The discussion around AI tends to focus on apocalyptic scenarios like AGI, leading to a loss of agency for most individuals.
AI is already impacting the way we work and learn, regardless of future developments and has the potential to disrupt jobs and workplaces significantly. [ more ]
Hostile Takeover: How A Legal Copywriter Feels About AI
Generative AI, like ChatGPT, is transforming content production, impacting law firms and necessitating a balance between AI assistance and human creativity. [ more ]
Generative AI In Legal Work - What's Fact And What's Fiction?
Generative AI's impact on the legal profession is being met with surprising enthusiasm, despite historical slow tech adoption in the legal sector. [ more ]
Review: Faking It; Artificial Intelligence in a Human World by Toby Walsh
The book 'Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human World' by Toby Walsh addresses the impact of AI on job markets, emphasizing that it's humans utilizing AI that will drive job displacements. [ more ]
Blackstone's 77-year-old CEO who says 'email' is his favorite app
Steve Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone, is a major funder of AI and believes in its potential for various industries.
Schwarzman is investing heavily in AI advancement through donations to universities and is working to promote AI as assisting, not replacing, humans. [ more ]
Council Post: 15 Key Things Marketers Need To Know About Google's New SGE
Google's Search Generative Experience (SGE) may reduce website traffic for businesses but could lead to higher-quality leads. Marketers must adapt strategies to balance current success with future AI impact. [ more ]
For politicians, AI will bring salvation or damnation - but nothing in between
AI is viewed as a game-changer in public administration with potential to enhance various sectors.
Politicians are divided on AI, with some like Dowden seeing it as a silver bullet while others like Cleverly expressing concerns about its misuse. [ more ]
The Justice Department appointed Jonathan Mayer as its first chief AI officer to address AI's impact on law enforcement.
Mayer will be responsible for building a team of experts in cybersecurity and AI, as well as serving as the chief science and technology advisor. [ more ]
Behind the times': Washington tries to catch up with AI's use in health care
Regulators in Washington are grappling with how to regulate artificial intelligence in healthcare, but there is concern that overregulation could occur.
AI's impact on healthcare is already widespread, with the FDA approving over 692 AI products and algorithms being used for various purposes. [ more ]
AI was a major focus at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
The International Monetary Fund released a report stating that AI will impact 40% of the world's jobs, with college graduates and women being most affected. [ more ]
AI is revolutionizing various sectors and will have a profound impact in industries such as healthcare, finance, and transportation.
Responsible AI development is crucial to address challenges like job displacement and ethical concerns, and prioritize transparency and accountability. [ more ]
Artificial intelligence: the positives and negatives, ethics, privacy, and geopolitics
At the 2023 Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF) the renowned expert in artificial intelligence Toby Walsh and independent investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein delved into the societal, economic, and personal impacts of AI.