Microsoft Cuts Ethics Squad: Microsoft eliminates its Ethics & Society unit.
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Microsoft Cuts Ethics Squad: Microsoft eliminates its Ethics & Society unit.

Microsoft laid off an AI ethics team while charging ahead on products powered by OpenAI. On March 6, the tech giant dissolved the Ethics & Society unit in its Cognition group, which researches and builds AI services, amid ongoing cutbacks that have affected 10,000 workers to date...

March 22, 20232 min read
Microsoft Cuts Ethics Squad: Microsoft eliminates its Ethics & Society unit.
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Microsoft Cuts Ethics Squad: Microsoft eliminates its Ethics & Society unit.

Microsoft laid off an AI ethics team while charging ahead on products powered by OpenAI. On March 6, the tech giant dissolved the Ethics & Society unit in its Cognition group, which researches and builds AI services, amid ongoing cutbacks that have affected 10,000 workers to date...

March 22, 20232 min read
Inferring Talent: NLP tools for technical recruiters
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Inferring Talent: NLP tools for technical recruiters

What do your GitHub projects reveal about your professional prospects? A new model aims to help recruiters find out. Prog.ai analyzes GitHub repositories to help employers find engineers skilled in particular areas, TechCrunch reported.

March 15, 20232 min read
Inferring Talent: NLP tools for technical recruiters
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Inferring Talent: NLP tools for technical recruiters

What do your GitHub projects reveal about your professional prospects? A new model aims to help recruiters find out. Prog.ai analyzes GitHub repositories to help employers find engineers skilled in particular areas, TechCrunch reported.

March 15, 20232 min read
AI as Officemate: Workers benefit from AI-powered assistance and tools.
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AI as Officemate: Workers benefit from AI-powered assistance and tools.

Many workers benefit from AI in the office without knowing it, a new study found. MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group surveyed employees on their use of AI in their day-to-day work. Their findings...

January 4, 20232 min read
AI as Officemate: Workers benefit from AI-powered assistance and tools.
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AI as Officemate: Workers benefit from AI-powered assistance and tools.

Many workers benefit from AI in the office without knowing it, a new study found. MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group surveyed employees on their use of AI in their day-to-day work. Their findings...

January 4, 20232 min read
AI’s Year in Review: Fifth Annual State of AI Report Details 2022 Trends
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AI’s Year in Review: Fifth Annual State of AI Report Details 2022 Trends

2022 was a big year for AI-driven upstarts and scientific discovery, according to a new survey. The fifth annual State of AI Report details the biggest breakthroughs, business impacts, social trends, and safety concerns.

November 16, 20222 min read
AI’s Year in Review: Fifth Annual State of AI Report Details 2022 Trends
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AI’s Year in Review: Fifth Annual State of AI Report Details 2022 Trends

2022 was a big year for AI-driven upstarts and scientific discovery, according to a new survey. The fifth annual State of AI Report details the biggest breakthroughs, business impacts, social trends, and safety concerns.

November 16, 20222 min read
AI Hasn’t Been So Bad for Jobs: Employment Has Risen in Some Automation-Heavy Professions
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AI Hasn’t Been So Bad for Jobs: Employment Has Risen in Some Automation-Heavy Professions

Worries that automation is stealing jobs may have been greatly exaggerated. A U.S. government report found that employment has increased in many occupations that may be threatened by automation.

November 16, 20222 min read
AI Hasn’t Been So Bad for Jobs: Employment Has Risen in Some Automation-Heavy Professions
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AI Hasn’t Been So Bad for Jobs: Employment Has Risen in Some Automation-Heavy Professions

Worries that automation is stealing jobs may have been greatly exaggerated. A U.S. government report found that employment has increased in many occupations that may be threatened by automation.

November 16, 20222 min read
Data Scientists on Data Science: Data Science Jobs Bring High Satisfaction
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Data Scientists on Data Science: Data Science Jobs Bring High Satisfaction

A survey of data scientists reveals a field of great opportunities but also room for improvement. The 2022 “State of Data Science” report from Anaconda, maker of a popular Python distribution, surveyed 3,493 students, teachers, and employees.

September 21, 20222 min read
Data Scientists on Data Science: Data Science Jobs Bring High Satisfaction
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Data Scientists on Data Science: Data Science Jobs Bring High Satisfaction

A survey of data scientists reveals a field of great opportunities but also room for improvement. The 2022 “State of Data Science” report from Anaconda, maker of a popular Python distribution, surveyed 3,493 students, teachers, and employees.

September 21, 20222 min read
AI Jobs Grow in Pharma: Drug Companies are Hiring More Machine Learning Engineers Than Ever
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AI Jobs Grow in Pharma: Drug Companies are Hiring More Machine Learning Engineers Than Ever

Pharmaceutical companies in several countries are hiring machine learning engineers at increasing rates.

August 10, 20222 min read
AI Jobs Grow in Pharma: Drug Companies are Hiring More Machine Learning Engineers Than Ever
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AI Jobs Grow in Pharma: Drug Companies are Hiring More Machine Learning Engineers Than Ever

Pharmaceutical companies in several countries are hiring machine learning engineers at increasing rates.

August 10, 20222 min read
What AI Employers Want: 10 Most In-Demand Jobs in AI and Machine Learning
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What AI Employers Want: 10 Most In-Demand Jobs in AI and Machine Learning

A website that aggregates AI jobs revealed the roles that are most in-demand. Ai-jobs.net published its second annual list of the job titles that appeared most frequently in its listings.

July 20, 20221 min read

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