Sentences with phrase «be a human being at»

But have you considered that it might not be a human being at all?

Not exact matches

If these sound like big philosophical quandaries at the heart of not just being an entrepreneur but also being a human then maybe that's why most solutions to work - life balance issues seem a little inadequate.

Such contrasts can be seen when looking at the steady tattoo of allegations concerning mass atrocities leveled at Qaddafi of Libya (but after his demise never confirmed), compared to the almost complete failure to cover the uprising in Saudi Arabia — or ongoing human rights outrages there.

Sounding more authoritative means finding that deeper register in your voice and avoiding the human tic to «upspeak» at the end of sentences when you're unsure of something.

Professor Zhu Chaodong, the Institute of Zoology's lead scientist in insect evolution studies at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, said it would be a «catastrophe» if billions of cockroaches were suddenly released into the environment — be it through human error or a natural disaster like an earthquake that damaged the building.

Alex Miller, the global head of content at VICE Media, said in a statement that its readers «care deeply about freedom of speech and human rights» and that's why the company decided to launch the campaign for Rasool's release.

«Yes, we must protect the environment — it is our number one resource — but at the end of the day, studies have pointed to global warming, human contact, coastal development» as other significant threats to coral.

By using our own brain as a model, this technology is able to apply human intuition at machine speed.

«First and foremost, every organization needs an outside ombudsman to look at claims, and not rely on human resources to be the ones investigating.»

The human mind is very, very good at some things, but it has limitations.

What followed was an amazing episode for humanity; enemies who were just hours ago slaughtering each other at a level unseen in human history, were talking, singing, dancing, and eating together as if they were friends.

Rather than pay up, Uber got into a lengthy debate with the state in which Anthony Levandowski, vice president at Uber's Advanced Technologies Group (and founder of the self - driving startup Otto that Uber acquired) argued Uber wasn't actually testing «autonomous vehicles» because all its vehicles had human drivers aboard and would for the foreseeable future.

«What's at risk is our foreign policy, that it will be influenced not by what matters — human rights, civil rights or legitimate economic interests — but by the Philippines» ability to get in the good graces of our president.»

«We're less likely to pay attention to the negative,» said Nathan Spreng, director of the Laboratory of Brain and Cognition at Cornell University's Department of Human Development.

For example, on Wednesday, Joe Schoendorf, partner at venture capital firm Accel Partners, and Mike Stankey, vice chairman of cloud - based human resources company Workday, will discuss what the plethora of private companies valued at $ 1 billion or more, known as unicorns, are doing to markets and marketplaces.

«We were not violating any Kickstarter rules, but at the back of my mind, I had this fear that what if, knowingly or unknowingly, due to a human error, we end up doing any kind of miscommunication with the backers or the customers» that Kickstarter would consider problematic, says Sanghavi.

Uber at first claimed the human driver had been in control when that happened, but reporters at The New York Times obtained internal documents showing that the car failed to recognize the light.

The price will inevitably be a sticking point for many consumers, since it can be cheaper — at least over the short term — to hire human cleaners to do the vacuuming.

The striking example I focused on then was the cancer drug Avastin, developed by Genentech (now Roche)-- which, at the time, had been studied in at least 400 completed human clinical trials for various cancers.

Human Rights Watch reached similar conclusions, citing «clear evidence» Segen workers suffered from inadequate food and shelter at Bisha, and that some were conscripts.

«The good thing is that it's not toxic to humans and has been shown to not have any adverse effects on human health,» said Gubler, a professor emeritus at Duke University and a former head of the CDC's dengue program.

«And you wonder where he gets all of the time and energy and discipline to do it because human nature says that after you've been good at something for a very long time, you typically either get distracted or your intensity or focus wanes.

Or, as Christine Bader describes in her book The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil, corporations including her former employers at BP may well be «advancing human rights in some ways while compromising them in others.»

Google's AI program AlphaGo recently beat a world class human player at the game of Go, which many experts believed was years away from being possible.

