Recent articles by Bernard Marr:
4 Ways Augmented & Virtual Reality Are Making Entertainment More Immersive
Almost half of all investments in virtual reality (VR) fall under entertainment, showing how the industry is a keen adopter of extended reality (XR) technologies.[...]
The 5 Biggest Technology Trends In 2022
In 2022 the covid-19 pandemic will continue to impact our lives in many ways. This means that we will continue to see an accelerated rate of digitization and virtualization of business and society[...]
The 7 Biggest Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trends In 2022
In 2022, we will see artificial intelligence continue along the path to becoming the most transformative technology humanity has ever developed[...]
How To Identify The Data Opportunities For Every Business?
Every business leader knows they need to be working with data, but with so many potential efficiencies and exciting use cases, it can be difficult to know where to start[...]
How AI Wrote Brand New Songs By Amy Winehouse And Kurt Cobain
An artificial intelligence algorithm helped audio engineers create “new” songs by artists like Amy Winehouse and Kurt Cobain to support mental health in the music industry[...]
The 8 Biggest Retail Trends Every Retailer Needs To Be Ready For
Like every sector, retail is going through a transformation and must respond to the forces of the fourth industrial revolution and major societal shifts[...]
How Augmented Reality Is Transforming Retail: More Immersive, More Personal
Retailers of all shapes and sizes are grappling with some big questions. How can we make the customer journey more interesting? How can we improve conversion rates?[...]
Why Are AR, VR & MR So Popular Right Now?
Augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality are revolutionizing the way many industries operate. What factors are accelerating the development and adoption of XR tech [...]
Top 10 Best HR and People Management KPIs
There are some important employee and HR KPIs that every company should be measuring to help them keep a happy, engaged workforce that leads to higher productivity and increased profits [...]
10 Best Examples Of Augmented And Virtual Reality In Retail
In my book, "Extended Reality In Practice," I highlight over 100 examples of how augmented reality and virtual reality are transforming our world [...]
How Do We Use Artificial Intelligence Ethically?
I’m hugely passionate about artificial intelligence (AI), and I'm proud to say that I help companies use AI to do amazing things in the world [...]
AR & VR In Manufacturing: 5 Things You Need To Know
In fact, research by PwC indicates that the use of virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR), and augmented reality (AR) in product development alone could deliver a $360 billion boost to GDP by 2030. [...]
How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Small Businesses
Small and medium-sized businesses all over the world are benefiting from artificial intelligence and machine learning – and integrating AI into core business functions and processes is getting more accessible and more affordable every day. [...]
ABBA’s Virtual Concert, The Metaverse And The Future Of Entertainment
Even pop legends are not immune to the ongoing digitization of every aspect of life and society. Recently it was announced that Abba fans would get to experience the Swedish supergroup in their prime, as their “Abba-tars” take to the stage in London next year. [...]
What Really Is The Tesla Bot And How Much Will It Cost?
Elon Musk has just announced that Tesla will begin developing a humanoid robot called the Tesla Bot that is designed to perform “unsafe, repetitive, or boring” tasks. [...]
What Is The Metaverse? An Easy Explanation For Anyone
Microsoft has announced that it is working on building the “enterprise metaverse.” But what does it really mean? [...]
How To Set SMART Goals To Help You Succeed?
When I work with companies, one of the things I do is help them establish goals that will give them the best possible chance of success [...]
Should I Choose Machine Learning or Big Data?
Big Data and Machine Learning are two exciting applications of technology that are often mentioned together in the space of the same breath [...]
What Are The Latest Trends in Data Science?
Here’s an overview of how this usage is evolving – signposts that point the direction of travel between where we are today and where data science will take us tomorrow [...]
What Is The Next Level Of AI Technology?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has permeated all aspects of our lives – from the way we communicate to how we work, shop, play, and do business. [...]
The 7 Biggest Ethical Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
Today, artificial intelligence is essential across a wide range of industries, including healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and even government. [...]
How Does Google Use Artificial Intelligence?
Every time you search for something in Google, artificial intelligence is working behind the scenes to generate responses to your query. [...]
3 Key Ways to Monetize Your Data
I’ve written a book on data strategy, and one of my primary jobs is guiding businesses through the process of using their data effectively. [...]
The Future of Quantum Computing
A Chinese team of researchers has recently unveiled the world’s most powerful quantum computer [...]
Augmented and Virtual Reality in Social Media
If you’re longing to experience an enticing virtual world that looks like the one from the book Ready Player One [...]
Is Virtual Reality the Future of Entertainment?
Almost half of all worldwide investments in virtual reality fall under entertainment. [...]
