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No. 206: Congressional AI Task Force | NYC AI Center | Microsoft Opens AI Playbook

May 11, 2019

Technology

alma adams, congress, financial services, Machine learning, maxine waters, Microsoft, New York City, research and development, shanghai, yvonne johnson

Waters Announces Committee Task Forces on Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence (US House Committee on Financial Services) I’m glad to see Rep. Alma Adams on the artificial intelligence committee. My hope is that she asks those questions that get at the unintended consequences around the meshing of AI technology and financial services and those impacts…
No. 115: Henry Kissinger Was an Idealist?

Oct 16, 2015

Notes

Adolph Hitler, Biography, Germany, Henry Kissinger, History, Idealism, Immanuel Kant, Nazi, New York City, Niall Ferguson, Realpolitik

Niall Ferguson has put together a fascinating biography of Henry Kissinger. Well, at least the 17 chapters I have worked through have been extremely thought provoking. Kissinger: 1923-1968: The Idealist covers the first half of Kissinger’s life (For those that don’t know, Kissinger is still quite alive at 92). Ferguson just took a fellowship position…