The study found that 55% of Canadian adults would like their employer to provide extended leave opportunities, 45% would prefer not to work at fixed times (i.e. "Flexibility and empowerment will be the new work currencies and productivity will be redefined," says Badminton. "Flexible payment schedules for workers will come into effect administered by automated systems that measure output, not hours put in." Finally, many people are also concerned that work is interfering with their personal lives. "Whether it's cutting corners to save time, or paying other people to do their job for them, Canadian adults are considering some unique ways to take back control at work" says Black.

The resounding win by a Google artificial intelligence program over a champion in the complex board game Go this month was a statement not so much to professional game players as to Google's competitors. SEE ALSO: Chief of LG said Apple iPhone SE is'same old tech' Many of the tech industry's biggest companies are jockeying to become the go-to company for AI. In the industry's lingo, the companies are engaged in a "platform war." If true believers in AI are correct that this long-promised technology is ready for the mainstream, the company that controls AI could steer the tech industry for years to come. "Whoever wins this race will dominate the next stage of the information age," said Pedro Domingos, a machine learning specialist.

Most golfers feel the trip from the green to the clubhouse for refreshments can be a pain. Now Rakuten, a Japanese firm, has unveiled a snack-delivery service for golfers that uses drones. Golfers order anything from drinks to replacement balls through an app and receive the items from a quadcopter in just minutes - which means they never have to leave the course. Rakuten, a Japanese firm, has unveiled a snack-delivery service for golfers that uses drones. Golfers place their order using an accompanied at that they download on their smartphones.

As a high-value professional, you know that information overload is becoming worse. You're continuously bombarded by more information from ever more apps. Perhaps you have three thousand unread emails, or thirty thousand, or even three hundred thousand. And you expect your information overload to intensify in the future, because it's the price you pay for your professional success. You cannot afford to miss out on new tools for communicating with colleagues, new media for expanding your professional network, and new information sources providing updates relevant to your priorities.

In a paper published in Nature on 28th January 2016, we describe a new approach to computer Go. This is the first time ever that a computer program "AlphaGo" has defeated a human professional player. The game of Go is widely viewed as an unsolved "grand challenge" for artificial intelligence. Games are a great testing ground for inventing smarter, more flexible algorithms that have the ability to tackle problems in ways similar to humans. The first classic game mastered by a computer was noughts and crosses (also known as tic-tac-toe) in 1952. But until now, one game has thwarted A.I. researchers: the ancient game of Go.

Economic experts are trying to figure out a question that just two decades ago seemed ridiculous: If 90 percent of human jobs are replaced by robots in the next 50 years -- something now considered plausible -- is capitalism still the ideal economic system to champion? No one is certain about the answer, but the question is making everyone nervous -- and forcing people to dig deep inside themselves to discover the kind of future they want. After America beat Russia in the Cold War, most of the world generally considered capitalism to be the hands-down best system on which to base economies and democracies. For decades, few doubted capitalism's merit, which was made stronger by thriving globalization and a skyrocketing world net worth. In 1989 -- when the Berlin Wall fell -- the world had only 198 billionaires.

Jimmy and Jason get together and discuss the biggest news stories of the last week. This episode's topics: Easter, Microsoft's AI Chatbot Tay, AlphaGo beating Lee Sedol in Go, Domino's new autonomous delivery robot, our idea of a robot-filled future, and lastly we discuss the initial mixed reviews of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Economic experts are trying to figure out a question that just two decades ago seemed ridiculous: If 90 percent of human jobs are replaced by robots in the next 50 years -- something now considered plausible -- is capitalism still the ideal economic system to champion? No one is certain about the answer, but the question is making everyone nervous -- and forcing people to dig deep inside themselves to discover the kind of future they want. After America beat Russia in the Cold War, most of the world generally considered capitalism to be the hands-down best system on which to base economies and democracies. For decades, few doubted capitalism's merit, which was made stronger by thriving globalization and a skyrocketing world net worth. In 1989 -- when the Berlin Wall fell -- the world had only 198 billionaires.

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Increasingly flexible, responsive, sensing, even humanlike, robots are beginning to augment and replace labour in a wide range of industries: a megatrend that is transforming the economics of manufacturing and reshaping the business landscape. Already used to fight wars, remove dangerous land mines, and fill customer orders, robots can also clean, dance, and play the violin; assist with surgery and rehabilitation, bathe elderly patients, measure and deliver medication, and offer companionship; and provide disaster relief, report the news, and drive cars. In short, robots can perform quite a few of the jobs that humans currently do – often more efficiently and at a far lower cost. Because robots can sharply improve productivity and offset regional differences in labour costs and availability, they'll likely have a major impact on the competitiveness of companies and countries alike. For instance, countries with a greater number of robotic programmers and robotic infrastructure could become more attractive to manufacturers than countries with cheap labour.