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The top 10 tech stories of 2023

January 13, 2024 0 Comments augmented reality, careers, generative ai, regulation, remote work, Security, Technology Industry, Virtual Reality

The top technology stories of 2023 highlight fundamental changes in culture and geopolitics as well as tech itself: It’s clear that generative AI will affect all aspects of technology and society, while geopolitical tensions are sparking cybersecurity attacks globally. General unease about the dominance of big tech, meanwhile, is pushing regulators to get tougher on mopolistic business practices and multibillion-dollar mergers.

Fired! Rehired! Sam Altman’s ouster and return to OpenAI

The ouster of Sam Altman as CEO of OpenAI, which sparked the modern era of generative AI when it launched ChatGPT a year earlier, was the tech industry shocker of the year. After the board issued a mysterious statement on November 17 saying that it had fired Altman for not being “consistently candid,” Microsoft announced that it would hire Altman and any other OpenAI employees who wanted to follow him out the door — which turned out to be almost all of them. OpenAI backed down and rehired Altman.

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Q&A: TIAA's CIO touts top AI projects, details worker skills needed now

August 10, 2023 0 Comments analytics, Artificial intelligence, careers, chatbots, Emerging Technology, Financial Services Industry, generative ai, it jobs, natural language processing, Security

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already having a significant effect on businesses and organizations across a variety of industries, even as many businesses are still just kicking the tires on the technology.

Those that have fully adopted AI claim a 35% increase in innovation and a 33% increase in sustainability over the past three years, according to research firm IDC. Customer and employee retention has also been reported as improving by 32% after investing in AI.

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Senate hearings see a clear and present danger from AI — and opportunities

May 16, 2023 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, careers, chatbots, Data privacy, Emerging Technology, Government, Government IT, Privacy, Technology Industry

There are vital national interests in advancing artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline public services and automate mundane tasks performed by government employees. But the government lacks in both IT talent and systems to support those efforts.

“The federal government as a whole continues to face barriers in hiring, managing, and retaining staff with advanced technical skills — the very skills needed to design, develop, deploy, and monitor AI systems,” said Taka Ariga, chief data scientist at the US Government Accountability Office.

Daniel Ho, associate director for Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) at Stanford University, agreed, saying that by one estimate the federal government would need to hire about 40,000 IT workers to address cybersecurity issues posed by AI.

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Legislation to rein in AI’s use in hiring grows

March 30, 2023 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, careers, chatbots, Data privacy, Emerging Technology, it jobs, Privacy

Organizations are rapidly adopting the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for the discovery, screening, interviewing, and hiring of candidates. It can reduce time and work needed to find job candidates and it can more accurately match applicant skills to a job opening.

But legislators and other lawmakers are concerned that using AI-based tools to discover and vet talent could intrude on job seekers’ privacy and may introduce racial- and gender-based biases already baked into the software.

“We have seen a substantial groundswell over the past two to three years with regard to legislation and regulatory rule-making as it relates to the use of AI in various facets of the workplace,” said Samantha Grant, a partner with the law firm of Reed Smith.

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Coming soon — a resume-validating blockchain network for job seekers

October 5, 2022 0 Comments careers, Data privacy, file sharing, it jobs, it skills, remote work, Technology Industry

An online resume-validating network has garnered support from than a dozen board members from companies whose ranks include Aon, Oracle, SAP, UKG and ZipRecruiter with the aim of reducing the time and cost of vetting job candidates.

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Most popular tech stories of 2019

December 30, 2019 0 Comments careers, Cloud Computing, IT Leadership, IT Strategy, Mobile, networking, Security, skills and training

Credit to Author: Dan Muse| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 11:51:00 -0800

Insider Pro subscribers pick the Top 10 articles published in our debut year.

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New Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) veterans program aims to bridge skills gap, diversify sector

December 13, 2019 0 Comments careers, craig newmark, craig newmark philanthropies, cybersecurity skills gap, facebook cybersecurity university for veterans, second watch, Skills Gap, skills shortage, veteran fellowship award, veteran's assistance program, veterans program, vetsuccess, wicys, women in cybersecurity, zero employment

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 17:02:07 +0000

A shortage of skilled professionals is a recognized, longstanding problem in the cybersecurity industry—but does it hold merit? Nonprofit Women in CyberSecurity challenge the notion with a new program connecting skilled veterans to security jobs.

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