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AI takes center stage: Nobel Prizes, Jobs, and More

Discover AI's rapid rise in research, job disruption, and enterprise IT. Exclusive stories, insights, and predictions shaping our AI-driven future.

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Malcolm Frank, CEO
October 14, 2024

A Note from Malcolm

This past week, science had its Sputnik moment.  

Demis Hassabis and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded Nobel Prizes in chemistry and physics, respectively.  These computer scientists are outsiders to these disciplines, but armed with AI they were recognized for the year’s most groundbreaking achievements.  

These wins mark more than personal achievements; they signal a shift in scientific priorities.  While some see the combination of researcher + AI as exciting progress, others worry that AI might overshadow (or eliminate) future brilliant researchers.  And if prospective Nobel laureates can’t keep pace with AI, what will that mean for the rest of us?

Let’s explore this and the rest of the week’s news at the intersection of work and AI:

AI was central to two of 2024’s Nobel prize categories 

It’s a sign of things to come and may forever change the focus of research.

Harvard: GenAI adopted faster than the Internet or personal computers  

GenAI adopted at double the rate of prior tech shifts. 

Khosla: AI will do most jobs “better, faster, cheaper,” calls for UBI

Silicon Valley billionaire and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla predicts AI will replace most human jobs over the next 25 years.

Long read: Machines of loving grace

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, argues how AI could transform the world for the better. 

Companies are now using chatbots as job interviewers

34% of companies plan on implementing the technology this year, with some looking to automate the entire hiring process. 

“I applied to 2,843 roles”: The risk of AI-powered application bots

Helping you make dumb decisions even faster.

The corporate two-step comes to TikTok: Hundreds laid off in move towards AI content moderation

The bulk of the layoffs were in TikTok’s content moderation division, which will be relying more heavily on AI.

80% of software engineers must upskill by 2027 to keep their jobs

How the shift to GenAI impacts engineering graduates. 

Eli Lilly hires first chief AI officer

The new hire comes to the role from an academic position and has a PhD in machine learning.

Walmart bets on multiple AI models with new Wallaby LLM

Trained on decades of Walmart data, initial use cases will be consumer-facing. 

Tool of the Week: Julius

For enterprise professionals to automate and optimize customer interactions.

Infosys and Microsoft expand AI and cloud partnership

Services leader reports that over 18,000 of its developers have generated more than seven million lines of code to date using Copilot.  

Accenture: Companies with AI-led processes outperform peers

Investments in GenAI and automation capabilities meet or exceed expected benefits.

How AI is permeating enterprise IT

The IT services industry is ramping up efforts to help clients deliver AI-based applications.

The death of middle management? Why the roles are under fire.

As evidenced by Amazon, Bayer, and UPS’s recent layoffs, if you push paper look out. 

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says we should go all in on building AI data centers 

“We are never going to meet” our climate goals anyway.

How to use AI to save time every week and be more productive

AI can’t fold your washing (yet) but it can help you plan it.

And one more thing…

When will AI take over the world? 

We asked ChatGPT…

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