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Software is increasingly being built by AI – so it’s vital to know if it can be trusted
Software is increasingly being built by AI – so it’s vital to know if it can be trusted Iván Alfonso and Jordi Cabot Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) Software is ubiquitous, powering almost every aspect of our lives. The computerised systems in your car alone incorporate tens of millions of lines of code.…
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4 ways AI is helping humans make informed decisions
4 ways AI is helping humans make informed decisions Douglas Broom Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Artificial intelligence (AI) is often spoken about as a future technology. The reality is that it’s already very much part of our world and is helping humans make informed decisions every day. The release of ChatGPT, an AI-based chatbot, in…
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Older adults are driving workforce innovation in a digital economy. Here’s how
Older adults are driving workforce innovation in a digital economy. Here’s how Lawrence Kosick Co-founder and President, GetSetUp As the global workforce shifts due to ageing populations, businesses and governments must recognize the impact and potential of older adults. According to GetSetUp’s 2024 Workforce Report, older adults are eager to continue working, upskill and contribute…
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Preventing ‘revenge quitting:’ 5 things workplaces can do to help employees feel like they belong
Preventing ‘revenge quitting:’ 5 things workplaces can do to help employees feel like they belong Andrea Carter, Adler University Longstanding workplace issues such as mistreatment, the normalization of toxic behaviour and a lack of accountability for workplace culture have fuelled a growing trend known as revenge quitting. This phenomenon, on the rise since the 2000s, sees…
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5 premium online research tools all Philly students can use for free
5 premium online research tools all Philly students can use for free Joyce Valenza, Rutgers University Years ago, as a high school librarian in suburban Philadelphia, I hosted a group of honors students from a high school just across the nearby city border. With the support of their alumni association, the city students planned to…
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Why should humanities education persist in an AI age? Self-development, to start
Why should humanities education persist in an AI age? Self-development, to start Johannes Steizinger, McMaster University Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots has become rampant among students in higher education. While some might be ambivalent about the impact of generative AI on higher education, many instructors in…
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With precarious jobs, work identities shift — including for contract academics
With precarious jobs, work identities shift — including for contract academics Natalie Adamyk, University of Toronto More than 2.1 million Canadians today work in temporary, part-time or otherwise unstable jobs. For these workers, the ideal of a “standard employment relationship” — the predominant model for employment for decades in the second half of the 20th century…
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DeepSeek: how a small Chinese AI company is shaking up US tech heavyweights
Chinese AI company DeepSeek, founded in 2023, is disrupting the tech industry with cost-effective and efficient models that rival leading US firms. Its V3 model, trained for $5.58 million, shows promising performance on par with OpenAI’s offerings. DeepSeek’s innovations may democratize AI access and reduce reliance on cloud services.
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