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Artificial Intelligence (AI) often reminds us of Hollywood with films such as The Terminator and The Matrix presenting dystopic futures where humans and robots face off in epic battles. However, AI and automated decision-making (ADM) are increasingly being adopted in organisations across Australia. It is estimated digital technologies, including AI, will be worth $A315b to the Australian economy by 2028. The Federal Government recently completed consultations regarding potentially regulating AI and ADM, with Governance Institute of Australia lodging a submission in response to the issues paper. This article discusses the technologies, the potential they offer and the challenges they pose.

For many of us, the car is one of the most important pieces of technology in our lives. Not only do we rely on it for travel, work and leisure, increasingly the type of car we use says a lot about our wider attitude towards the world in which we live. Similarly, while the automotive sector remains a major part of the global manufacturing industry, many players find themselves at a crossroads in terms of the products they should be both developing and producing. There are also significant global differences – for instance, while most countries are still weighing up the pros and cons of electric and autonomous vehicles, China is forging ahead and, perhaps, offering a glimpse of the future. One thing's for certain: consumer demand is changing and brands need to react to this evolving market if they are to continue to thrive.

In the last few years, mobile apps have constantly changed our lives. And due to their great popularity and usability, they represent a significant opportunity for learners and businesses. According to Statista, mobile apps are expected to generate approximately USD 189 billion in revenue. Moreover, many experts have already stated that the mobile app development industry is one of the fastest-growing industries and shows no signs of slowing down in the future. With recent technological advancements and new inventions coming almost every day, it is not wrong to believe that 2021 will be the year of mobile apps and that entrepreneurs and companies will have more opportunities to do business in the future.

A recent research study on the global Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging market presented by Zeal Insider offers a detailed analysis of key market players, market revenue, market segments, share, and geographic regions. It also offers several industry trends and predictions for upcoming Eight years. The report also puts light on the current COVID-19 pandemic situations on the Global Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging Market enabling the user to propose strategic growth plans and tactical business judgments. The size of global Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging market is estimated to grow during the forecast period of 2020 to 2028 with a CAGR of xx% and is estimated to reach.US$ xx million by 2028, from US$ xx million in 2020. The report explains the degree of COVID-19 impact on every segment under the scope of the report with its trend over the forecast period.

The 16th China Air Cargo Summit, held from Nov 12-14 in Hangzhou, deliberated on the trade slowdown, its impact on air cargo and most significantly, the opportunities e-commerce is creating for the industry. "Coming after just a couple of days after 11-11 (Singles Day in China), the figures show a 23-25 percent increase over the previous years demonstrates that e-commerce is one of the significant opportunities for air cargo. Not just for the next 2-20 years, but I think it will be a long-term significant trend in the way consumerism operates," said Glyn Hughes, global head of cargo, IATA during his address. Calling the industry to respond to the strategies of the e-commerce companies with agile and flexible solutions, Hughes further added, "Regardless of the strategies employed by the e-commerce companies, data is actually critical to enable those efficiencies." "There are two main challenges – technological and regulatory. The technological challenge is, without getting into details, small drones tend to use electric power, which means they rely on lithium batteries. The other disadvantage of lithium batteries is that they are very, very heavy. This severely restricts the range of operations. With small drones, you end up with a machine that weighs 20 kilogrammes and can carry one kilogramme. The economics are not very [good]. You have some companies implementing them, especially here in China. The adoption [of drones] hasn't been big because of that. When new technologies for batteries emerge and change that equation, it would dramatically change the landscape. About the other problem is regulation, and luckily we are seeing more and more regulators around the world, including here in China. They are proactive and create drone corridors, first for testing and eventually for licensing and operations. To this day there are no consistent cargo operations drones in the world. I see that changing in the next few years though," elaborated Rangelov.

Savvy pharma companies follow these five principles to scale analytics and improve their bottom line. Once upon a time, a biopharmaceutical company launched an ambitious technology innovation program. It invested $150 million in data, advanced analytics, infrastructure, and people, hiring data scientists and experts in machine learning and natural-language processing. The organization believed these investments positioned it to leverage an explosion of data to accelerate its operations, tailor its therapies, and enhance patient care. Two years later, the company's executive committee conducted a review of the program.

Technology is moving at an incredible pace. We live in an amazing era where things like autonomous cars, personalized medicine and quantum computing are becoming real as we speak; Artificial Intelligence, crypto-currencies, advanced automation, deep learning and concepts like Universal Basic Income are about to reshape our world -- what an exciting era to live! It is not feasible to summarize the trends of technology and opportunities for innovation in a single article. Instead, I am listing below the areas I find most exciting to watch -- the most promising developments in the wider information technology spectrum. Everybody is talking about Artificial Intelligence these days.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a significant opportunity to solve problems previously either not easy to solve or worse, not possible to solve. The combination of AI along with today's Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) technology provides an added boost to those leveraging sophisticated algorithms in their deep learning solutions. These sophisticated systems are able to train deep learning models and ultimately lead to predictive insights. The objective is to move from reactive to proactive and finally to predictive insights. The breadth of opportunities that AI presents is wide, however, a significant opportunity is in the Cybersecurity space.

Possibly the biggest game changer we are likely to see in the near future is artificial intelligence. Organizations that get on-board the AI train quickly will give themselves a huge advantage as this new technological revolution gathers speed. Businesses that successfully apply artificial intelligence (AI) could increase profitability by an average of 38 percent by 2035, according to a new report from Accenture. In addition, the introduction of AI could lead to an economic boost of US$14 trillion in additional gross value added (GVA) across 16 industries in 12 economies. To capitalize on the opportunity, the report identifies seven key strategies for successfully implementing AI that focus on adopting a human-centric approach and taking bold and responsible steps to applying the technology within businesses and organizations.