DECODE - February 29, 2024

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3 Ways to Protect the Black Community From AI (Campaign)

?"We are at a pivotal moment for AI, where we can set the technology on the correct course or continue to suffer the ills of the past," says Code and Theory Group Director of Inclusive Design and Marketing Strategy Kirstyn Nimmo. She shares three ways brands can remove bias from AI and demand an inclusive tech space. Read about it in Campaign US.

22 Black Artists Bringing Unique Art to Web3 (NFT Now)?

After beginning her artistic career as a painter and artist, Code and Theory Design Lead Chelsea Jones has embraced AI art and never looked back. Nft now partnered with Black NFT Art, a media and community brand empowering Black creators in web3, to curate and showcase a list of standout artists to know. Jones was recognized as a vocal advocate of AI art within the Black community for championing generative tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion. Learn more.?

‘Rip Up the Playbook Because AI Is Rewriting It,’ Says Code and Theory’s Head of Product Strategy (Medium)?

What’s currently driving product strategy? Code and Theory’s Pat McQueen says innovating digital products at the enterprise level is a force. “We’re thinking about how to change how people fundamentally engage with the internet. Most people are frustrated by chatbots, but most AI discussions in 2024 center around some sort of tired chat interface. We all need to be thinking about new engagement patterns and how that creates new digital revenue streams.” McQueen shares why businesses need to focus on innovation and anticipation with AI as the navigator. Read the article.

From Eliza to ChatGPT: Why People Spent 60 Years Building Chatbots (The Verge)

We’ve come a long way as far as chatbots are concerned. In the 1960s, MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum built the first known chatbot named Eliza, a conversational chatbot that was meant to act as a therapist. While Eliza didn’t have answers to all questions, Weizenbaum still had to convince users there wasn’t a human on the other end. We’re currently in a new era of chatbots, and tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini are more advanced than ever before. Will conversation be the future of computation? Read the article.

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Sitecore secures premier sponsorship of Adobe Summit.

Apple's autonomous car to speak at CES '25, provide mentorship to other failed tech.

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See You at SXSW

SXSW is coming up! We’re ecstatic to join Brand Innovators in Austin, TX for great discussions about brand transformation and AI. On Sunday, March 10, Code and Theory Co-founder Dan Gardner will discuss how brands can make AI anticipatory, not reactive. Later in the day, CEO Michael Treff and ETS Global Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer Michelle Froah will dive into the importance of business and brand transformation. Learn more here.?