The AI revolution is upon us, with businesses pouring billions of dollars into generative and predictive AI solutions. From crafting unique marketing campaigns to optimizing supply chains, these technologies promise to transform industries. Yet, there is a perplexing paradox: the savings and efficiencies promised by predictive AI far outstrip those of generative AI, yet both receive nearly equal investment and attention. What explains this phenomenon? Is it because they sound the same? Is it because nearly everything has been sprinkled with “AI”?” And what does it reveal about the priorities and strategies of modern organizations?
Read MoreThe Great Responsibility Shift: From Corporate Stewardship to Individual Burden
Just as beverage companies once managed their packaging waste, tech companies were once more straightforward about their data practices. But now, we’re seeing a troubling pattern of companies quietly expanding their data collection through obscure settings and opt-out mechanisms buried in lengthy terms of service.
Read MoreA student declaration of rights: Protecting Education in the Age of AI
Today, I'm sharing news of an initiative occupying my thoughts and research: the Global Student & AI Rights Pledge & Declaration. These are two initiatives I architected as part of presentations I gave this year at ICTE 2024. But before I detail these efforts, I want to emphasize something important: this isn't just another policy document destined to gather digital dust in some institutional repository.
Read MoreMy memories are Metas training data - How Politics and Technology Meet
Technology is not neutral; it is always shaped by human hands. Meta’s plans to use personal content posted by Facebook and Instagram users to train algorithms suggest our digital histories are being repackaged to teach AI about—and how to mimic—humanity.
How should content be governed?
The roots of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht's story run deep into American libertarianism. Trump's recent pledge to commute Ulbricht's sentence sheds light on the intertwining of politics and tech.
Read an insightful extract on Silk Road's rise and fall by Joshuah Bearman: https://lnkd.in/ghr_A5iy
Corporate Ozempic
Insightful article is about the things no one wants to talk about when it comes to #ai and #jobs. While ai brings much opportunity, it will require an ongoing adjustment.
"Overdone pandemic hiring was a reasonable explanation for the tech layoffs in late 2022. But 18 months later, there’s been sufficient time to reduce headcount. There’s no incentive for a company to slow-roll this process — a drip feed of layoffs drains company morale. There is something else going on."
"It’s the denials that first raised my antennae: “We’re not restructuring because AI is taking away roles,” Alphabet’s Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler told analysts on the company’s most recent earnings call. That’s the “I gave up gluten” of tech."
And much like Ozempic, serious irreversible negative impacts may not be visible now...but will be felt for many years to come.
