NTT Ltd. delivers superior assistance to enterprises in making digital transformation that will improve both efficiency and productivity Based on its recent analysis of the Thai enterprise systems integration market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes NTT Ltd. with the 2020 Thailand Enterprise Systems Integrator of the Year Award. NTT Ltd. has earned a unique position in the market as the only company to offer an end-to-end suite of solutions comprising Intelligent Infrastructure, Intelligent Cybersecurity, Intelligent Business, and Intelligent Workplace. NTT Ltd. collaborates with major service providers and vendors globally to shape and deliver business outcomes through these digital, connected, data-driven, and secure solutions. "NTT Ltd. brings together the unrivaled capabilities of its group of companies spanning technology services to delivery. The depth and breadth of its portfolio, backed by proven expertise, makes it the preferred partner for enterprise and government clients in Thailand that are embarking on digital transformation," said Krishna Baidya, Director, ICT.

The story started with Wipro. Then I have worked with Deloitte and the R&D division of Verizon. I have worked for EnY as well. I was a curious child. If you ask my parents, they will tell you about all the toys that I have broken.

In 1963, the American psychologist and computer scientist J. C. R. Licklider wrote a series of forward-thinking, perhaps even visionary, memos that he addressed to the "Members and Affiliates of the Intergalactic Computer Network." Just over half a century later, his foresight sits at the center of a global transformation as organizations strive to become truly intelligent. This transformation is both driven and underpinned by cloud computing technology – itself arguably representing a further iteration of Licklider's early theories. Simply put, cloud computing makes it possible for users to access data, applications, and services over the Internet and ultimately provides the foundation for the intelligent enterprise which is ready for tomorrow's world. The cloud eliminates the need for costly hardware, such as hard drives and servers – and gives users the ability to work from anywhere.As such, cloud software offers several distinct advantages that help sharpen a company'scompetitive edge: It speeds up processes, makes them easier, and above all smarter – all aiming at realizing a company's intelligent enterprise.

There is much discussion about the impact intelligent technologies will have on the world. While there is no shortage of hype, it is widely agreed that intelligent technologies will shape life and work in ways we still can't imagine. Many businesses are looking to the intelligent future with equal measures of excitement and trepidation. At the crux of the discussion is the term artificial intelligence (AI), which describes the wide field of making machines exhibit human-like intelligence. For many, this term can conjure images of science fiction and a takeover by robots.

Today's technology is better than us in many areas of expertise. Artificial intelligence (AI) already beats us in games. It does a better job diagnosing illnesses. Cars, trucks, ships, trains and airplanes will soon drive themselves. In the future, artificial superintelligence will go beyond the abilities of homo sapiens. When robots manufacture our goods autonomously, and AI serves most of our needs, what will be left for us to do?

Today's technology is better than us in many areas of expertise. Artificial intelligence (AI) already beats us in games. It does a better job diagnosing illnesses. Cars, trucks, ships, trains and airplanes will soon drive themselves. In the future, artificial superintelligence will go beyond the abilities of homo sapiens.

After his comments, Kris is interviewed by MIT Technology Review's Nanette Byrnes. Kris Hammond is Narrative Science's chief scientist and a professor of computer science and journalism at Northwestern University. Before joining the faculty at Northwestern, Kris founded the University of Chicago's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. His research has been primarily focused on artificial intelligence, machine-generated content, and context-driven information systems. Kris currently sits on a United Nations policy committee run by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).