<span class="vcard">Jay van Zyl</span>
Jay van Zyl

What Went Wrong With IBM’s Watson

The biggest hope for AI in oncology, then, is not that Watson is somehow going to get vastly better. Rather, it’s that Alphabet or someone …

An ecosystem perspective on Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn

Ecosystem view based on investment styles Providing a perspective on this ecosystem must be seen in the context of a number of limitations. Business ecosystems …

The social science of hype

As we accelerate into the world of commercial machine learning and artificial intelligence, we once again find ourselves discussing technology hype. We have to be …

Living in a networked world: Emergent business ecosystems

When trying to reframe our thinking we need to ensure that there is place for seeing the world for what it really is. I believe …

Alan Watts on Freedom

As we reflect on world politics and angry public narrative, our focus needs to be on those things that matter. Alan Watts has a great …

The augmented human-technology dilemma

Artificial Intelligence is gaining traction as many parts of the traditional banking process get automated with intelligent algorithms. Machine Learning is often seen as a …

Life’s not a journey!

Why do we think that life is a journey with some great destination? Our views are distorted by an upbringing that deprived us of a …