The Productivity Paradox

In the IT world, there is what is called the Productivity Paradox. That while investment and development of information technologies continuous, there is little if not less productivity in the markets. Many have tried to answer how can this be. Though there have not been a set explanation, there have been many proposed answers.

One of these answers is measurement quality. The service industry is the one most affected by IT development. Currently the method of productivity measurement can lead to anomalies which may serve to explain the contradiction between technology and productivity. However, trends in the service industry would contradict these claims and it is suspect how the whether the qualities of the sector would actually be relevant in this assessment. 

In addition there are lags. Quite simply, IT takes time to pay for itself. This kind of technology typically has a learning curve that gives the appearance of inefficiency due to the benefits being indirect and long-term. The market has a tendency to be averse to short-term loses, providing the perception.

Another explanation is redistribution. IT implementation may allow for a firm to gain a bigger market value share, but does not increase the total market value. Information gathering is typically only useful for individual companies, however it rarely changes the value output. The value gained from research and analysis is intangible as far as the economy is concerned. However a counter point would be that this does not explain why companies that do not invest on IT lose sales to companies that do.

An a fourth explanation is that it is not information technologies that are the issue but instead the managers. That because technology is evolving so quickly, management principles have not have had the time to catch up on what might be the best way to implement and systematize the tools available. Regardless of these inefficiencies, managers in general seem to still perceive a benefit from their investment in IT.

Regardless of whatever explanation claims people have made, it is imperative to remember that measuring productivity is not a refined process. There are still many questions when it comes to how IT truly benefits firms and the greater economy. However, as both research and technology continue to evolve, our relationship with our tools will continue to change as well.

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200GFS, WE HELP AVOID EVERYTHING BUT DEATH / 200GFS, TE AYUDAMOS A EVITAR TODO MENOS LA MUERTE (SPANISH AND ENGLISH)

In life there are many things we want to avoid: injury, bankruptcy, disaster. And in these efforts we have created many a structure to prevent, counter, or repair the impact of these events. Even still, we would be lying if we said everything could be avoided. There are fates in this world that are guaranteed not by powers beyond or below, but instead internal. Certain crossroads we must pass, not because the world pulled us in, but because of the nature of our beings. Our material existence defines the rules of our lives. We can try to push these boundaries, but these limits are axiomatic, which is to say, too foundational to be truly broken, for they are the reason why we can even think about these things. There are appointments that can only be delayed but never cancelled. And death does not wait forever.

However, we at 200GFS can help you with everything else! 200GFS is suited to your every economic need you may have. From opening your firm to doing your taxes. We will help you any business of financial activity you do not feel confident in doing yourself. Don't feel like your finances are bound by destiny. We will show you how to make your own destiny! Call us with the information below an we can show you how your problems are not inevitable. We can't save you from death, that is not in our packages.

En la vida hay muchas cosas que queremos evitar: lesiones, quiebras, desastres. Y en estos esfuerzos hemos creado muchas estructuras para prevenir, contrarrestar o reparar el impacto de estos eventos. Aun así, mentiríamos si dijéramos que todo se puede evitar. Hay destinos en este mundo que están garantizados no por poderes superiores o inferiores, sino internos. Ciertas encrucijadas debemos pasar, no porque el mundo nos haya atraído, sino por la naturaleza de nuestro ser. Nuestra existencia material define las reglas de nuestras vidas. Podemos intentar traspasar estos límites, pero son axiomáticos, es decir, demasiado fundamentales para romperlos realmente, porque son la razón por la que podemos siquiera pensar en estas cosas. Hay citas que sólo se pueden retrasar pero nunca cancelar. Y la muerte no espera para siempre.

Sin embargo, ¡en 200GFS podemos ayudarte con todo lo demás! 200GFS se adapta a todas las necesidades económicas que pueda tener. Desde abrir su empresa hasta hacer sus impuestos. Le ayudaremos en cualquier negocio de actividad financiera que no se sienta seguro de realizar usted mismo. No sienta que sus finanzas están sujetas al destino. ¡Te mostraremos cómo crear tu propio destino! Llámenos con la información a continuación y podremos mostrarle cómo sus problemas no son inevitables. No podemos salvarte de la muerte, eso no está en nuestros paquetes.

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THE DIGITAL FACE STEALERS/ LOS LADRONES DE CARAS DIGITALES

We live in a strange era. For most of history, people have had a sense of logic to the world; a logic something that could be used to determined the absurd from the realistic. In modernity, specially in these past years, it has felt like this logic has abandon us to the point that the things we would have previously laughed about, are now urgently real. Shifts and threats that would be restricted to tall tales or novels becoming reality in ways that are disruptive and sometimes actively malicious. So lets talk about "deepfakes".

AI, that is something you don't seem to be able to avoid talk thereof these days. AI will replace artists, AI will replace authors, those are some of the common talking points. But AI will replace, "you"? Deepfake technology is a collective term used to describe software that is able to replicate the likeness and even the voice of a person to such an extent that people may confuse it for the reality. People like Tom Hanks, leading actor for movies such as Forest Gump or Saving Private Ryan, has had to deal with digital imitators. An AI clone had been used in Instagram advertisements against the consent of Hanks, leading the actor to release a statement clarifying what was happening. On a concerning note, many technology companies have pitched the concepts of AI clones as a solution to the problem of having to treat human beings as people. Naturally, this has been a point of contention in the SAG-AFTRA strike, between actors, writers, and the producers.

So we live in a sci-fi movie, what now? One of the things to keep in mind is that AI, by the nature of it being code, can only make things through a series of average values derived from calculus expressions. As such, AI can never have an "understanding" of the task it has been assigned to do. Once it has to go outside the box it was design for, if it can even, the AI has no capacity to adapt or innovate, only copy what it was trained on. It is not a dynamic system that can create its own ideas, instead it is best to think of it as part of the same family of programs such as auto-complete or Instagram filters. As the novelty of the technology fades, people will become urgently aware of its limits. One of the things AI will probably replace are jobs that employers did not see the value thereof in the first place. It will most likely be used by people who want to spend the least amount of money on the particular activity they are employing the AI for. What this means is that whether AI will replace humanity in the workplace is not a question of competency or efficiency, but instead whether the forces that be valued humanity in the first place.

So, what do you think? we would like to hear your opinions about AI and its place in the future, both in the arts and in business. Do you think AI will be here to stay or is it just a passing trend? How have you interacted with AI? Are you concerned that it will be used to harm people or are you excited about what possibilities may open up.