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November 2023
When Procuring AI, an AI Advisor May Be The Way to Go
Someone with a track record of implementing AI projects, familiar with risk assessment, savvy about data infrastructure and able to assess tradeoffs in…
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John P. Desmond
AI Energy Use Predicted to Go Through the Roof
AI electricity consumption could go beyond that of several countries, leading to questions about where the energy will come from, what effect it will…
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John P. Desmond
Boards Taking AI More Seriously
Discussions center on where AI lives within the organization, with the CIO seen having an oversight role, while line of business managers pursue AI…
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John P. Desmond
Push Is On to Use AI Tools to Modernize Legacy Systems
Millions of lines of dated languages such as Cobol that run core banking applications, being eyed as a market for AI-modernization tools to ready the…
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John P. Desmond
October 2023
AI Transparency Elusive, Opaque; Needs Defining
Despite limitations, transparency is likely to be the basis for policymakers, companies, civil society groups and the public to work together to…
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John P. Desmond
Selling AI is Good Business for Government Solution Provider Execs
“There’s gold in them thar hills” as spending on AI services ramps up and is projected to continue; infrastructure spending seen as needed to enable…
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John P. Desmond
Generative AI Use Leading to New Types of High-Paying Jobs
‘Prompt engineers’ can get $300,000; tech workers tuning resumes to emphasize AI work; creative ways to learn AI skills being tried
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John P. Desmond
The World’s First Ethical AI Company Has Arrived
Karya pays its workers in India $5/hour minimum, well beyond prevailing wage for similar work in developing countries; content moderators in Africa vote…
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John P. Desmond
September 2023
Data Privacy More at Risk as Generative AI Grows
Companies using consumer data to help with decisions on credit and insurance risk, often without the knowledge or permission of users; some US agencies…
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John P. Desmond
When the Bill Comes Due, GenAI is Pricey
As early users learn how GenAI providers are pricing their products, they seek ways to optimize, manage costs and perhaps switch out to a new provider…
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John P. Desmond
AI and the 2024 US Elections: Guardrails Needed
Deepfake video and audio seen as potentially making it difficult for voters to discern the truth; lawmakers and tech leaders say they seek protections…
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John P. Desmond
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