As digital platforms are transforming almost every industry today, they are slowly finding their way into the mainstream information systems (ISs) literature. Digital platforms are a challenging research object because of their distributed nature and intertwinement with institutions, markets and technologies. New research challenges arise as a result of the exponentially growing scale of platform innovation, the increasing complexity of platform architectures and the spread of digital platforms to many different industries. This paper develops a research agenda for digital platforms research in IS. We recommend researchers seek to (1) advance conceptual clarity by providing clear definitions that specify the unit of analysis, degree of digitality and the sociotechnical nature of digital platforms; (2) define the proper scoping of digital platform concepts by studying platforms on different architectural levels and in different industry settings; and (3) advance methodological rigour by employing embedded case studies, longitudinal studies, design research, data-driven modelling and visualisation techniques. Considering current developments in the business domain, we suggest six questions for further research: (1) Are platforms here to stay? (2) How should platforms be designed? (3) How do digital platforms transform industries? (4) How can data-driven approaches inform digital platforms research? (5) How should researchers develop theory for digital platforms? and (6) How do digital platforms affect everyday life?

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The digital platform: a research agenda

The Forthcoming Artificial Intelligence (AI) Revolution: Its Impact on Society and Firms

Preface Acknowledgments 1 Recording The Sounds Of A Language: Deciding What To Record Finding Speakers Recording Systems Making A Recording Digital Recording Listening To Recordings Field Notes Instrumental Phonetic Techniques 2 Finding The Places Of Articulation: Still And Video Photography Basic Palatography More Elaborate Palatography Electropalatography Further Reading 3 Aerodynamic Investigations: Recording Air Pressure And Airflow Measuring Air Pressure And Airflow Interpreting Aerodynamic Records Quantifying Nasalization Phonation Types Electroglottography Further Reading 4 Pitch, Loudness And Length: Pitch Analysis Interpreting Pitch Curves Loudness, Intensity And Stress Waveforms And The Measurement Of Duration Further Reading 5 Characterizing Vowels: Sound Spectrograms Spectra Vowel Charts Nasalized Vowels Further Reading 6 Acoustic Analysis Of Consonants: Waveforms, Spectrograms And Duration Measurements Spectral Characteristics Of Nasals, Laterals, Approximants And Trills Fricatives And Stop Bursts Spectrograms And Place Of Articulation Spectrograms And Articulatory Movements Further Reading 7 Acoustic Analysis Of Phonation Types: Waveforms Of Different Glottal States Spectral Characteristics Of Phonation Types Further Reading 8 Coda: A General Purpose Phonetics Laboratory More Elaborate Instrumental Phonetic Techniques Saying Goodbye To Fieldwork Index

Phonetic Data Analysis: An Introduction to Fieldwork and Instrumental Techniques

In October 2016, the US National Science and Technology Council published a report on Artificial Intelligence (AI) (United States 2016) that summarised evidence from a wide variety of sources on how they expect AI to develop, what impact it would have and what actions it recommended the US Government to take. It built on several previous US Government reports, e.g. United States (2014, 2016), and consulted widely among AI experts in the USA, e.g. Horvitz and Selman (2009) and five workshops. A companion document has also been published: ‘‘The National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan’’, which lays out a strategic plan for federally funded research and development in AI. Overall, this is a comprehensive report, which I recommend to anyone wanting a balanced review of the state of the AI art, its potential impact and what ethical, economic and societal issues it presents. It does, of course, duck some of the more difficult issues—or rather recommend that someone else considers them in detail. This concern about AI is, of course, triggered by the phenomenal recent successes of mainly statistical machine learning in games (Chess, Go and Jeopardy), self-driving cars, automated assistants (Apple Siri, Amazon Alexa, Google Now and Microsoft Cortana). The other main driver is the worry that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) will exceed human intelligence and supplant us as the dominant species on the Earth—the, so-called, Singularity. The report wisely ignores concerns about the Singularity, claiming that, if it occurs at all, it’s a long way in the future, and that the immediate actions should be the same whether or not it occurs. It points out that the AI successes have been in, what it calls, narrow AI, i.e. often superhuman performance in a very narrow task, e.g. playing Go. I call such systems idiot savants. In contrast, progress in AGI has been disappointing, with no sign that this will improve in the foreseeable future. So the report focuses on the prospects for narrow AI. It claims that it has already brought ‘‘major benefits to the public in fields as diverse as health care, transportation, the environment, criminal justice and economic inclusion’’. The report then explores its potential in autonomous vehicles, governance, education, cyber-security and weapons. This exploration uncovers a number of important issues and concludes with 23 recommendations. These issues and recommendations include the following:

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Preparing for the future of Artificial Intelligence

The 2017 National Nursing Workforce Survey

PART I: CHANGE CHAPTER 1: THE GRAND BARGAIN CHAPTER 2: FROM THE VANGUARD CHAPTER 3: PATTERNS ACROSS THE PROFESSIONS PART II: THEORY CHAPTER 4: INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER 5: PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF KNOWLEDGE PART III - IMPLICATIONS CHAPTER 6: OBJECTIONS AND ANXIETIES CHAPTER 7: AFTER THE PROFESSIONS CONCLUSION WHAT FUTURE SHOULD WE WANT?

https://www.journalofnursingregulation.com/article/S2155-8256(17)30099-6/pdf

The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts

Introduction 1. The beginning of the end The challenge for lawyers Four thoughts A journey The Future of Law Progress over the last decade The flow of this book 2. The evolution of legal service The path to commoditisation The pull of the market Shedding light on various conundra Decomposing legal service Resourcing the evolution Two case studies 3. Trends in technology Exponential growth Information satisfaction Community and collaboration The net generation Clicks and mortals Disruptive technologies 4. Disruptive legal technologies Document assembly Online community e-learning Personalised alerting The electronic market Online legal guidance Embedded legal content 5. The client grid The asymmetry of lawyers and clients The law firm grid The client grid Three possible models Meeting clients' challenges The role of clients 6. Resolving and dissolving disputes Litigation support revisited Electronic disclosure Electronic filing Case management Online dispute resolution Dispute avoidance 7. Access to law and to justice Public information policy Critique Current systems Promulgation A law unto itself? AFTERWORD

The End of Lawyers?: Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services

Expert Systems in Law

PART I: THE CURRENT REALITIES PART II: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE LAW PART III: THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON THE LAW PART IV: THE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES PART V: THE FUTURE

The Future of Law: Facing the Challenges of Information Technology

PART ONE: RADICAL CHANGES IN THE LEGAL MARKET PART TWO: THE NEW LANDSCAPE PART THREE: PROSPECTS FOR YOUNG LAWYERS

Richard Susskind

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The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts

The End of Lawyers?: Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services

Expert Systems in Law

The Future of Law: Facing the Challenges of Information Technology

Tomorrow's Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future