Toyota’s City Of The Future
Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, is building the world’s [...]
How Samsung Is Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
At Samsung’s virtual AI forum conference in 2020, Samsung [...]
How Facebook Is Using Artificial Intelligence
Every day, nearly 2.5 billion people log in to one of the [...]
Amazon: Using Big Data to understand customers
Amazon has thrived by adopting an “everything under one [...]
BMW And Parkmobile: Big Data And IoT To Change The Way We Park Our Cars
Learning to live with, let alone prosper from, the [...]
Paris Hospitals: Big Data in Healthcare
At four of the hospitals which make up the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux [...]
Essex Police: Creating A Strategic ‘Plan on a Page’ To Manage Performance
Essex Police is one of the United Kingdom's largest non-metropolitan [...]
Dominos: Data-driven decision making at the world’s largest pizza delivery chain
With over 10,000 outlets serving up millions of pizzas each year, Dominos is the largest pizza delivery chain in the world. [...]
Starbucks: Using Big Data, Analytics And Artificial Intelligence To Boost Performance
Not only does Starbucks go through mounds of coffee beans [...]
How AI-Enabled Chef Watson Is Bringing Creativity And Innovation To Cooking
IBM’s Chef Watson gives us a glimpse of the creative potential [...]
Press Association: Using Artificial Intelligence And NLG To Automate Local News
Local news is an industry that has been declining for the past decade [...]
Walmart: Big Data analytics at the world’s biggest retailer
With over 20,000 stores in 28 countries, Walmart is the largest retailer [...]
Netflix Used Big Data To Identify The Movies That Are Too Scary To Finish
With more than 100 million subscribers around the world who generate [...]
10 Best Examples Of VR And AR In Education
Extended reality (XR for short) – which encompasses virtual reality [...]
What Skills Are The Most Needed Right Now?
The annual Coursera Global Skills Report helps leaders and [...]
Kroger: How This U.S. Retail Giant Is Using AI And Robots To Prepare For The 4th Industrial Revolution
Kroger: How This U.S. Retail Giant Is Using AI And […]
Smart Underpants: A New “Brief” In Health Monitoring
Rumor has it that underwear is getting a lot more interesting these days. [...]
Five Smart Marketing Use Cases For Artificial Intelligence
Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) is now commonplace in marketing [...]
7 Benefits of a Balanced Scorecard
Research has shown that organisations that use a Balanced Scorecard […]
What Is Data Democratisation? A Super Simple Explanation And The Key Pros And Cons
Every business is inundated with data from every angle. There […]
The Future Of The Transport Industry – IoT, Big Data, AI And Autonomous Vehicles
Tremendous strides by innovators have resulted in some fascinating and […]
What Is The Difference Between Bitcoin and Ethereum?
Last year, thanks to stratospheric rises in value, lots of […]
The Amazing Ways We Can Use AI To Tackle Climate Change
While there are still some on the earth who claim […]
Measuring Staff Satisfaction: 7 Reasons Why Your Staff Survey Is Not Giving You Anything Useful
I’ve written before about my dislike for those big staff […]
What Are The Best Machine Learning And AI Tools? Here Are 7 Everyone Should Look At
Artificial Intelligence is the hottest buzzword in computing and business […]
Balanced Scorecard: How Many Companies Use This Tool?
How many companies use the Balanced Scorecard? About half of […]
The 3 Biggest Performance Reporting Mistakes – And How to Fix Them
In my experience, lots of performance reporting is done poorly. […]
Artificial Intelligence: What Is Reinforcement Learning – A Simple Explanation & Practical Examples
Reinforcement learning is one of the most discussed, followed and […]
6 Amazing Ways Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Agriculture And Help Fight Hunger In The World
The world is heading toward a huge hunger crisis. According […]
5 Big Technology Innovations: IBM Unveils How They Will Transform All Our Lives
Each year researchers at IBM list “5 in 5” – […]
10 Habits of Successful Introverts
Hey, introverts! Stop trying to become an extrovert. Embrace your […]
The Amazing Ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Now Detect Dangers At Work
More people die in construction than in any other industry, […]
How Is Big Data, Artificial Intelligence And Technology Disrupting The Financial Sector?
