DAILY DIGEST / Incredible housekeeping robot, helplines for seniors, CIO careers and more on my radar
HELP FOR SENIORS
The best tech support helplines for seniors (according to my
73-year-old mom)
We, the adult children, can't always be their only resource.
AI
Video / AI's single point of failure
The world's most important advanced technology is nearly all
produced in a single facility," says AI expert Rob Toews. He describes how
one company in Taiwan, TSMC, manufactures nearly all the most advanced
semiconductor chips — a crucial technology that powers everything from phones
to electric vehicles to next-generation artificial intelligence — and breaks
down how geopolitical tensions in the region could paralyze the global field of AI.
Housekeeping robot quickly learns a range of autonomous chores
Stanford and Google DeepMind researchers have presented an open-source housekeeping robot, and trained it relatively quickly to sauté
shrimp, rinse out pans, put pots away in a kitchen cabinet, and clean up wine
spills – but it has greater ambitions.
AI to hit 40% of jobs and worsen inequality, IMF says
Artificial intelligence is set to affect nearly 40% of all
jobs, according to a new analysis by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Anthropic researchers find that AI models can be trained to deceive
Most humans learn the skill of deceiving other humans. So
can AI models learn the same? Yes, the answer seems — and terrifyingly, they’re exceptionally good at it.
TRENDS
Less oversharing and more intimate AI relationships?
Internet predictions for 2024
On some corners of the internet, 2023 was the year of Chat
GPT, Barbenheimer and girl dinner — that's cobbling together snacks for a meal,
in case you missed it.
We asked a few insiders what the internet might have in
store for 2024. Here are their predictions.
CIO
15 ways to grow as an IT leader in 2024
From building a personal board of directors to sharpening
people skills, IT leaders are looking to develop their profiles, perspectives,
and prospects to better helm IT this year — and grow their careers.
The Digital Leadership Report
The 2023 Nash Squared Digital Leadership Report is the
world’s largest and longest-running survey of senior technology
decision-makers. Launched in 1998 and previously called the CIO Survey, it has
been an influential and respected indicator of major trends in technology and
digital for over two decades.
Over the last 25 years, the research has taken in the views
of over 50,000 technology leaders.
Find out what they are saying in 2023.
CAREER
Insights from four female scientists caught at the early-career crossroads
Facing challenges including parenthood, mental-health strain
and financial pressures, these researchers give advice for navigating the uncertain paths before them.
Why return-to-office mandates fail
The question over whether to allow employees to work from
home has been settled. Here’s the new normal.
OPINION
The Danger of Digitizing Everything
The creep of conducting our day-to-day interactions over
screens has reached a breaking point—and it threatens to push out everyone but
those with the “right” access.
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