TOWARD AN AI ROADBLOCK

Skeptics say full autonomy could be farther away than the industry admits

By Russell Brandom@russellbrandom  Jul 3, 2018, 10:12am EDT

I have never been a fan of “open plan” offices.  Here is some actual data.

The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration

Ethan S. Bernstein, Stephen Turban

” Contrary to common belief, the volume of face-to-face interaction decreased significantly (approx. 70%) in both cases, with an associated increase in electronic interaction. In short, rather than prompting increasingly vibrant face-to-face collaboration, open architecture appeared to trigger a natural human response to socially withdraw from officemates and interact instead over email and IM.”

Markets

This Heat Wave’s So Bad It’s Even Slowing Down U.S. Stock Trades

By

Nick Baker

July 3, 2018, 10:29 AM CDT