlitic is a startup featured in The Economist recently. It applies deep learning to medicine. Right now it analyses your X-ray and CT scans. It turns out it is rather better at image recognition than human beings are. It was 50% better than expert radiologists at classifying malignant tumours; and actually had a false-negative rate of zero (the humans missed 7% of cancers). So which one would you rather trust? And what does this tell us about the future of the radiographer and radiologist?
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Professionals are not protected from the march of AI. If your work involves routines that are better done by machines that can spot patterns using big data, look sharp.
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Is Facebook trying to kill your apps?
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Is Facebook getting ready for a "post-app" internet? Wired thinks so: it suggests Facebook Messenger is getting ready to do just that by allowing you to order an Uber, pay a bill, book a restaurant - right from within a chat, without opening any other app. Messenger's recent new update reorganizes the screen to add way more functionalities. Will Messenger become your new home screen, where you chat, read the news, work and transact? Keep an eye on this.
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The fight for eyeballs continues. Messaging is now the biggest use of the Internet, and could become the centre of your digital world.
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