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“Employees who do well at their assigned tasks and score well on a simple IQ test are more likely to succeed as managers than noisy self-promoters. But there is an even better way to pick managers, according to these experts — directly test people’s aptitude for core management skills. The best managers, it turns out, are those who are actually good at one of the primary responsibilities of a manager — assigning the right projects to the right people.” - Inc
OpenAI Inks Deal With Hearst, Marking Another Major Media Partnership - Hollywood Reporter
Three Mile Island owner seeks taxpayer backing for Microsoft AI deal – Washington Post
Nvidia and VAST pitch new AI method for companies to access their data – Semafor
Turning OpenAI Into a Real Business Is Tearing It Apart – Wall Street Journal
Why Is OpenAI Trying to Raise So Much Money? – New York Times
New OpenAI update brings advanced voice features to any app - Semafor
OpenAI to Become For-Profit Company - Wall Street Journal
Amazon releases a video generator — but only for ads – Tech Crunch
For Now, There’s Only One Good Way to Power AI – The Atlantic
OpenAI closes in on largest VC round of all time – Axios
Google Paid $2.7 Billion to Bring Back an AI Genius Who Quit in Frustration - Wall Street Journal
Microsoft’s Hypocrisy on AI – The Atlantic
New bidding war for AI's biggest brains – Axios
Three Mile Island’s Nuclear Plant to Reopen, Help Power Microsoft’s AI Centers - Wall Street Journal
Nvidia earnings show AI boom is still on, though cracks have formed - The Washington Post
The 100 Most Influential People in AI 2024 – TIME
Light-Based Chips Could Help Slake AI’s Ever-Growing Thirst for Energy – Wired
We need clarity about the deals between AI companies and news publishers. Here’s why – Reuters
AI Agents Can Do More Than Answer Queries. That Raises a Few Questions – Wall Street Journal
AI assistants are blabbing our embarrassing work secrets – Washington Post
JPMorgan Chase is giving its employees an AI assistant powered by ChatGPT maker OpenAI – CNBC
How A.I. Can Help Start Small Businesses - New York Times
This AI humanoid robot helped assemble BMWs at US factory - Arstechnica
Why AI Risks Are Keeping Board Members Up at Night - Wall Street Journal
The Economics of Generative AI - Toward Data Science
Study finds that ai is adding to employees' workload and burning them out - Futurism
Over 80% of China’s businesses already use generative AI – Fortune
More than 40% of Japanese companies have no plan to make use of AI – Reuters
HP’s new AI computer raises the stakes in the battle of tech hardware – Semafor
Tech execs from Salesforce and Qualcomm share their best practices for implementing AI in the workplace – Business Insider
Try to ignore everything that is style and not substance. We should de-emphasize things like credentials, expertise, and experience, especially when they apply to something people have done before but is not so relevant for the future. Most of us are less likely to lose our jobs to AI than to reimagine our current roles while working out how to use AI to add value in different ways. Less focus on hard skills and more focus on the right soft skills.
