Nemen robots écht ons werk over en zo ja, wat betekent dit voor je ontwikkeling als professional en wat betekent dit voor jou, als mens? Zowel in academische publicaties als in populaire media is de laatste jaren veel aandacht voor de toenemende invloed van AI (artificial intelligence) en robotisering op de arbeidsmarkt. Het Financieel Dagblad …
The Virtual Reality Paradox: Oxymoron or Pleonasm?
In a public email message addressed to Wired Magazine, Nicholas Negroponte (1993) stated that “if prizes were awarded for the best oxymorons, virtual reality would certainly be a winner.” Negroponte supported his statement by referring to the neck-jerk reaction. A habit VR consumers display, in order to evaluate the response-time of the VR graphics-engine by …
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Analogue Democracy in a Digital Era
In less than two months the Dutch will go to the polling booths to elect a new parliament. Every voting- entitled citizen will receive a paper invitation by mail in advance, with directions to go to a designated polling station on election day. There, after submitting the received personal invitation together with photo-id, voting-entitled citizens …