Tag Archives: Artificial intelligence (AI)

Women are slower to adopt AI at work. Here’s why(FC)

Research shows the gender gap holds across all regions, sectors, and occupations.As a leader in technology for nearly 30 years, I have observed waves of innovation disrupt the global business landscape and trigger major shifts in the way we work. Now, as AI takes its place as the next big thing, the global workforce is facing an […]
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The Human Factor: What Great Leadership Looks Like In The Age Of AI(Forbes)

Everyone agrees that AI is changing the game for management and leadership. But no one agrees on how. The breathless predictions vary: AI will flatten hierarchies. It will demand faster decision-making. It will replace middle managers. It will make middle managers more essential than ever. It will automate human jobs. It will augment human teams. It […]
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To realize AI’s potential in the workplace, do one thing (FC)

In just a few short years, generative artificial intelligence has begun demonstrating its tremendous business potential. Stanford University’s latest AI Index report reveals that global corporate investment in AI grew nearly 45% in 2024 to reach $252.3 billion. With private investment in generative AI up 8.5 times over 2022 levels, forecasts suggest that AI could soon contribute trillions of dollars […]
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AI Can Help Knowledge Workers Fix These Five Frustrations (HBR)

How often do you find yourself spending too much time looking for a file that you or your coworkers swear was saved as “Final Draft (version 6.5)” or drafting, redrafting, and second-guessing an email until you’re caught in an overthinking spiral? AI collaboration can make these headaches a thing of the past. Beyond AI agents […]
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The Jobs That Will Fall First As AI Takes Over The Workplace (Forbes)

Artificial intelligence is advancing at breakneck speed. The big question is how long it will take until technology dominates the job market. You should start thinking about your own career. Will you be caught up in the change? With the U.S. navigating a $36 trillion debt, tariff tensions, and economic uncertainty, the specter of disruption […]
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Leveraging technology: A new hope for South African municipalities drowning in debt(BizCom)

Municipal debt is a pressing issue in South Africa, with local governments facing significant financial distress which has resulted in a cycle of financial instability that threatens the delivery of essential services. The debt owed by municipalities totals well over R100bn, with local governments owing substantial amounts to various entities, including water boards and state-owned […]
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What is AI thinking? Anthropic researchers are starting to figure it out (FC)

A new wave of research sheds light on how LLMs reason with probabilities, creatively plan ahead, and think in universal concepts—revealing both their potential and their risks. Why are AI chatbots so intelligent—capable of understanding complex ideas, crafting surprisingly good short stories, and intuitively grasping what users mean? The truth is, we don’t fully know. […]
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How Can AI Be Used Safely? Researchers From Harvard, MIT, IBM & Microsoft Weigh In(TechRepublic)

An important focus of AI research is improving an AI system’s factualness and trustworthiness. Even though significant progress has been made in these areas, some AI experts are pessimistic that these issues will be solved in the near future. That is one of the main findings of a new report by The Association for the […]
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AI Writing Is Now Widespread Online — New Research Explores Its Impact(Forbes)

The expansion and launch of an increasing number of AI large language models is transforming business, consumer and institution-to-institution communication — as well as the Internet itself. Recent research led by Weixin Liang at Stanford University quantifies this shift, demonstrating LLM-assisted writing is increasingly widespread in various domains — everything from corporate press releases and job […]
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15 Mind-Blowing AI Statistics Everyone Must Know About Now (Forbes)

AI is still the hottest tech story of the decade, but how big is it exactly, and where is it headed? As it continues to reshape business, work and everyday life, new breakthroughs such as generative language models and reasoning capabilities have accelerated adoption as new use cases are discovered. These are some of the […]
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