AI Scientists Have a Problem: AI Bots Are Reviewing Their Work ChatGPT is wreaking chaos in the field that birthed it.– Chronicle of Higher Ed
How the Sparkles Emoji Became the Symbol of Our AI Future – Wall Street Journal
Google’s AI Search Gives Sites Dire Choice: Share Data or Die – Bloomberg
The AI bubble has burst. Here's how we know. - Mashable
The New A.I. Deal: Buy Everything but the Company – New York Times
Inside the company that gathers ‘human data’ for every major AI company – Semafor
Websites are Blocking the Wrong AI Scrapers (Because AI Companies Keep Making New Ones) – 404 Media
A CIO canceled a Microsoft AI deal. The reason should worry the entire tech industry – Business Insider
Perplexity will soon start selling ads within AI search – Fast Company
Meet Stability AI's Stable Video 4D, a nuanced take on AI video generation - ZDnet
Bing’s AI redesign shoves the usual list of search results to the side – The Verge
OpenAI starts testing prototype of new AI search tool – Axios
Oops GPT OpenAI just announced a new search tool. Its demo already got something wrong. – The Atlantic
Big Tech says AI is booming. Wall Street is starting to see a bubble. – Washington Post
Crisis Looms as AI Companies Rapidly Losing Access to Training Data – Futurism
AI’s Real Hallucination Problem – The Atlantic
Alphabet Reports 29% Jump in Profit as A.I. Efforts Begin to Pay Off – New York Times
Google Fails to ‘Wow’ as AI Bills Mount - Wall Street Journal
Meta Is Offering Hollywood Stars Millions for AI Voice Projects – Bloomberg
Stanford report: How AI is actually transforming the business world – Big Think
AI Business Survey: Four Themes Emerging - Bain
How One Company Is Using AI To Transform Manufacturing – Forbes
Businesses are rushing to use generative AI. Now comes the messy part. – Business Insider
Get Ready for More AI Mania This Earnings Season - Wall Street Journal
Managing the risks around generative AI – McKinsey
How Businesses Can Figure Out The ROI On AI – Forbes
German Companies Bet on AI But Payoff Could Be Years Away – Wall Street Journal
4 Types of Gen AI Risk and How to Mitigate Them – Harvard Business Review
PayPal Mafia’s David Sacks on his new AI-powered work chat app rivaling Slack – Semafor
AI Is Driving ‘the Next Industrial Revolution.’ Wall Street Is Cashing In. - Wall Street Journal
Janet Yellen warns AI in finance poses ‘significant risks’ – KTVZ
How Generative AI is Changing the Global South’s IT Services Sector – Center for Data Innovation
Can A.I. Answer the Needs of Smaller Businesses? Some Push to Find Out. – New York Times
AI took their jobs. Now they get paid to make it sound human – BBC
AI could shake up job market by 2030, McKinsey reveals list of sectors that will be impacted – India Today
AI models can vastly increase job candidate pools. It might also improve diversity. - Semafor
Admitting You Use AI Is Now Key To Getting Hired – All Work
AI Could Displace More Than 50% Of Banking Jobs, According To New Citigroup Report – Forbes
Microsoft Lays Off 1,500 Workers, Blames "AI Wave" – Futurism
How AI Has Already Begun to Change These Workers’ Jobs – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Says AI Can Replace Thousands of Analysts – Inc
AI is coming for the professional class. Expect outrage — and fear. – Washington Post
66% of leaders wouldn't hire someone without AI skills, report finds – ZDnet
At Target, Store Workers Become A.I. Conduits – New York Times
The Impact of AI and LLMs on the Future of Jobs – Unite AI
Will AI Be a Job Killer? Call Us Skeptical. - Wall Street Journal
AI will Disproportionally impact Jobs Held by Women – Forbes
Did You Make Your Connecting Flight? You May Have A.I. to Thank. – New York Times
6 ways AI can help launch your next business venture – ZDnet
Where Is the AI Boom Taking Us? Business Leaders Disagree on Outlook – Wall Street Journal
AI at Work Is Here. Now Comes the Hard Part - Microsoft
