Automation Mag #26
Hi Automation Enthusiast,
This month’s fresh roll-up of news, trends, and insights on work culture, AI, and automation is waiting for you.
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What to expect in this MAG:
News Radar
The GOLD pick
B&P News?
Spotlight?
Brain Snacks?
Center of Funpidence
#1 The Future of Work in the Age of Generative AI: Insights From Davos
How are work behaviors changing with the use of Gen AI at work and what are employees’ most pressing worries? Read on to find the latest adoption stats and understand how retraining fits into the picture.
#2 Reskilling Revolution: Preparing 1B People for Tomorrow’s Economy
According to the WEF, in the next five years, 23% of global jobs will change due to industry transformation, including through AI and other text, image and voice processing tech. Dive into this analysis to discover the key steps to making reskilling initiatives successful.
#3 EU States Approve Landmark AI Act
After two years of negotiation, the EU member states unanimously approved the most comprehensive legislation package to be passed so far. The most challenging part was striking a balance between giving companies enough leeway for development and ensuring the technology is used responsibly. ?
The Biggest Work Culture Shifts of 2024
2024 brings another wave of hurdles for organizations, who have to deal with the uncertainty of global talent shortages and the mandate to control rising costs and measure risky technology’s productivity returns. Gartner has identified nine trends that employers have deal with to set and achieve strategic workforce and technology goals.
The GenAI Conference Comes to Germany
We’re thrilled to invite you to the next edition of the Generative AI conference organized by our partners at IQPC. After a successful event in Amsterdam, this year’s event is going to be bigger and better, with a special focus on the enterprise uses of generative AI.
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Want to learn more about the event speakers? Let us share this insightful tidbit from an interview (German) with Philippe Coution, an expert on the topic of?Reliable GenAI. In here, he?talks about the?ethical aspects of AI development, the?EU AI law?and?best practices:
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"AI systems tend to make complex decisions that are difficult for humans to understand. This leads to insecurities and concerns about trust, fairness and possible discrimination. The ability to understand and explain how AI systems work is therefore crucial to maintaining ethical standards?and?increasing user trust."?
Berlin, 18 - 20 March 2024
#1 Process Mining Still Rocks
In this LinkedIn piece, Prof. van der Aalst discusses the steps that companies should take before jumping ahead to integrating Gen AI into their systems. Process mining remains an important step, and its importance is highlighted in this piece.
#2 What Can Gen AI Really Do?
Peter Gostev has put together a super helpful interactive map of all the different capabilities of GPT models. This is meant as a springboard to help you jump into new use-case ideas.
#3 AI Governance in 2023
If you were caught off-guard by the latest EU AI Act and are unsure about where global AI legislation is headed, here’s a great primer for you. Oliver Patel has rounded up the most important documents that came out last year and topped it off with a helpful infographic.?
#1 Automation Talk: What Makes a Great Leader?
It’s been a hot minute since we posted an episode – but rest assured, we have something special in the pipeline, getting ready for you. In the meantime, why not check out our final episode of 2023? In this conversation, Nico Bitzer and Dr. Matthias T of FIEGE talk about bringing up talent in a leadership culture.
#2 How and Why to Upskill Your Employees
Read this article to discover top tips from L&D experts and employers who are implementing a digital upskilling strategy. From advice on buddy systems to insights on how to develop your L&D offer, this piece covers it all.
#3 79% of CFOs Are Putting Digital Transformation First
Not that you needed any more reminders, but Digital Transformation projects are really taking priority in enterprises. According to a recent report, this is the #1 priority of CFOs, followed by improving the Finance Function and improving Finance metrics and insights.
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