It seems most of us are trying to gauge if AI will end up like social media and the Internet—lots of life-improving uses, lots of downsides we didn’t anticipate and how much to embrace it in our daily lives.
I suspect it will be a million times better and a million times worse than what we’ve experienced with precursor technologies.
We humans keep innovating, excited by opportunities, but historically we don’t seem to embed governance to keep ourselves in check.
In this week’s issue, I’m sharing a few AI-related notes.…
This Week’s Shares: ??? Leveraging AI to Improve Your Life ???
This Week’s Shares: ??? Leveraging AI to Improve Your Life ???- Ranjana Sharma provides an easy primer on using various Claude tools, with a handy chart to tie it up in a bow.
- According to a poll conducted by Chief and The Harris Poll, women leaders are not behind adapting AI. But there are many roles to fill and the article cautions women not to default to governance roles.
- Reese Witherspoon recently faced backlash when she said women need to embrace AI more than they currently do. She suggested using it, learning about it, making it part of their lives. The backlash? Some accused her of shilling for the AI industry.
- Not AI but related to content that feeds it: The Wayback Machine, a website that archives other websites is in danger as publishers and others block it from cataloguing their content.
- Are wild boars a problem for you? This town in Poland is solving it with AI robots.
🌞Do Good Spotlight: Black Girls CODE
Black Girls CODE is teaching thousands of young women to lead and innovate in the tech/science/math space. Since 2011, BGC has been helping to improve the pipeline for girls of color in tech. The organization has chapters across the globe, including New York, Seattle, and South Africa. Learn how and why this organization needs your support: Black Girls CODE.
⏳Until Next Time…
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!
Niki