Artificial Intelligence

Covid Has Changed How We Work. Are More Jobs at Risk from AI Implementation?

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The Covid-19 pandemic has altered the traditional work models for both employers and employees resulting in a hybrid work environment. This has been achieved by more and better automation and AI-based initiatives. Employers have recognized the opportunity to automate many jobs to a large degree to allowing them to work with a part-time or hybrid … Read more

The FTC Discrimination Warning On AI—7 Expert Tips To Stay Out Of Trouble

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With companies rapidly inculcating AI, it is natural to wonder whether the federal government will be able to formulate regulatory frameworks at the same pace. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently alerted companies of their legal framework to ensure truth, fairness and equity in developers and users of AI. The FTC has 3 laws … Read more

AI Can Be Dangerous—How To Reduce Risk When Using AI

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Elon Musk has famously said, “AI is far more dangerous than nukes.” His statement has some truth to it, and it has succeeded in raising our awareness of the dangers of AI. As leaders, part of our job is to ensure that what our companies do is safe. We don’t want to harm our business … Read more

How To Succeed With Enterprise AI: Buy Vs. Build

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Companies in every industry are expanding their efforts in AI. Companies are beginning to understand the strategic imperative to use AI to their advantage before their competitors do. (See “The AI Threat: Winner-Takes-All”). As a company leader, you need to address several critical questions: What is the best way to adopt AI within our company? … Read more

How AI Can Go Terribly Wrong: 5 Biases That Create Failure

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AI is a game-changing technology for companies, but it can go terribly wrong. As AI-based systems become more critical to companies, we all need to understand the issue of bias in AI. The biases of AI can result in reputational risk, poor results and outright errors. This article will enable boards and senior executives to … Read more

The AI Threat: Winner-Takes-All

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I’m not a very good poker player. (That’s why my friends always invite me to play.) They like to play until the winner takes all of the winnings, which ultimately includes all my money. I’m OK with this because it’s only a small game, and for me, it’s worth the price of admission. Now shift … Read more

Deepfakes Are Bad – Deepfakes Are Good

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Most people are familiar with deepfake videos where it appears that a person is doing and saying things they actually never did or said. As the AI technology behind deepfakes becomes better and better, so do the results of deepfake creations. Recent advances in this AI-based technology are happening so quickly, that it is becoming … Read more