Tag: ai and the workforce
New AI Capabilities Enabling Greater Collaboration with Knowledge Workers
By Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson, Accenture Research
New AI capabilities that can recognize context, concepts, and meaning are opening up surprising new pathways...
What New Data Scientists Need to Know for Their First Job
By J.T. Wolohan, Data Scientist, Booz Allen Hamilton
I’m a lead data scientist at the consulting firm and federal contracting giant Booz Allen Hamilton—a leader in...
White House Has Launched ai.gov as Central Resource for AI Efforts
The White House recently launched an ai.gov website to share AI initiatives from the Trump administration and federal U.S. agencies. Featured initiatives include a National Institutes...
Microsoft CEO Nadella Meets Weekly With Top Execs to Review AI...
Every week — generally on Thursdays — MIcrosoft CEO Satya Nadella and his top lieutenants convene to discuss the company’s growing number of artificial intelligence projects.
Known...
Government is Reskilling Workforce to Handle Disruptions from Spread of AI
The future of work will be dramatically transformed by artificial intelligence, so Americans should be prepared to engage in lifelong learning, tech experts said...
Avoiding a Society on Autopilot with Artificial Intelligence
By Katherine Maher, Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation
The year 1989 is often remembered for events that challenged the Cold War world order, from the protests...
Levi Strauss Hires a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
In February, Levi’s hired its first chief artificial intelligence officer, ahead of an expected IPO.
Katia Walsh joined the 146-year-old jeans maker from Vodafone, where...
Why Data Science Teams Need Generalists, Not Specialists
In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith demonstrates how the division of labor is the chief source of productivity gains using the vivid example of...
AI and Machine Learning Are Helping Techies In Up-skilling
Two clear trends show a demand-supply mismatch in tech jobs in cutting-edge IT fields such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. One is via...
Despite Concerns, AI Making Inroads in Human Resources
It’s no longer shocking that human resources departments use artificial intelligence. In fact, according to Littler's 2018 Annual Employer Survey, 49 percent said they use...