Sequoia Puts $500M into self driving startup Aurora

I am always interested in keeping an eye on what is happening in the autonomous vehicle space, and I am particularly interested in what Sequoia invests in. For those of you unfamiliar with this storied venture capital firm, they have been the money behind many blockbuster investments like, Apple, Cisco and Oracle.

Project Sherpa looks to Address the Ethical and Human Rights issues of Smart Information Systems

With the rise of Smart Information Systems, ie AI, the challenges of living with the implications of these systems is poorly understood. The quality of the information produced is limited by the design of the systems, the data that is used and the context in which the data lives. Project Sherpa looks to work with industry leaders to establish an advocacy group that seeks to address the most challenging problems.

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