Re: Carl. KR and the blockchain

Here's an org working on blockchain for social impact: 
https://stratml.us/carmel/iso/BSICwStyle.xml

I wonder if they appreciate the irony in their acronym.

Owen

On 2/12/2020 2:34 AM, Paola Di Maio wrote:
> Today Carl, the new co-chair and I had a skype call, rather long and 
> talking about a lot of the corollary that has generated our interest 
> in this group, Quick notes here (Carl may edit them as well)
> https://www.w3.org/community/aikr/wiki/11_Feb_2020
>
> Half of the call was devoted to talk about the blockchain (and similar 
> initiatives including cryptocurrency and other alternative currencies 
> and other things that can be both opportunities and threats depending 
> how they are implemented). and glad to learn that Carl understands may 
> concerns/reservations in fact is working on them (mainly 
> concerning the auditability and trasntworthiness of the BC) and is 
> looking into it
> I hope he will brief us about his findings
>
> Governments and top management of large institutions may not have the 
> expertise to made decisions. so they rely on the expertise of the 
> consulting firms they hire, such as KPMG
> https://advisory.kpmg.us/services/digital-transformation/blockchain.html
>
> Having worked  with leading analysts, I can say that they too,  cannot 
> answer simple but fundamental questions  about the blockchain, they 
> glide over key issues and have no commitment nor obligation to tell 
> the truth. so their role is to add a layer of respectability to what 
> nobody really understands (how the bc is done in practice)
>
> We agreed in principle to see if AI KR can help to bring clarity to 
> the blockchain through a series of actions that Carl will lead. and 
> hopefully make a contribution towards devising an instrument that can 
> help users evaluate when the blockchain does what it says it does. and 
> when it can be used to contribute to deceit and systemic fragility 
> that could lead to the next large scale, domino effect world crisis 
> that could impact not only the financial world, but politics media and 
> etc.  Because the blockchain is so pervasive and nobody so far as we 
> can tell has the visibilty of the whole transaction lifecycles and 
> various risks can be hidden
>
> PDM
>
>

Received on Friday, 14 February 2020 17:15:59 UTC