Venture Capital Firm Appoints Machine Intelligence As Board Member

[RAMA]

http://io9.com/venture-capital-firm-appoints-machine-intelligence-as-b-1576797618

Hong Kong based venture capital firm Deep Knowledge Ventures (DKV) has appointed a machine learning program to its board. Called VITAL, it's an "equal member" that will uncover trends "not immediately obvious to humans" in order to make investment recommendations.

 

[BillJ]

Will it be a bunch of humans plus one computer sitting around a table?

No, don't take it literally.

 

[Mudd]

This is probably an attempt to attract media attention...

That's exactly what it is.

P.T. Barnum is supposed to have said that one is born every minute, but given the accelerating pace of technological change perhaps it's closer now to one every six seconds or so.

 

[Mary Ann]

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

"Open the meeting room door, VITAL."

"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that."

 

[publiusr]

Will it be a bunch of humans plus one computer sitting around a table?

That is what it should be.

After hearing some of the crap said by "Mr. Wonderful" from SHARK TANK, I'm not sure many flesh and blood businessmen would pass the Turing Test.

Tea partiers? Not at all.