Financial services were one of the first sectors to understand […]
HADO: The Amazing Ways Augmented Reality Is Changing Sport
Now that Japanese start-up Meleap created the world’s first physical […]
The 5 Biggest Blockchain And Distributed Ledger Trends Everyone Should Be Watching
While it’s true that the media hype over blockchain, bitcoins, […]
Coronavirus: China Revises Wuhan Death Toll Up By 50%
China has revised the official death toll from the coronavirus […]
What’s The Biggest Data Threat For Businesses? (It’s Not What You Think)
The enormous amount of data being generated every day is […]
The Most Significant AI Milestones So Far
Many people assume artificial intelligence is a new technology, but […]
The AI-Powered Robot That Learnt Curling Using Adaptive Deep Reinforcement Learning
In curling, a sport that’s been referred to as “chess […]
Optimizing your data infrastructure by running SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems
The revolution in how we are using data to build […]
Extended Reality In Healthcare: 3 Reasons The Industry Must Get Ready For AR And VR
There is huge potential to apply extended reality (XR) technologies – namely, […]
The 10 biggest strategy mistakes companies make
In my role as a consultant, I’ve seen so many […]
25 Qualities the World’s Worst Managers Have in Common (Don’t You Be One!)
We’ve all had one: a boss, manager, or team leader […]
Blockchain, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency And ICOs – All You Need To Know In 10 Minutes
I’ve often sung the praises of blockchain technology, which I […]
9 Technology Mega Trends That Will Change The World
Some tech trends fizzle out and die a quiet death, […]
How To Set The Right Targets For KPIs – Top Target-Setting Tips For Successful Metrics
In order to be most effective, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) […]
What Is The Difference Between Supervised And Unsupervised Machine Learning?
In recent articles I have looked at some of the […]
Weaponizing Artificial Intelligence: The Scary Prospect Of AI-Enabled Terrorism
There has been much speculation about the power and dangers […]
How AI And Machine Learning Are Transforming Law Firms And The Legal Sector
Whenever a professional sector faces new technology, questions arise regarding […]
Performance management- the measurement trap (part 3)
Performance Management and the limitations of measurement Performance management relies […]
How Is AI Used In Education — Real World Examples Of Today And A Peek Into The Future
While the debate regarding how much screen time is appropriate […]
5 Important Artificial Intelligence Predictions (For 2019) Everyone Should Read
5 Important Artificial Intelligence Predictions (For 2019) Everyone Should Read […]
What is Affective Computing And How Could Emotional Machines Change Our Lives?
How would your computer respond if you looked frustrated or […]
EMI: When AIs Become Creative And Compose Music
Can a machine compose music just as well as a […]
Artificial Intelligence Can Now Generate Amazing Images – What Does This Mean For Humans?
Turns out after they’ve been trained on enormous datasets, algorithms […]
10 Amazing Examples of Robotic Process Automation in Practice
With constant pressure to increase efficiencies and reduce costs, many […]
The Amazing Ways The Brewers of Budweiser Are Using Artificial Intelligence To Transform The Beer Industry
Is there a magic formula for brewing the perfect beer? […]
The 5 Biggest Technology Trends Disrupting Engineering And Design
The way products are designed and engineered is changing thanks […]
The Amazing Ways Goodyear Uses Artificial Intelligence And IoT For Digital Transformation
Would you be surprised to learn a 120-year-old company is […]
Predicting The Impact Of Coronavirus: How Healthcare Organizations Forecast Demand, ICU Capacity, And A Second Wave
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, healthcare systems were starting […]
What Is A Big Data Strategy?
Data has become one of the most important business assets, […]
Why Should Businesses Adopt Industry 4.0 Technologies?
The simple answer to “Why should businesses adopt Industry 4.0 […]
Artificial Intelligence And Whisky Making: The Perfect Blend?
That glass of fine whisky you sip at the end […]
What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are two very […]
The One Thing Successful People Never Do
Success comes in all shapes and colours. You can be […]
What Really Motivates Employees (Hint: It’s not carrots or sticks)
Once you get the “right people on the bus,” (as […]
5 Myths About Artificial Intelligence (AI) You Must Stop Believing
Very few subjects in science and technology are causing as […]
A Short History Of Deep Learning — Everyone Should Read
Deep learning is a topic that is making big waves […]
What Is The Difference Between Strategic And Operational KPIs?
KPIs (or Key Performance Indicators) are used to measure strategic […]
How To Measure HR Effectiveness: Finding The HR KPIs That Matter The Most
We all know that people and talent are critical to […]
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Bernard Marr is a world-renowned futurist, influencer and thought leader in the fields of business and technology, with a passion for using technology for the good of humanity.
He is a best-selling author of over 20 books, writes a regular column for Forbes and advises and coaches many of the world’s best-known organisations.
He has a combined following of 4 million people across his social media channels and newsletters and was ranked by LinkedIn as one of the top 5 business influencers in the world.
Bernard’s latest book is ‘Generative AI in Practice’.
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