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Chief AI officers in demand as IT leaders expect gen AI productivity boost, survey finds

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For its AI Priorities Study 2023 , Foundry surveyed IT decision-makers who have either implemented AI and generative AI technologies in their organizations, have plans to, or are actively researching them. Top of those AI priorities for now is generative AI, with 56% of respondents eager to learn more about it.

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Google expands program to help train the formerly incarcerated

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Last April, Google launched Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry, a program created in partnership with nonprofits to offer job readiness and digital skills training for formerly incarcerated individuals. ” Studies have shown that digital literacy can reduce recidivism , or relapse into crime.

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Women in tech increasingly dissatisfied, job search rates surge

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A new study from the tech job search platform Dice reveals that 38% of women in tech are currently engaged in a job search, compared to 30% of men. The reasons behind pay disparities are deeply ingrained,” said Cindy Goodwin-Sak, the founder of Valiant Leadership , an executive coaching firm unconnected with the survey.

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Adept, a startup training AI to use existing software and APIs, raises $350M

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The cash injection brings Adept’s total raised to $415 million, which co-founder and CEO David Luan says is being put toward productization, model training and headcount growth. ” Adept, a startup training AI to use existing software and APIs, raises $350M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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Exposure to new workplace technologies linked to lower quality of life

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Exposure to new technologies such as trackers, robots, and AI software in the workplace work is linked with lower quality of life for workers, a UK study has found. Fewer than 25% of those surveyed frequently used these emerging technologies, with 20.2% using wearables, 20.8% AI software, and 23.7%

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3 areas where gen AI improves productivity — until its limits are exceeded

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According to a research report IDC released in November, based on a survey of over 2,100 business leaders and decision makers with responsibility for AI transformation, 71% of companies already using AI are seeing returns on their AI investments within 14 months, averaging $3.50 for every $1 spent. “And

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Microsoft Ignite 2023: 11 takeaways for CIOs

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People don’t want to give up their copilots Each year, Microsoft publishes its Work Trend Index, which this time included a survey and observational studies of early Copilot users. Shaw, Microsoft’s chief communications officer, in a video presentation of the survey findings ahead of the event.