«The issue is not that middle - class workers are doomed by automation and technology, but instead that human capital investment must be at the heart of any long - term strategy for producing skills that are complemented by rather than substituted for by technological change.»

Mona Siddiqui, chief data officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services commented that in tackling the issue the government was still struggling to get various agencies (mostly their lawyers)-- FDA, CMS, CDC — to unify around definitions of basic terms like «research.»

In the post about her year at Uber, Susan Fowler said the company's human resources department ignored her complaints because her boss was a high performer.

The fact is that new technologies, led by an intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and Internet of Things (IoT), are replacing humans in the mainstream economy at an alarming rate.

By treating freelancers like human beings, companies can ensure they'll never be at a loss for top talent, even on the most challenging projects.

It's a new book by Andrew Keen, a deep thinker on Silicon Valley culture, that proposes reconstructing our whole approach to the Internet by putting humans back at the center of our technology.

As of last year, Google's Cloud Vision AI was as good as or better than a human at recognizing the contents of images (so was Microsoft's AI for that matter).

Automated cashiers are stealing humans jobs at major retailers across the country.

At Facebook, chatbots were able to negotiate as well as their human counterparts.

Among the biggest issues oil - and - gas - exploration companies face in the search for new sources of hydrocarbons is putting humans or high - value assets at risk.

From the start, the shuttle van won't have a steering wheel or pedals, and humans will be inside solely to communicate with passengers, said Leriche, chief performance officer at Transdev Group.

At a demonstration staged at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year, for example, a robotic arm was given human - like reflexes through the deployment of 5G technologAt a demonstration staged at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year, for example, a robotic arm was given human - like reflexes through the deployment of 5G technologat the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year, for example, a robotic arm was given human - like reflexes through the deployment of 5G technology.

That suggestion speaks to a greater truth: It is unlikely that the «human» will ever be taken out of human resources, at least in terms of what the department does.

Even when we look at how these human - powered sessions have evolved, a visually rich experience could be complemented with a human - powered session, if it was necessary.

But shortly afterward, two individuals — Abadi Gebremeskel and Legesse Berh — joined the endless stream of refugees arriving at Tigray, Ethiopia, and were subsequently interviewed by London - based Human Rights Concern Eritrea.

Eisenhardt notes that when Mary Barra was head of human resources at GM, she was faced with a 10 - page manual that stated exactly how GM employees were supposed to dress.

Instead, the command will need to «not appear as being part of the task at hand — which means the robot must think it's deciding to turn itself off instead of obeying the orders of a pesky human.

And it's looking at military solutions as well, using robots to do reconnaissance work that would exposure human serviceman to unnecessary risk.

They are attempting to create an identity for the company that distinguishes it in the marketplace,» says David Ulrich, a business professor at the University of Michigan and co-founder of the RBL Group, a consultancy that advises businesses on human resources, leadership, and organization.

On human time scales, that's a long time,» Duncan Brown, an astronomer at Syracuse University who's a member of the LIGO research collaboration, previously told Business Insider.

That was true since automobiles transformed our lifestyles while simultaneously killing thousands a day, and it's true in our current reality of mind - bending technological progress with entrepreneurs aiming rockets at Mars and envisioning artificial intelligence that makes humans look about as smart a house cat in comparison.

Looking at those maps, one thing is clear: no human in his or her right mind would want to manage that.

The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is among a broad range of human rights groups planning to protest at Downing Street on Wednesday afternoon.

Since the HRM department or manager is charged with managing the productivity and development of workers at all levels, human resource personnel should have access to -; and the support of -; key decision makers.

«Companies led by older management tend to be very controlling, but when I look at people in the 20s or 30s, they're totally capable of working on their own and being productive,» said Kevin Wheeler, whose Future of Talent Institute researches and consults on human resources for Silicon Valley businesses.

That's similar to human health care, but at least here in Canada, people aren't exposed to those costs thanks to a good state insurance system.