Ethics

Final thoughts - in memory of Simon Mark Hughes, hallucination research pioneer This article is sponsored by:

Hallucination research pioneer Simon Hughes passed away shortly after I spoke to him about his cutting-edge hallucination research. What he had to say is important stuff and diginomica is running his interview in tribute to him and his work.

Why Prolific’s human-centric platform may have real implications for AI This article is sponsored by:

Prolific puts researchers in touch with human respondents. A model that will be replaced by AI? Quite the opposite, says CEO Phelim Bradley.

ChatGPT – how this one-year-old child is changing the higher education system This article is sponsored by:

A one-year-old finds itself at university - ChatGPT. But should education embrace it? That was the question for a Westminster policy conference.

Enterprise hits and misses - OpenAI gets a board makeover (and a critical review), while Black Friday shoppers press the "buy" button This article is sponsored by:

This week - Sam Altman knows how to play the AI Game of Thrones, but what are the implications for the enterprise and beyond? Has AI Safety gone from buzzword bingo to oxymoron? The retail holiday season is underway, and transformations start with data silos, not AI. As always, your whiffs.

LLMs and generative AI – give us more money, regulators tell UK legislators This article is sponsored by:

The House of Lords inquiry into LLMs has heard from the regulators. We have the right powers, they told peers; now we just need the cash. 

Siemens and Microsoft partner on industrial copilots - here's why it matters This article is sponsored by:

Siemens and Microsoft's collaboration will embed generative AI into copilots for manufacturing, infrastructure, transportation, and healthcare. In the long run, this suggests how digital twins might compensate for AI hallucinations to improve trust.

Subscriptions, meet Sustainability - how Zuora helps customers to meet their carbon reduction goals This article is sponsored by:

The Subscription Economy specialist has seen a big influx of customers asking about its own carbon footprint and emission reduction targets.

Galileo takes on detecting AI hallucinations, but new metrics are needed This article is sponsored by:

Galileo Lab’s new metrics for detecting hallucinations promise to help improve generative AI accuracy.
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OpenAI's meltdown prompts further questions around the future of AI safety surveillance This article is sponsored by:

Efforts to regulate AI safety are still a work in progress. Governments are mostly leaving it up to AI companies since the risks are poorly understood, and they don’t want to slow down innovations. Lessons from other kinds of post-market surveillance could inform the future of these efforts.

What I’d say to me back then - jump at opportunities earlier than you think you're able to, says Slack's Deirdre Byrne This article is sponsored by:

It’s easier to see women leaders in tech now, but as the numbers grow, so does the need for proper menopause support.

How Earth AI is accelerating mineral discovery and helping enterprise Net Zero goals This article is sponsored by:

Earth AI pioneers a more efficient experimental process for discovering minerals required for Net Zero goals. Their promising results highlight the importance of combining data science, domain expertise, and systematic thinking to solve new problems relevant to all enterprises.

Why local government needs to seize its AI destiny This article is sponsored by:

As local government scrambles to figure out what it thinks about AI, now is the time for bold experimentation.

Checking out Sphera’s full ESG offering This article is sponsored by:

ESG continues to be a growing software category. But the relative newness of most ESG solutions means there are many firms with niche, small solutions and few with a large suite of ESG capabilities. Sphera stands apart from so many competitors due to long life, numerous acquisitions and a lot of experts on its staff. Here’s a quick look at Sphera.