As (so-called) #AI makes progress, maybe it is time to watch "Ex Machina" again.

#film #cinema #movies #society #technology #likethemovies #whatcouldgowrong

Open MIC has submitted a shareholder proposal at Axon calling on the company to abandon its dangerous proposal to deploy AI-assisted drones equipped with TASERs in schools and other public environments.

I've seen this movie. It doesn't end well.

Seriously, it hits all the major plot points leading to death and destruction: ignore the experts, give robots weapons, put them in schools...

#AI and #weapons in #schools. #WhatCouldGoWrong

Open MIC Pressures Axon to Abandon Plan to Deploy AI-Powered TASER Drones in Schools — Open MIC

Open MIC has submitted a shareholder proposal at Axon calling on the company to abandon its dangerous proposal to deploy AI-assisted drones equipped with TASERs in schools and other public environments. The proposal highlights a series of stunning...

Water Futures to Start Trading Amid Growing Fears of Scarcity

Water is joining gold, oil and other commodities traded on Wall Street, highlighting worries that the life-sustaining natural resource may become scarce across more of the world.

Farmers, hedge funds and municipalities alike will be able to hedge against -- or bet on -- potential water scarcity starting this week, when CME Group Inc. launches contracts linked to the $1.1 billion California spot water market. According to Chicago-based CME, the futures will help water users manage risk and better align supply and demand.

The contracts, a first of their kind in the U.S., were announced in September as heat and wildfires ravaged the U.S. West Coast. They are meant to serve both as a hedge for California’s biggest water consumers against skyrocketing prices and a scarcity gauge for investors worldwide. ...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-06/water-futures-to-start-trading-amid-growing-fears-of-scarcity

#Water #FuturesMarkets #WhatCouldGoWrong #MonetisedEssentials #WallStreet #Commodities