by curiousspidermonkey

Artificial intelligence versus the Art of the Deal

I’ve been thinking a lot about whether artificial intelligence (AI) could have a role in helping us do better deals more efficiently, without all that negotiation rigmarole that we’re so used to.   With the UK and the EU embroiled in possibly the biggest politico-economic deal of our lifetime, and the leader of the free… Read More

by curiousspidermonkey

Could smart emojis kill the ‘Art of the Deal’? We can but hope

This all started with some uninteresting and unoriginal pondering on how we are all getting angrier with each other and how social media is taking much of the blame. I know our underlying political and social schisms have a lot to do with it, along with  social media’s power to orchestrate and manipulate opinion. I… Read More

by curiousspidermonkey

Carillion, complexity and the dawn of the robot CEO?

I don’t follow all the ins and outs (mainly outs, I guess) of the outsourcing trend, but for me, as for many people, the collapse of Carillion gave pause for thought. I was particularly taken by Matthew Vincent’s excellent FT article on why Carillion went into liquidation rather than  administration , partly because I actually understood most… Read More