Robots and AI are saving the American economy with a boom in productivity – Fortune
Heavy Machinery Meets AI Combining digital and analog machines will upend industrial companies. – Harvard Business Review
Generative AI Isn’t Ubiquitous in the Business World—at Least Not Yet - Wall Street Journal
Will A.I. Boost Productivity? Companies Sure Hope So. – New York Times
How to manage generative AI – InfoWorld
How do you get employees to embrace AI? - ZDnet
How Companies Are Starting to Use Generative AI to Improve Their Businesses - Wall Street Journal
CIOs weigh where to place AI bets — and how to de-risk them – CIO
AI is changing the shape of leadership – how can business leaders prepare? – World Economic Forum
What to Know About Tech Companies Using A.I. to Teach Their Own A.I. - New York Times
Google's DeepMind CEO says the massive funds flowing into AI bring with it loads of hype and a fair share of grifting - Business Insider
Amazon Abandons AI Grocery Stores – Futurism
For AI firms, anything "public" is fair game - Axios
Big tech companies are expanding their AI empires using old playbooks - Semafor
Big AI is just going to keep getting bigger - Axios
The Fear That Inspired the Creation of OpenAI - Wired
Google Co-Founder Admits The Tech Giant Got Its AI Image Generation Tool All Wrong - Digg
Google’s AI problems expose deeper industry dilemma - Semafor
OpenAI expands its communications operation - Axios
More than 100 top AI researchers have signed an open letter calling on generative AI companies to allow investigators access to their systems - Washington Post
Adobe Finds AI Hype Is a Two-Edged Sword - Wall Street Journal
Nvidia reveals Blackwell B200 GPU, the ‘world’s most powerful chip’ for AI - The Verge
The Fight for AI Talent: Pay Million-Dollar Packages and Buy Whole Teams - Wall Street Journal
Google considering making users pay for AI search results – Futurism
How the Ad Industry Is Making AI Images Look Less Like AI - Wall Street Journal
Google’s AI still giving idiotic answers nearly a year after launch why is it still so crappy? - Futurism
You're not going to be replaced by AI; you're going to be replaced by somebody who knows how to use AI." -Abran Maldonado, community liaison for OpenAI
Which types of positions are being replaced by AI the fastest? In the past two years, “the number of writing jobs declined 33%.” Meanwhile, “Video editing/production jobs are up 39%, graphic design jobs are up 8% & Web design jobs are up 10 percent." -Business Insider
Embracing shadow AI will help accelerate innovation – CIO
The AI Productivity Boom Is Here—Is Your Company Ready To Seize It? – Forbes
What organizations should know about cybersecurity in the age of artificial intelligence – Biz Journals
A quick rundown of the impact AI will have on data roles across the organization – Venture Beat
Gen. AI is starting to help business tech leaders with the long overdue task of modernizing their IT systems – Wall Street Journal
Companies are using ‘AI washing’ to mislead consumers. – Washington Post
The pace of innovation in the space sector is picking up thanks in part to AI & machine learning – Space News
The company using AI to change customer service – Semafor
Slack launches AI bot to help manage never-ending work chats - Yahoo
The year of AI hype is over. The era of small AI is beginning.- Mashable
The Role Of Generative AI In HR - Forbes
We Asked AI to Draft a Business Plan. Here’s What We Got. – Wall Street Journal
AI Is Testing the Limits of Corporate Governance – Harvard Business Review
10 AI tools to take your business to the next level – Geeky-Gadgets
Assessing a job candidate's integrity through interview questions can reveal how they approach moral challenges. For instance, “Describe how being an ethical employee differs from being an ethical company.” It's really a trick question because the answer should always be, "There is no difference."
Marcel Schwantes writing in Inc.
