May 2019 Covers

Due to the increasing expectations of customers and business partners alike, “doing the right thing” encapsulates both the physical and digital worlds. AT&T took a stand by publishing its “AI Guiding Principles” in mid- May 2019. As business thought leadership shifts from viewing AI interactions and securities as “nice- to-have” features to being core product requirements, the human right to privacy and protection needs to be a priority. AI guidelines or guiding principles like the ones put forth by AT&T suggest a needed change in mindset, one that will dictate the future of interactions between humans and machines. This shift might sound daunting, but it provides an exciting opportunity to pursue a new level of creativity that improves the lives of those around us as well as blurring the lines between the physical and digital. It has never happened before on as great of a scale as it is now. The future truly is in our hands. How do we want to pursue it? Digital ethics might be a guiding light along the way.

Gartner's Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends of 2019 1. Autonomous Vehicles 2. Augmented Analytics 3. AI-Driven Development 4. Digital Twins 5. Empowered Edge 6. Immersive Experience 7. Blockchain 8. Smart Spaces 9. Digital Ethics and Privacy 10. Quantum Computing