Introducing The Questions What if the appliances and electronics you purchase came with white-glove customer service for the whole life of the product from the manufacturer? For example, you purchase a new refrigerator and a[…]
Author: Tom Parish
Author, Collaborator and Technologist
Mentoring, Invited Talks and preparing for the age of AI
I was recently asked what I have been doing lately around the Austin startup scene. Life has been busy for sure as 2018 starts to warm up with activity and SXSW 2018 is just on[…]
Preparing yourself for a world of vastly more capable algorithms
How will you compete for employment in the coming decade? Hint, it’s not just about the algorithms. Besides being (or becoming) technically competent in one or more specialized technology areas it is equally as important[…]
Inspired Learning 2020 and beyond
A personal quest of mine is to prepare a TedX talk to pass on my insights to young parents who are wondering how in the world do we prepare our children for employment in the[…]
Being Present
Life is a series of changes and transitions from one place to the next in our journey. I remind myself to mind the gap along the way. Regardless of the role, I may play[…]
Marketing and Selling AI – a retro look 30 years back …
I worked at Symbolics and then MCC selling and marketing AI in the 80s and 90’s, and it was a wild fun, exciting, insightful ride. Shown in the picture is the Symbolics 2640 Lisp Machine. Starting[…]
On Being Human and Working in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Astoundingly positive things will come from artificial intelligence, but we would hardly know that from the onslaught of magazines and movies that paint a despotic future. Storytellers know fear sells. So let’s just admit, AI,[…]
My weekly newsletter favorites for AI and IoT and Blockchain Trends
I comb through the following web sources for trending news relating to the evolution and social impact of these far reaching technologies – AI, Robotics, IoT and of course the biggie blockchain technology. The important[…]
Tom Parish – Overview
Tom Parish is a thought leader and facilitator of conversations around technology and the problems of our times. Tom continually leverages his experience in working with AI researchers from the early 1980’s through the early[…]