Tag: artificial intelligence
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AI may be exposing jobseekers to discrimination. Here’s how we could better protect them
AI may be exposing jobseekers to discrimination. Here’s how we could better protect them Natalie Sheard, The University of Melbourne Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly transforming the world of work – not least, the process of hiring, managing and promoting employees. According to the most recent Responsible AI Index, 62% of Australian organisations used AI…
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Companies haven’t stopped hiring, but they’re more cautious, according to the 2025 College Hiring Outlook Report
Companies haven’t stopped hiring, but they’re more cautious, according to the 2025 College Hiring Outlook Report Murugan Anandarajan, Drexel University Every year, I tell my students in my business analytics class the same thing: “Don’t just apply for a job. Audition for it.” This advice seems particularly relevant this year. In today’s turbulent economy, companies are…
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Academics divided on AI for research writing, and other digital technology stories you need to know
Academics divided on AI for research writing, and other digital technology stories you need to know Cathy Li Head, AI, Data and Metaverse; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Published May 30, 2025 · Updated Jun 4, 2025 Should AI write research papers? A Nature survey on whether researchers believe AI should be…
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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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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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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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