Norbert Biedrzycki

  Head of Services CEE at Microsoft. Leads Microsoft services in 36 countries which include business and technology consulting, in particular in areas such as big data and AI, business applications, cybersecurity, premium and cloud services. Previously, as a Vice President Digital McKinsey, responsible for CEE, providing holistic combination of strategic consulting, digital transformation through rapid deployment of business applications, big data solutions and advanced analytics, business use of artificial intelligence, blockchain and IoT. Prior to that, Norbert was as the President of the Management Board and CEO of Atos Polska, and was also the CEO of ABC Data S.A. and the President of the Management Board and CEO of Sygnity S.A. He had previously also worked for McKinsey as a partner and, at the beginning of his career, he was the head of Oracle's consulting and business development services. Norbert's passion is technology – he is interested in robotization, automation, Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, VR, AR, and IoT and the impact modern technologies have on our economy and society. You can read more on this on his blog.

 



48 Stories by Norbert Biedrzycki

What would it take for a robot to lie when asked by a human?

Big lies, little lies and lies of omission play an essential role in society. Without occasionally concealing our true opinions about people around us,...
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Five technology quotes that have impressed me

People say that a picture is worth a thousand words. A single picture can say more about the world than an entire article. This...
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Machine Ecology

The earth is sick, and the causes of its disease lie in our choices, our myopia, and our lack of imagination. Climate change, with...
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You face may attract a lot of interest in the coming years

Just as any other modern, innovative technology, facial and object recognition has a rapid but brief history behind it. As we go over its...
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Personalization: The power of a weary smile

Personalization has conquered the market by employing a few basic psychological mechanisms married with technological capabilities. Although people grow hypersensitive about protecting their privacy,...
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Don’t kill a humanoid: do machines deserve to have rights?

How would one grant rights to machines? The matter still can’t be consulted with those concerned. Artificial intelligence will not tell us whether or...
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Politicians and AI. Can national strategies succeed?

Politicians are increasingly aware of the various consequences of the expansion of technologies linked to artificial intelligence. We do not know whether their assertions...
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How could algorithms put individuals and communities in harm’s way?

As distant and aloof as mathematical equations may seem, they are also commonly associated with reliable, hard science. Every now and then, it nevertheless...
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Millennials and Generation Z. A rented dress sounds sexier than a loan

As young consumers develop a preference for sharing or renting goods and services over purchasing, global business is confronted with an interesting challenge. Millennials,...
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Google’s recent idea to move nearly every aspect of a city district’s operation to a server is a whole new quality in terms of SmartCity development.

Until now, just about every time a conference devoted to smart cities offers examples of intelligent conurbations, it mentions areas in China and South...
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Is it possible to regulate AI and do we need such regulation?

There is an ongoing debate about how to regulate artificial intelligence. Lawyers, politicians and business people alike feel that the laws in place are...
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Cognitive computing – a skill-set widely considered to be the most vital manifestation of artificial intelligence.

As its users, we have grown to take technology for granted. Hardly anything these days is as commonplace and unremarkable as a personal computer...
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