Researchers warn that AI can create a “digital afterlife industry”
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There is a need to prevent that we get a “digital afterlife industry” using AI to offer fake conversations with lost ones, researchers at Cambridge university say in a report.
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Studies show AI use makes staff drink more and feel lonely
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Employees who use AI as a core part of their jobs feel lonelier, drink more, and suffer from insomnia more than employees who don’t. These are conclusions from four studies that
Users expecting genAI to lead to higher salaries
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Half (49%) of all users expect genAI to lead to higher salaries – an expectation that’s even higher (76%) among employees who use the technology daily. More than 70% of
Dramatic increase in VC funding for AI startups
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AI media generation startups got close to 90% more venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter this year. While big tech giants are making content generation a cornerstone of
HR reporting cost cutting by using genAI tools
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Business’s expectations for genAI’s impact remain as high as they were last year, with three-quarters predicting that it will lead to significant or disruptive change in their industries in the
Investors warning about sky high valuation of AI companies
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When it comes to valuations, AI is in a class of its own. But some investors warn about the sustainability of sky high valuation of AI companies, financial data company
AI jobs see up to 25% wage premium
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Sectors using more AI see almost fivefold (4.8x) greater labour productivity growth. AI jobs are growing 3.5x faster than for all jobs and for every AI job posting in 2012,
A quarter of teachers say AI in education does more harm than good
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A majority of teachers see downsides to general use of AI tools in education or are at least uncertain about the value. A quarter of the teachers say using AI
IT skills shortage impacting nine out of ten companies by 2026
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A growing shortage of IT skills is impacting all industries across all regions. By 2026, more than 90% of organisations worldwide will feel the pain of the IT skills crisis,
These are the new type of jobs created when companies use AI
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What type of new jobs will be created when companies use artificial intelligence? 67% of mature organisations are creating new roles for GenAI and 87% of them have a dedicated