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Humans and AI: Why AI Won’t Take Your Job

DataRobot

Could you do your job without a computer? As a child in the 1970s, I was told that computers would take all of our jobs. Most modern jobs require computers for emails, report writing, or videoconferences. Back then, “computer” was a job title. AI Hype Versus Narrow AI. Jobs Versus Tasks.

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Mayfield raised just shy of $1B to avoid unicorn hype

TechCrunch

Mayfield likes backing founders who think that their company will be their last job, he said. Mayfield raised just shy of $1B to avoid unicorn hype by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch One of the things he asks founders during initial meetings is where they see themselves 10 years from now, he tells me. “If

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Are you ‘AI literate’? Schools and jobs are insisting on it—and now it’s EU law

Fast Company Tech

“We’ve seen the hype cycles around massively open online courses that were going to transform education,” Waltzer says. “Generative AI is distinct from some of those trends, but there’s definitely a lot of hype. Three years lets things settle. We will be able to see the future more clearly.”

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Report: Substack, the highly hyped newsletter platform, has ditched plans for a Series C

TechCrunch

Still, if Substack’s broader fortunes should change, it would be the second, highly hyped consumer company in a16z’s portfolio to have truly captured the public’s imagination, then lost momentum. ”My comment is www.substack.com/jobs ,” she told the outlet. and global economies.

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Riot helps you get into the League of Legends World Championship with animated shorts

The Verge

Riot Games has released a series of animated shorts to hype up the upcoming League of Legends World Championship tournament, including one that could be really helpful if you’ve been interested in watching competitive League. Image: Riot Games.

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Mark Cuban is co-founding a podcast app where hosts can talk to fans live and monetize their conversations

The Verge

Mark Cuban is getting in on the audio and podcasting hype. The app, according to a now-expired engineer job posting, has raised a “multi-million dollar” seed round to get started. It’s unclear when it was founded, but job postings went live as early as September. It’ll be a highly curated experience.

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How To Avoid Being Seduced by Web2.0 Hype: The UK NpTech Perspective

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" or what we call "hype" - how does a small nonprofit avoid getting seduced by the hype? apps at ground level and assessing which tools are right for each job. Beyond that, my job as ICT Champion is to start the debate rolling and showcase new technologies. and volcom sector adoption. Analyse risk of web 2.0

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