How AI is shaping a future of hybrid work, investment, and democracy
Good morning,
Today's main topics include: a future hybrid work involving remote, on-site, and a blend of humans and machines; how to maximize investment strategies with AI, is your job AI resilient? AI's challenge to democracy and free speech.
Plus, there's content on productivity, AI job-seeking advice, and five insightful reads.
A THOUGHT to PONDER
AI & Our Hybrid Work Future
Two trends will shape our working life in the next 10 years: the mix of remote and on-site work, and teams comprising both humans and AI.
This evolution into hybrid work represents a significant shift, not only altering WHERE and HOW work is conducted, but fundamentally transforming WHO is involved in the work process.
Remote Work has Set the Stage for AI Acceptance by:
Adaptation to Less Human Interaction
Redefining Brainstorming Contributors
Solution to Digital Overload
Immediate Benefits from AI in Remote Work
AI Can Reset the Hybrid Work Conversation:
AI aids in bridging the gap between on-site and remote workers by managing digital communications, facilitating collaborative problem-solving, and supporting a cohesive organizational culture amidst hybrid work arrangements.
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BUSINESS
Maximizing Investment Strategies with AI
The article guides on leveraging AI for investing, covering aspects like stock picking, portfolio building, and risk management, emphasizing AI's role in enhancing decision-making and investment strategies. [Investopedia]
Navigating the AI Innovator’s Dilemmas
Generative AI in business faces dilemmas in implementation, requiring focus on real use cases, human validation, and value-based pricing. [Spice Works]
WPP’s integration of Generative AI in its operations
WPP prepares for generative AI by developing a framework, focusing on inspiration, automation, and optimization, while valuing essential human skills in creative marketing. [Diginomica]
CAREER
Is Your Job AI Resilient?
This HBR article discusses the resilience of various jobs to the integration of GenAI. It aims to understand how AI could augment human roles, particularly in high-value, intellectually-demanding positions. [HBR]
GenAI and Worker Productivity
Generative AI can enhance or hinder worker productivity, necessitating thoughtful integration, worker judgment, and organizational strategies for effective utilization. [MIT Management]
Advice for Pursuing a Career in AI
Recruiters advise showcasing AI skills, demonstrating genuine AI interest, being cautious with AI tools, and applying even with non-traditional backgrounds. [Business Insider]
WELLBEING
AI Imagery & Algorithmic Biases
AI created images often show bias towards conventional attractiveness, lacking diversity and a realistic representation of human appearances. Learn more [The Atlantic]
AI Helps Baby Boomers Mentor Kids
A mentor platform uses AI to pair older adults with youth, fostering mentorship, combating loneliness, and bridging generational gaps through meaningful conversations. [CNN]
AI's Challenge to Democracy and Free Speech
A Harvard professor discusses the threats AI and social media pose to democracy and free speech, emphasizing the challenges in regulating misinformation and foreign interference within the bounds of the First Amendment. [The Verge]
NEED to KNOW
How Meta and AI companies recruited striking actors to train AI. [MIT Technology Review]
Can AI coach your organization? [Fast Company]
Recruitment by robot: how AI is changing the way Australians get jobs. [Guardian]
The Human Touch: Unleashing Competitive Advantage In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence. [Forbes]
Meet some of the Gen Z entrepreneurs behind the next AI innovation wave. [Digiday]