US Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed the first chief AI officer to the Department of Justice, indicating the technology will face new legal scrutiny. Jonathan Mayer, a well-known computer science and public policy professor at Princeton University, will serve as both the DOJ’s chief AI officer and as its chief science and technology officer. Mayer…
Many people compare the impact of generative AI on society to the way the Internet democratized information access at the turn of the century. The Internet provided a digital gateway to information discovery, ecommerce and social connections, creating millions of jobs. GenAI is poised to do likewise, but on an exponential scale. Some smart people…
Amid disruptive leaps in technology, leaders who will succeed in the near future, say experts, are the ones who stay focused on a decidedly low-fi resource: their employees. CIOs and others who manage technology teams are advised to see beyond the churn of constant upskilling, and consider what people excel at: creativity and critical thinking,…
New projects can elicit a sense of trepidation from employees, and the overall culture into which change is introduced will reflect how that wariness is expressed and handled. But some common characteristics are central to AI transformation success. Here, in an extract from his book, AI for Business: A practical guide for business leaders to…
IBM spin-off Kyndryl is betting on its consulting arm, dubbed Kyndryl Consult, to return to growth by rapidly expanding its partnership ecosystem to deliver more diversified offerings. “We have established an ecosystem of around 30 partners since our spin from IBM well over 24 months ago. Our most recent global partnerships were announced late last…
Q. From a cybersecurity perspective, how has been 2023? Very eventful year as far as cybersecurity is concerned. The year has been marked by a general increase in state-sponsored attacks due to geopolitical conflicts. The rise of AI has also been increasing and has greatly affected the way cybersecurity could be enhanced at the same…
The digital reinvention of American Honda Motor Co. may not seem as dramatic as its transformation to fully electric vehicles, but it provides the company’s 30,000-plus employees the engine necessary to help fuel the automaker’s ingenuity. The Torrance, Calif.-based subsidiary of the Japanese automaker, which debuted its first hybrid EV in 1996, is moving into…
The threat to banks from cyber crime is becoming increasingly complex, as state actors and criminal gangs become more adept at targeting vulnerabilities. A report by the Bank for International Settlements singled out the growth of cloud-based services and remote working as two of the primary drivers behind the heightened risk. System perimeters are more dispersed, with…
Tech major Google has announced that it is replacing Duet AI for Google Workspace with Gemini for Google Workspace as it attempts to offer an alternative to ChatGPT Enterprise. Duet AI for Workspace offered AI integration with Google’s popular applications like Docs and Gmail. The company also announced the launch of two plans, Gemini Business,…
Increasing pressures around environment, social, and governance (ESG) concerns have organizations across industries turning to their CIOs to revamp their strategies for ESG reporting. After putting in place the right data infrastructure and governance for ESG reporting, ensuring the enterprise has the right ESG reporting tools in place is critical. To date, many companies have…