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The Empathy Code strives to humanize virtual interactions with AI
Cognition
One of AI’s most frequently cited shortcomings is its inability to empathize with people or convincingly replicate human emotions. Health psychology researcher Lorena Antonovici introduces the Empathy Code and discusses its ramifications for humans’ interactions with AI.
Lorena Antonovici  |  Dec 19 , 2023
Generative technology is even changing the nature of pornography
Game-changers
Generative technology - commonly referred to as ‘generative AI’ - is opening the door to photo-realistic imagery of the foulest kinds. This is not some hidden dark art, either - it is readily available in any browser on any computer or phone, and this is just the beginning.
Nigel Morris-Cotterill  |  Dec 18 , 2023
Capital always wins out, and the AI industry is no exception
Emerging markets
In a world where capital is king, OpenAI’s efforts to buck the trend by putting innovation over profits fell short. The company thus had to compromise to survive, leading to the recent firing and rehiring of CEO Sam Altman, as Columbia Law School Prof Katharina Pistor elaborates.
Katharina Pistor  |  Dec 15 , 2023
Without compromise, the EU’s AI Act will unleash sheer chaos
Generic
The EU is at a crossroads with AI. Many have lauded its AI Act as evidence the bloc has a blueprint for sustainable, regulatable AI, but the devil lies in the details as parties disagree over implementation. Best-selling AI author, entrepreneur, and NYU Prof Gary Marcus explains.
Gary Marcus  |  Dec 14 , 2023
An affair of the heart: Clinical cardiology courts self-instructing LLMs
Generic
Clinical cardiology is one area of healthcare that stands to benefit in particular from the rise of self-instructing LLMs, which have still to manifest their full potential. Moh Noori, CEO and founder of ScriptChain Health, expounds on these LLMs’ current and future capabilities.
Moh Noori  |  Dec 13 , 2023
The world will be in hot water if AI insufficiently boosts productivity
Domain knowledge
Many fear AI will render vast numbers of jobs obsolete, but in reality, too few candidates are available to fill the ones that are open. AI must therefore raise productivity to get more out of the existing workforce, argues Nobel laureate in Economics Michael Spence.
Michael Spence  |  Dec 12 , 2023
Gut Instinct: How AI and the human microbiome team up against neurodegenerative disorders
Brain science
Neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia afflict over 55 million people worldwide. Continuous efforts and advancements in the human microbiome promise to help, aided by AI, though the key may very well be ‘going with one’s gut,’ argues Dr Gaurav Chandra.
Gaurav Chandra  |  Dec 11 , 2023
Theator’s AI, analytics give surgeons, patients a real shot in the arm
Optimization
Silicon Valley healthtech Theator crunches surgical data to optimize surgeons’ performance and ensure better patient experiences. Its co-founder and CEO Tamir Wolf lately sat down with The Yuan to present the firm’s latest advances set to transform surgical operations.
Oladimeji Ewumi  |  Dec 08 , 2023
GenAI falls flat as a RegTech anti-money laundering and compliance tool
Generic
Lawyer and financial crime risk and compliance specialist Nigel Morris-Cotterill explains why the GenAI being touted as the next wave in RegTech to keep VC funds flowing is in reality quite ineffective at financial risk analysis and anti-money laundering monitoring activities.
Nigel Morris-Cotterill  |  Dec 07 , 2023
Brazil’s AI infatuation makes it a standout in Latin America, the World
Generic
Brazilians welcome AI far more than their counterparts in wealthier North America and Europe. AI expert and Latin America maven Alex McFarland relates how AI has beguiled the world’s fifth-largest country and built a model that will reverberate way beyond its far-flung frontiers.
Alex McFarland  |  Dec 06 , 2023
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Janna Lipenkova
Janna Lipenkova
Janna Lipenkova is a computational linguist who speaks seven languages. She heads two companies, Anacode and Equintel, that use AI to deliver cutting-edge business intelligence and guide clients towards smarter decisions, strategy, and execution.
Philip M. Parker
Philip M. Parker
Philip M. Parker is Professor of Marketing at INSEAD and the INSEAD Chaired Professor of Management Science.His research explores why existing theories governing macroeconomic growth and firm level competition yield unreliable forecasts of actual market outcomes. He introduced the idea that physical sciences should be directly integrated into macroeconomic studies.
Ganes Kesari
Ganes Kesari
Ganes Kesari is an entrepreneur, AI thought leader, author, adjunct professor, and TEDx speaker. He is the founder of Innovation Titan, a data-science thought leadership and advisory firm. He advises executives on data-driven leadership and helps organizations adopt a culture of data for decision-making.
Johannes Walter
Johannes Walter
Johannes Walter is head of department and scientific director of digitalization and digital association development at Diakonie Baden as well as associate professor at IU International University of Applied Sciences. His research focuses on AI in healthcare and digital transformation in the social and healthcare sector.
Nikolaj van Omme
Nikolaj van Omme
Nikolaj van Omme is chief executive officer of Funartech, an AI startup that provides creative solutions to complex industrial problems by combining machine learning and applied mathematics. He is a strong proponent of hybrid methods and approaches, in particular the hybridization of machine learning and operations research.
Shanen Boettcher
Shanen Boettcher
Shanen Boettcher is a former General Manager of Microsoft’s Startup Business Group, which oversees the innovation of Microsoft’s core businesses. He also holds a PhD in human-machine communication and AI from the University of St Andrews, and has experience operationalizing strategy, developing global award-winning products, building tools and guidance for high-tech startups at Responsible Innovation Labs, and working as a product strategist for AI21 Labs, a leading artificial intelligence and large language model startup.
Austin Lentsch
Austin Lentsch
Austin Lentsch is a policy fellow at MIT’s Blueprint Labs.
Tonny Huang
Tonny Huang
Manager at Kearney.
Betty Pio
Betty Pio
Partner at Kearney.
Keena Patel-Moran
Keena Patel-Moran
Partner at Kearney.