TECHNOLOGY FOR PEOPLE Digital disruption is taking a new direction with people now shaping technology to fit our need. By amplifying people and putting the power into their hands, banks can deepen their role in consumers' lives, and firmly establish their place as partners in the new digital economy. HELP WRITE THE NEW RULES OF ENGAGEMENT OR RISK BEING REGULATED OUT THE UNCHARTED BANKERS SAY: • Industry regulations have not kept pace with technology advancement (66% globally, 82% in US). THE UNCHARTED TAKE THE LEAD TO SHAPE THE NEW RULES 75% of bankers agree they have a duty to be proactive in writing the rules. Freedom to innovate THOSE THAT DO EXPECT MORE: Opportunity to develop standards that others follow Expanded opportunities for trusted partnerships 7. 8www.accenture.com/bankingtechvision

It may sound like something out of a horror movie, but a knife-wielding robot could help forensic investigators learn more about an attack. Researchers have developed a'stabbing robot' that offers at least 60 possible stabbing positions and an interchangeable knife holder that allows for a range of stabbing implements to be analyzed by experts. The technology will assist investigators in understanding the type of knife, angle of the attack and stabbing technique used just by looking at the tears and distortions in the fabric around a wound. Researchers have developed a'stabbing robot' that offers at least 60 possible stabbing positions and an interchangeable knife holder that allows for a range of stabbing implements to be analyzed by experts The knife-wielding robot consists of a motorized arm with a pneumatic system designed to deliver 60 unique stabbing positions. A pneumatic system is a type of engineering that uses gas or pressurized air, which the team implemented power the stabbing arm.

LONDON – Scientists are getting closer to building life from scratch and technology pioneers are taking notice, with record sums moving into a field that could deliver novel drugs, materials, chemicals and even perfumes. Despite ethical and safety concerns, investors are attracted by synthetic biology's wide market potential and the plummeting cost of DNA synthesis, which is industrializing the writing of the genetic code that determines how organisms function. While existing biotechnology is already used to make medicines like insulin and genetically modified crops, synthesizing whole genes or genomes gives an opportunity for far more extensive changes. Matt Ocko, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist whose past investments include Facebook, Uber and Zynga, believes the emerging industry has passed the "epiphany" moment needed to prove it can deliver economic value. "Synthetic biology companies are now becoming more like the disruptive, industrial-scale value propositions that define any technology business," he said.

Legal services are notoriously complicated, not to mention costly for those who need to access them. However, Chrissie Lightfoot, a leading futurist, entrepreneur and lawyer, has come up with an innovative solution. Instead of forking out for a human advisor, clients can now use Robot Lawyer LISA, an impartial Legal Intelligence Support Assistant, to draw up Non-Disclosure Agreements. The artificially intelligent platform can create legally binding documents in under seven minutes at absolutely no cost to the user. Allowing individuals and businesses to use LISA to protect themselves without any prior legal knowledge. LISA is also the first law robot to provide unbiased and objective assistance to both parties, allowing users to avoid having to engage traditional human lawyers on either side.

Use our LinkedIn Login to download this post to PDF or save it to MyLibrary! Given the propensity for disruption of the last decade, many may believe this is another replacement to the what-and-how we do things. Notice we did not say there will not be mishaps, discoveries and a learning curve for us -- there always is with technology. What IS changing is how to instruct computers how to perform their tasks and how we will collect that information. Where we focus, whose voice(s) we listen to, our ethics, and/or what level of discernment we use are all independent of this technology.

Scientists are getting closer to building life from scratch and technology pioneers are taking notice, with record sums moving into a field that could deliver novel drugs, materials, chemicals and even perfumes. Despite ethical and safety concerns, investors are attracted by synthetic biology's wide market potential and the plummeting cost of DNA synthesis, which is industrialising the writing of the genetic code that determines how organisms function. While existing biotechnology is already used to make medicines like insulin and genetically modified crops, synthesising whole genes or genomes gives an opportunity for far more extensive changes. Alexander the friendly robot visits the Indoor Park in London (file pic). Technology pioneers are investing huge sums of money in all manner of innovative ideas.

The aviation industry has discovered Silicon Valley, and it's now in full migration mode. Europe's Airbus and Brazil's Embraer have touched down in the Bay Area. Lufthansa launched direct service between San Jose and Frankfurt last year, and is rumored to be considering setting up its own "innovation outpost" nearby. Silicon Valley's deep talent pool and seemingly endless ability to generate smart, large-scale, technology-based ideas across industries could help hyper-competitive aviation entities quickly upgrade their offerings and improve their operations. "It's no longer good enough to wait for change to come to your industry; you need to be out there where it's happening," said Brad Power, an innovation consultant with FCB Partners.

The relationship may have faded long ago, but the intimate images you shared have not. If you're lucky, your ex deleted them. If you're not, the photos have sprouted up online. Victims of such non-consensual posts, often referred to as "revenge porn," now have some help in preventing their spread: On Wednesday, Facebook announced new artificial intelligence tools designed to keep such content, once flagged, off its site for good. "It's wrong, it's hurtful, and if you report it to us, we will now use AI and image recognition to prevent it from being shared across all of our platforms," Mark Zuckerberg, the social network's founder and chief executive, said in a Facebook post.

Former 500 Startups accelerator company Pluto AI is announcing $2.1 million in fundraising today from Fall Line Capital, Refactor Capital, Unshackled Ventures, Comet Labs and additional angels. Pluto is taking advantage of the sensorification of modern water treatment plants to extrapolate insights that can save operators precious time, money and water. The Pluto analytics platform presents managers with a dashboard that quantifies the status of all assets at a given water treatment plant. These ratings, ranging from 0 to 100, take into account temperature and pressure readings in addition to other data from pumps and chlorinators to identify cause and effect relationships. Machine learning is the backbone behind Pluto's ability to ingest large quantities of unstructured data, but the end user isn't forced to get into the weeds of individual models to gain a better understanding of how plant assets are working in consonance. Utilizing historical data, Pluto can directly recommend steps to improve the functioning of plant infrastructure.

There are around 55 million visually impaired people in India, up to 80% of whom could be helped by everyday procedures like Lasik. Medical and surgical resources, however, are limited. In April 2015, nonprofit L V Prasad Eye Institute, in Hyderabad, India, teamed up with Microsoft India to create Connected Eyes, a cloud-based machine-learning research project that uses data from tens of thousands of eye patients to identify the likelihood of success for new surgery, plus a probable regression rate, so that doctors can deploy those resources most effectively. Last December, Connected Eyes linked up with institutions in Brazil, Australia, and the United States to create the Microsoft Intelligent Network for Eyecare, which will build a universally available service that offers eye doctors immediate predictions for their patients. "This will be a global pool of knowledge that everyone can benefit from," says Anil Bhansali, managing director of Microsoft India R&D.