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The Singularity Moment - Something to believe in
Joe Haslam discusses the concept of singularity, defined as the moment technology can independently advance beyond human capabilities. He highlights significant progress made in the past century, such as increased life expectancy and reduced costs in various sectors, and emphasizes the role of entrepreneurs in effecting change. The document also notes that major economic growth will originate from previously poor regions over the next 25 years.
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- 1. The Singularity Moment Somethingto believe in Joe Haslam Executive Director, Owners & Entrepreneurs Management Program IE Business School http://www.ownersandentrepreneurs.ie.edu/ IE Venture Day, Lisbon Tuesday June 25h 2013
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- 7. “the refusal to considernegative outcomes contributed directly to the current economic disaster” http://www.ownersandentrepreneurs.ie.edu/
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- 9. “In the next25 years, 80% of global economic growth will originate in previously poor places” http://www.ownersandentrepreneurs.ie.edu/
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- 11. “the point atwhich technology can start to make its own technology and become more advanced than us” http://www.ownersandentrepreneurs.ie.edu/
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- 13. Progress we’ve madein this century • Human life-expectancy more than doubled • Infant mortality reduced by 90% • Maternal mortality reduced by 99% • Cost of electricity reduced by 20-fold • Cost of transportation reduced 100-fold • Telecom, information reduced by 1000-fold http://www.ownersandentrepreneurs.ie.edu/
- 14. “more intelligence ina grain of sand than in our human brain” Hugo de Garis
- 15. May 11, 1997 DeepBlue v Kasparov (3½–2½) January 2011 Watson has defeated two of Jeopardy's greatest players http://www.ownersandentrepreneurs.ie.edu/ Alan Turing (1912 - 1954)
- 16. G Genetics (Biotech) NNanotechnology (inside the body) R Robotics/Artificial Intelligence (biggest)
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- 18. “The Internet has mainly affectedour leisure life.” “liberation of women from manual labor has done more for democracy than the Internet” http://www.ownersandentrepreneurs.ie.edu/
- 19. “entrepreneurs can dowhat only governments could before” Vivek Wadhwa
- 20. Joe Haslam Chairman, HotHotels Associate Prof, IE Business School Lives in: Madrid, Spain linkedin.com/in/joehas twitter.com/joehas Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Samuel Beckett (1906- 1989) Obrigado :-)