Individualism in the Age of the Smart Machine

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04/08/2016 Hunter Hastings

Hunter Hastings, one of the leading business and marketing consultants, presented a visionary paper at this year’s AERC on “Individualism in the Age of the Smart Machine”. Weaving Austrian insights together with firsthand knowledge of technological innovation, Hunter outlines how the technology of the “cognitive assistant” can help empower entrepreneurship and usher in a new age of individualism.

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