AI Agents represent the forthcoming advancement in artificial intelligence, capable of making autonomous decisions and executing tasks on behalf of users. They will alleviate mundane responsibilities, interact with company agents, and enhance productivity across various sectors. As organizations develop these agents, readiness and strategic planning will become crucial for successful integration.
What do you know to be true? And can you spot an AI-generated news story or online video? A recent video posted on X and reported by NBC News of an American company distributing food aid to the people of Gaza sparked an online debate about what was real and what was not. Beyond the facts of … Continue reading Our Truth Insecurity Has Arrived: AI and Misinformation Reach a New Level
Doom. What could come of it? It is not the post-apocalyptic future but rather how sometimes the beginning of something can lead us to places we do not always anticipate. In 1993 DOOM the video game, was introduced and became one of the most popular first-person adventure games. In part, it was famous for its … Continue reading AI and the Unforeseen Ripple Effects
Recently the data community and the media have been buzzing about Generative AI and in particular Google’s AI Overview responses to questions like ‘How many rocks should I eat?’ or ‘How to glue cheese to your pizza?’ These answers of course are silly and the memes have been fun to read, however, there is a … Continue reading Misinformation Lessons from Pizza Glue and Eating Rocks: A Beginning
Generative AI has spilled into society like an oil slick on an ocean. There is no escaping it. The wind, the waves, and the current will carry it to places we have yet to imagine in terms of its capabilities, uses, and applications. It encroaches on us without much of a plan to contain it, … Continue reading Containing ChatGPT May be Impossible
New year, New You. The season is perfect for setting some personal goals. Maybe it is losing weight (or at least committing to live healthier). Maybe you will commit to a new hobby Julie & Julia style. Maybe it is setting a professional goal. All of this can be hard work to seek out and … Continue reading Sometimes Your Goals Find You
Have you ever made a decision on limited information – a tidbit, a smidge of knowledge, or a gut feeling backed by just a little data? We probably all have done this and sometimes either it was just necessary due to urgency or the decision was small with little consequence that it was ok to … Continue reading Tiny Numbers, Big Mistakes: A Scary Case of Medical Misinformation
FREE iPhone15! There I said it. Did it get your attention? Along with the words “New and Improved”, Free is among marketing’s most effective words. It grabs the attention of those seeking a deal or an offer that may be exclusive to them. But it is really “free” or are all of these recent free iPhone 15 … Continue reading Free, Free, Free. How Can It Be?
Raise your hand if you are a data scientist and you have used ChatGPT to help you write your code or maybe generate a photo like the one above. Exactly what I thought. Many have discovered the usefulness of ChatGPT to not only write thank you notes but to also write code. And this is just the beginning. Recently … Continue reading What a Data Scientist Really Needs to Learn: Nothing
Imagine this scene during the closing seconds of an NBA playoff game. ANNOUNCER: Curry has the ball and dribbles down the court. You can tell he is thinking about his shot choice. Should he go for the jump shot or will he attempt the long ball? (clock ticking passed 15 seconds …) ANNOUNCER: This could decide it all. He steps … Continue reading Changing the NBA 3-Pointer: How Basketball’s Most Notorious Shot Defies Economic Rules and the Impact of Analytics
