DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


WORLD'S 1st AI ROBOT CEO








                                        Source:  Dictador

  • An AI powered humanoid robot named Mika is the world's first robot CEO
  • She runs Dictador, a rum liquor company in Columbia, and says she's the ultimate in for-profit operations as she never asks for a raise, vacation or day off
  • Mika believes AI is the future of business and that we will see many more AI robot CEO's like her
  • Mika was developed by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics
  • The robot uses highly advanced algorithms and machine learning to make AI robot CEO strategic decisions for Dictador
  • What's the potential of AI robot CEO?
  • Upside 
  1. More efficient and objective business management
  2. Processes vast quantities of data
  3. Optimizes processes within the business operation
  4. Makes decisions based on algorithms not feelings
  • Downside:
  1. Potential biases built in by developers if not properly programmed and audited
  2. Costs humans big job opportunities
  • AI and AI robots are clearly a big part of the future of business even reaching to the Corner Office level.

BMW's VISION OF THE FUTURE:  i VISION DEE





                                            Source:  BMW

  • In Singapore, BMW is showcasing its new i Vision Dee Concept- a spectacular piece of new automotive, mobile digital technology
  • Here are some of the key facts:
  1. Embodies the most recent and most important, highly advanced new technologies
  2. Talking car that communicates in real-time, expressing emotions
  3. Has the ability to shift colors
  4. Uses the Neu Klasse platform, BMW's all-electric platform
  5. Body surface is comprised of 240 individually controlled panels, which enables the vehicle to display a huge range of patterns and colors within seconds
  6. The windows can also display animations or an avatar of the owner
  7. Four types of displays are offered including driver-relevant information only or virtual reality
  8. Recognizes the owner, intelligently adapts to them and displays their avatar on driver side window
  • BMW's Managing Director for Group Asia indicates BMW's future is electric, circular and digital
  • EV concept was unveiled at CES 2023 and is now on a global tech tour.

UK EXPANDS CARBON CAPTURE IN NORTH SEA 


     





                  Source:  Stock Carbon Capture & Energy Plants



  • Britain is expanding its fight against greenhouse gas emissions while trying to maintain its energy supply independence
  • British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is implementing a big expansion of carbon capture and storage in the North Sea
  • 2 new carbon capture & storage clusters off NE Scotland & Humber in NE England will store carbon dioxide, captured from industrial facilities, under the North Sea and support 50,000 new jobs
  • These are the third & fourth carbon capture and storage clusters in the UK to be completed by 2030
  • PM Sunak is also simultaneously going to grant new oil and gas drilling licensing near currently drilled areas to increase British oil and gas supplies
  • The UK is taking a dual approach to the Climate Change environment:  working to achieve a net-zero economy by 2050 while drilling home-produced hydrocarbons to ensure their energy security.
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