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Major publishers are banning ChatGPT from being listed as an academic author. What’s the big deal?
Major publishers are banning ChatGPT from being listed as an academic author. What’s the big deal? 2023 Danny Kingsley, Australian National University 2023 Unless you’ve spent your summer on a digital detox, you’ve probably heard of ChatGPT: the latest AI chatbot taking the world by storm. Recent discussion about ChatGPT has focused on the risk of…
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From IBM to OpenAI: 50 years of winning (and failed) strategies at Microsoft
From IBM to OpenAI: 50 years of winning (and failed) strategies at Microsoft Frédéric Fréry, ESCP Business School Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary. This article was written using Microsoft Word on a computer running Microsoft Windows. It is likely to be published on platforms hosted by Microsoft Azure, including LinkedIn, a Microsoft subsidiary with over one…
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The four things workers really want from their job in 2025
The four things workers really want from their job in 2025 Gareth Francis Senior Writer, Forum Stories Apr 23, 2025 What do today’s workers want? While wages remain important, flexibility, a sense of belonging and the chance to learn new skills are also high priorities, according to research from global recruiter Randstad. With many countries…
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How AI is reshaping the future of informal work in the Global South
How AI is reshaping the future of informal work in the Global South May 13, 2025 Rya G. Kuewor Co-Founder & CEO, Chāo-Shì Global discourse around the future of work tends to focus on office jobs, white-collar automation, and corporate productivity. What is often left out of the conversation is that for the majority of…
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How software developers feel about AI reshaping their work – and what this tells the rest of us
How software developers feel about AI reshaping their work – and what this tells the rest of us Najmeh Hafezieh, Royal Holloway University of London and Farjam Eshraghian, University of Westminster The narrative around the infiltration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our professional lives is often tinged with fear. Can a computer do what I do…
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Academic publishing is a multibillion-dollar industry. It’s not always good for science
Academic publishing is a multibillion-dollar industry. It’s not always good for science Lucy Montgomery, Curtin University; Emilia C. Bell, Curtin University, and Karl Huang, Curtin University In December 2024, the editorial board of the Journal of Human Evolution resigned en masse following disagreements with the journal’s publisher, Elsevier. The board’s grievances included claims of inadequate copyediting,…
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Davos 2024: Sam Altman on the future of AI
Davos 2024: Sam Altman on the future of AI Kate Whiting Senior Writer, Forum Stories Sam Altman has a sign above his desk that reads: “No-one knows what happens next.” But as the CEO of OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, he’s better placed than most to predict where artificial intelligence is heading – and to address…
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AI is changing work — the time is now for strategic upskilling
AI is changing work — the time is now for strategic upskilling Sue Duke Head, Global Public Policy and Economic Graph Team, LinkedIn This year’s World Economic Forum Future of Jobs report shows that business leaders and their employees are navigating unprecedented macroeconomic forces – chiefly the technological progress driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and Generative…
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Emotion-tracking AI on the job: Workers fear being watched – and misunderstood
Emotion-tracking AI on the job: Workers fear being watched – and misunderstood Nazanin Andalibi, University of Michigan Emotion artificial intelligence uses biological signals such as vocal tone, facial expressions and data from wearable devices as well as text and how people use their computers, promising to detect and predict how someone is feeling. It is used…
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