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IT leaders explore footing amid shifting needs and the AI power struggle

CIO

During COVID-19 lockdowns, for example, specialty chemicals manufacturer Albemarle developed a VPA to provide self-service assistance to over 7,000 employees at home, including a natural language interface with a chat bot, and enough AI to help people interface seamlessly with several business applications at a time.

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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

CIO

AI has been a huge topic in the technology world with ChatGPT, and I had some exposure through the IVA team so I was really interested in pursuing the AI apprenticeship,” Chavarin says. From a company standpoint, you minimize turnover and search and recruiting costs.”

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Hate being more productive? Ignore AI agents

CIO

As a user of ChatGPT to both get work done faster and kick the tires on what it can do, I’ve been impressed (it replied to a prompt to “tell me about Aristotle in the style of Roy Kent ,” the expletive-prone “Ted Lasso” character, with uncanny flair). How can it help HR recruit, hire, and develop people ? I don’t dispute that.

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What are the main challenges CISOs are facing in the Middle East?

CIO

Put briefly, a security culture should be inculcated into everyone emphasizing the notion that security is everyone’s responsibility. This is key; if there are no skills efforts should be made to ensure that people are trained, or additional skilled resources are recruited. What cybersecurity questions should every CEO ask?

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Chief AI officer: What it takes to land the C-suite’s hottest new job

CIO

Foundry / AI Priorities Study 2023 The ideal individual to assume this role should have much more than top technology and AI skills, says Colin Reeves, principal data and AI recruiter at ConSol Partners in Los Angeles. They should be a champion for smart AI adoption, and be able to recognize and balance AI benefits with risks.

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Cities, cycles and San Francisco’s ‘return’

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It’s too simplistic to believe that cities can leave our lives, disappear from culture or bid away relevance. So far, AI has contributed to racist job recruiting tactics and slower home approval rates for Black people. Every new technology that appears seems to be accompanied by some harrowing consequence. She’s amazing.

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10 most difficult-to-fill IT roles — and how to address the gap

CIO

“The biggest challenge is finding talented team members at the market rate,” says Patrick Isaac, CTO at Accuro Solutions, adding that the current environment demands more intensive recruiting efforts. Geographical nuances are also arising.