Why your job is safe
JC pontificates about technology
An occasional series.
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An occasional running series intended to pose the question: when will Adam Curtis’ assertion that the vaunted predictive power of big data is a “modern ghost story”.
Your job is safe as long as:
- Google thinks that ==> is a sensible win prediction for a cricket match.
- Microsoft’s auto-correct for bhusiness suggests “bushiness” but not “business”.
- Android voice recognition interprets “Richard Strauss” as “Richard’s trouser”.
- Those splendid data-wizard brianboxes at Goldman Sachs can get their predictions this wrong:
- Long term, technology is a leveller and not a provider of competitive advantage