Vertigo

This morning, I am suffering from this - and I have been wondering what was causing it.

I am of the opinion, that it is caused by emotional overload - if too much happens, too fast, in my emotional world, I lose my bearings.

The medical explanation, that something is wrong with my inner ear - does not work for me.

But what was happening to me this time?

You are not going to believe the answer - Software. Too much is happening there, and it is messing up my mind.

I am socially sensitive - and software development is a social process. Very much so. And it is changing (or developing) at an extremely rapid pace.

I could give you many examples of this, but they would be too technical. So  I will give you this example instead BNP Paribas, Barclays and Goldman Sachs Invest in AI Startup Digital Reasoning. Ignore the list of banks, and concentrate on the AI Startup Digital Reasoning.

The U.S. based Digital Reasoning was launched in 2012. The company identifies unstructured communications data to add context to human conversations, as well as flags potential fraudulent activity hidden in those communications. Banks and FIs use its services for internal use to scan employee e-mails for fraudulent patterns or red flags.

The new investment will enable us to use our novel and patented AI technology to turn all forms of communications data – including now audio and voice data – into discoverable, understandable, and actionable insights that help to accelerate customer-centric data strategies in the world’s largest Enterprises

Got this? This is Big Brother - bigger (and smarter) than ever. And he is making sure that you behave yourself. 

What is the response of most people? They don't want to think about it. They know something has gone wrong - and they have developed a brilliant solution for this. They don't think, at all.

They should shut down their laptops every night, and restart them in the morning. This will let Microsoft Windows update its software - including its virus protection. But they do not do this, and if I suggest this - they look at me as if I am crazy. 

They think the computer is like a light bulb - with a switch to turn it on and off. When in fact, turning it on - starts a lot of complicate processes, that take time to execute. 

In summary - people need to be smarter, to operate in today's world. But they have become stupider.