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Shel Holtz
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All generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) works fundamentally the same: AI neural networks learn from large training sets, gleaning patterns from the contents of those training sets in order to create original content based on their understanding of those patterns. When the companies behind those AI tools use content available on the web for training, do they need to ask permission…

The rise of employee activism has been evident for some time now. Wayfair is the latest company to experience it first-hand and won’t be the last. At this point, there is no excuse for companies to be caught unawares. Every organization should undertake steps to militate against an embarrassing employee demonstration of opposition to a company policy, decision, or action.

The signs that…

Warren Buffet, in an interview with Yahoo Finance, called the newspaper industry “toast.” And while he’s probably right, he’s wrong about what made newspapers effective in the first place.

“The things that are essentially news is what you don’t know that you want to know,” Buffett said. “You know what happened in national sports the moment it happened, and you can go watch a video of it and so on. You can…

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TWiT is suing Twitter—TWiT—Leo Laporte’s podcast network anchored by This Week in Tech—has filed a lawsuit against Twitter alleging breach of contract and trademark infringement. Laporte says he and Twitter…

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LVPD applauded for online response to massacre—While a torrent of fake news accompanied the horrific shooting in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Police Department was able to ensure accurate information was available by…

A swarm of drones

Not everybody succumbs to the allure of every new technology.

In fact, the rapid introduction of new technology can leave people feeling overwhelmed and left behind. Believing that business is more interested in the revenue it can earn from these technologies than the impact they have on people creates suspicion and mistrust.

“The implications of the global trust crisis are deep and…

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