The Week That Was: IT and Media news week 26
Half (49%) of all users expect genAI to lead to higher salaries – an expectation that’s even higher (76%) among
Researchers warn that AI can create a “digital afterlife industry”
There is a need to prevent that we get a “digital afterlife industry” using AI to offer fake conversations with
Studies show AI use makes staff drink more and feel lonely
Employees who use AI as a core part of their jobs feel lonelier, drink more, and suffer from insomnia more
Top 10 Emerging Technologies
Using “synthetic data” in health related research, 6G communication networks for smart agriculture and wider use of AI in research
Users expecting genAI to lead to higher salaries
Half (49%) of all users expect genAI to lead to higher salaries – an expectation that’s even higher (76%) among
Increasing number of journalists forced into exile
Journalists are pushed into exile in record numbers, US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says. “In a striking development, exiled
The Week That Was: IT and Media news week 25
News consumers are not so comfortable with media using AI, especially when it comes to ‘hard’ news stories, a new
Can using AI hurt trust in media?
An efficient tool or an unreliable technology that can further hurt trust in media? Various forms of artificial intelligence are
Increasing number of women in advertising
Women in advertising have increased over the past 18 years and the representation of people of colour has more than
Dramatic increase in VC funding for AI startups
AI media generation startups got close to 90% more venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter this year. While