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Artificial Intelligence

Report: Robots, A.I. Will Kill 5.1 Million Jobs by 2020

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A new study coming out of the World Economic Forum at Davos predicts that artificial intelligence and robots represent the vanguard of a Fourth Industrial Revolution that will destroy more than five million jobs globally by the end of 2020.

The report cites cloud computing, improved battery technology, crowdsourcing, and machine learning as other components that, within five years, will have severe disruptive impact on administrative functions, manufacturing, and transportation.

Read the report here (PDF): World Economic Forum

Nanomaterials

Graphene-Based Device Quickly Assesses Eye Injuries

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A bioengineering professor at the University of Illinois has partnered with an ophthalmologist to craft a device that assesses the severity of eye injuries quickly, using graphene-based sensors.

Prof. Dipanjan Pan and Dr. Leanne Labriola have created OcuCheck, which measures the amount of Vitamin C emanating in the fluids from an injured eye. The fluid on the external surface of an eye contains very low levels of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), while the fluid within the eye has a much greater amount, so any leakage that has a higher than trace amount of ascorbic acid indicates the organ has been penetrated.

The new sensor uses graphene platelets that are layered 1 nanometer thick on filter paper. Upper layers include a unique polymer that interacts with the graphene; gold electrodes; and ascorbate oxidase, an enzyme that binds to ascorbic acid.

The team’s next step is to develop a prototype, working with an industrial designer, for a portable device to bring the technology to market, and they’s procured a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore those steps.

Read the article: AAAS/EurekAlert!

Internet of Things

Software exec: IoT may create a new generation of hacker hitmen

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We’ll probably never get a new Hitman game as good as Blood Money was, and we certainly won’t get a good movie out of that franchise, and now one guy thinks the future version of 47 will be a hacker who knows his or her way around IoT protocols, not piano wire.

Lev Lesokhin, EVP for Strategy at CAST Software, thinks the current lack of focus on stringent security for IoT at every level of development may create freelance “remote hitmen” — as well as drive up enterprise costs to address those security gaps in the long term.

“Its proponents see the Internet of Things as being filled with incredible opportunities; ironically, hackers perceive it to be the same way. Sitting hundreds, or even thousands, of miles away, they could be in position to cause all kinds of damage to individuals, to companies, or more.”

One example Lesokhin provides is the recent FDA safety alert to healthcare companies to stop using a specific networked drug pump, given that a patient’s drug dosage could potentially be altered remotely by someone who knew which IP ports the pump uses. Scary stuff, especially when considered alongside Jeep’s recall to address concerns about insecure braking systems.

Read the article: SC Magazine UK

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