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Manager and machine: The new leadership equation | McKinsey & Company

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As artificial intelligence takes hold, what will it take to be an effective executive? In a 1967 McKinsey Quarterly article, “The manager and the moron,” Peter Drucker noted that “the computer makes no decisions; it only carries out orders. It’s a total moron, and therein lies its strength. It forces us to think, to set the criteria. The stupider the tool, the brighter the master has to be—and this is the dumbest tool we have ever had.”1

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Uber: sus primeros coches autónomos arrancan operaciones en Pittsburgh

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xataka.com (14.09.2016) Pues al final Uber logró adelantarse a todos, bueno, casi a todos si no contamos el caso de NuTonomy en Singapur, ya que hoy la compañía ha arrancado con la operación de sus primeros coches autónomos que estarán dando servicio en las calles de Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, tal y como lo prometieron hace un mes.

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Where machines could replace humans--and where they can’t (yet)

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McKinsey Quarterly (25.07.2016) The technical potential for automation differs dramatically across sectors and activities. As automation technologies such as machine learning and robotics play an increasingly great role in everyday life, their potential effect on the workplace has, unsurprisingly, become a major focus of research and public concern. The discussion tends toward a Manichean guessing game: which jobs will or won’t be replaced by machines?

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US spends big on health care but doesn't get much back, study says

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CNBC (13.07.2017) Health care accounts for 16.6 percent of U.S. gross domestic product. Despite the amount the U.S. spends on health care, its system ranks dead last in a study of 11 high-income countries. The U.S. is the only nation included in the study that does not offer universal health insurance coverage.

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La réforme républicaine du système de santé américain est à nouveau avortée

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Le Temps (18.07.2017) Quatre des 52 sénateurs républicains ont voté contre la dernière mouture du Trumpcare, alors qu'au minimum 50 voix étaient requises. A la place, les sénateurs voteront pour abroger des éléments centraux de l'Obamacare

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Etats-Unis: L'abrogation d'Obamacare par les républicains n'est pas gagnée

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Le Temps (27.06.2017) Plusieurs sénateurs républicains font de la résistance à la loi de réforme du système de santé censée mettre fin à l'Obamacare, et qui privera d'assurance 22 millions de personnes. Le vote souhaité pour la fin de semaine semble en mauvaise posture

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