Firms always face a choice for where to source their innovation: do they hire internal researchers? Work with startups or external companies? There are many options. In this talk, I will present results from research on how firms are sourcing digital innovations, and then I will speak specifically about AI and how to view it in this framework.
Adam Chlipala Associate Professor, MIT Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department
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Bitcoin became a buzzword overnight. It pops up in headlines and fuels endless media debate. Cryptocurrency and the “blockchain” technology behind it holds the promise of a financial system without middlemen—it could put that system in the control of the people who use it and safeguard them from a 2008-type crash. More than a digital form of currency, this technology could integrate billions of hitherto excluded people into the global economy, restore individuals’ control over their private data and identities, and change the way organizations and business relationships are governed.