Apple Restricts Employee Use of ChatGPT, Joining Other Companies Wary of Leaks – Wall Street Journal
Associated Press cements the AI era with newsroom guidance – Poynter
AI will have a big impact on jobs this year. Here's why that could be good news - ZDnet
Big Tech outspends venture capital firms in AI investment frenzy – Financial Times
Employers willing to pay ‘premium’ for AI-skilled workers, survey finds – Higher Ed Dive
Chip Makers See ChatGPT Stirring Strong Demand for Advanced Processors – Wall Street Journal
AI is helping to identify skills gaps and future jobs – World Economic Forum
How WIRED Will Use Generative AI Tools - Wired
How Generative AI is Changing the Role of Data Scientists - AIM
How to Use A.I. to Automate the Dreaded Office Meeting – New York Times
First study to look at AI in the workplace finds it boosts productivity – Axios
How ChatGPT in Microsoft Office could change the workplace – Venture Beat
Machines of mind: The case for an AI-powered productivity boom – Brookings
Companies want to use AI tracking to make you better at your job – Washington Post
Where AI's productivity revolution will strike first – Axios
To Work Fewer Hours, They Put AI on the Job: New tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney and Tome help professionals save time and boost their income – Wall Street Journal
Generative AI can change real estate, but the industry must change to reap the benefits - McKinsey
Is GenAI’s Impact on Productivity Overblown? - Harvard Business Review
Generative AI adoption at work hasn’t yet led to productivity gains, report says – HR Drive
The Impact of Technology on the Workplace: 2024 Report - Tech.co
25 percent of CEOs plan to replace human workers with AI this year – Futurism
Duolingo cuts workers as it relies more on AI – Washington Post
Tropicana is one company that’s ditching AI - CNN
The Best-Managed Companies Have the Most AI Jobs Postings. What Explains That? – WSJ
Companies using AI want human workers to ‘disappear’ – Semafor
How Walmart Is Leveraging Automation and AI to Deliver Faster – Wall Street Journal
A Consortium of Big Companies has Developed a Way to Identify A.I. – New York Times
Multinationals turn to generative AI to manage supply chains - Financial Times
ChatGPT Helps, and Worries, Business Consultants, Study Finds – New York Times
How artificial intelligence is revamping customer call centers – CBS News
AI Has a Trust Problem. Can Blockchain Help? – Wall Street Journal
AI ads are sweeping across Africa – Semafor
An Anticipated Wave of AI Specialist Jobs Has Yet to Arrive – Wall Street Journal
Amazon’s AI-written product reviews aren’t as bad as you think - Washington Post
How AI is Tipping the Scale of Job Vulnerability - Medium
Generative AI And The Future Of Jobs - Forbes
These are the jobs most likely to be taken over by AI - ZDNET
GenAI Will Change How We Design Jobs. Here’s How. – Harvard Business Review
Generative A.I. Can Add $4.4 Trillion in Value to Global Economy, Study Says – New York Times
The economic potential of generative AI: The next productivity frontier - McKinsey
The Impact of AI-enabled Data Analytics Services Across Major Industries – Data Science Central
What AI means for travel—now and in the future - McKinsey
The world is splitting between those who use ChatGPT to get better, smarter, richer — and everyone else – Business Insider
Employees want ChatGPT at work. Bosses worry they’ll spill secrets. – Washington Post
Panic and possibility: What workers learned about AI in 2023 – BBC
AI In The Workplace: Helpful Or Harmful? – JD Supra
How to use ChatGPT to make charts and tables – ZDnet
5 ChatGPT Prompts To Feel Invincible At Work – Forbes
Despite Office Bans, Some Workers Still Want to Use ChatGPT – Wall Street Journal
New Gen Z graduates are fluent in AI and ready to join the workforce – Washington Post
A Guide to Collaborating With ChatGPT for Work - Wall Street Journal
AI bots lack one critical skill for customer service jobs – Tech Target
10 most in-demand generative AI skills – CIO
The Do’s and Don’ts of Using Generative AI in the Workplace - Wall Street Journal
Most managers and leaders put 10 percent of their energy into selling the problem and 90 percent into selling the solution to the problem. People aren't in the market for solutions to problems they don't see, acknowledge and understand. They might even come up with a better solution than yours. Then you won't have to sell it, the solution will be theirs.
William Bridges, Managing Transitions
The organization of the future: Enabled by gen AI, driven by people - McKinsey
Gen AI: A guide for CFOs – McKinsey
As Generative AI Reshapes the Workforce, These Companies May Be Most Affected - Wall Street Journal
Harness the power of an AI-powered forecasting model to revitalize your business – Data Science Central
How AI May Change Entrepreneurship – Wall Street Journal
Generative AI and the future of HR – McKinsey
AI Can Do as Bad a Job as Your PR Department - Wall Street Journal
How machine learning can work for business – Tech Central
In digital and AI transformations, companies should start with the problem, not the technology – McKinsey
Technology’s generational moment with generative AI: A CIO and CTO guide - McKinsey
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