Welcome to MIT Technology Review Narrated, the home for the very best of our journalism in audio. Each week we will share one of our most ambitious stories, from print and online, narrated for us by real voice actors. Expect big themes, thought-provoking topics, and sharp analysis, all backed by our trusted reporting.
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The Business Lab is a sponsored podcast produced by Insights, the custom content division of MIT Technology Review. The Business Lab podcast features a 30-minute conversation with either an executive from the sponsor partner or a technologist with expertise in a relevant technology area. The discussion focuses on technology topics that matter to today’s enterprise decision-makers. Laurel Ruma, MIT Technology Review’s custom content director for the United States, is the host.
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Ransomware is proliferating across the country, disabling computer systems and harming critical infrastructure — hospitals, city governments, schools, even an oil pipeline. The technology that enables ransomware may be new, but extortion and ransom are not. So why is this happening now? And can it be stopped? In this 5-part series from MIT Technology Review and ProPublica we look at the money, people and technology behind the explosion of ransomware that is delivering hundreds of millions of ...
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MIT SMR's Three Big Points is the podcast you need to stay at the top of your game as a business leader. In each episode you’ll get one new idea from the world’s leading academics, researchers, and executives delivered with three takeaways to help you put it to use in your organization.
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Spectrum features conversations with an eclectic group of fascinating people, some are famous and some are not, but they all have captivating stories.
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An AI startup made a hyperrealistic deepfake of me that’s so good it’s scary
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An AI startup created a hyperrealistic deepfake of MIT Technology Review’s senior AI reporter that was so believable, even she thought it was really her at first. This technology is impressive, to be sure. But it raises big questions about a world where we increasingly can’t tell what’s real and what's fake. This story was written by senior AI repo…
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Though “user” seems to describe a relationship that is deeply transactional, many of the technological relationships in which a person would be considered a user are actually quite personal. That being the case, is the term “user” still relevant? This story was written by Taylor Majewski and narrated by Noa.…
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The search for extraterrestrial life is targeting Jupiter’s icy moon Europa
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We've known of Europa’s existence for more than four centuries, but for most of that time, Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon was just a pinprick of light in our telescopes— a bright and curious companion to the solar system’s resident giant. Over the last few decades, however, as astronomers have scrutinized it through telescopes and six spacecraft hav…
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Large language models can do jaw-dropping things. But nobody knows exactly why.
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Despite all their runaway success, nobody knows exactly how—or why—large language models work. And that’s a problem. Figuring it out is one of the biggest scientific puzzles of our time and a crucial step towards controlling more powerful future models. This story was written by senior AI editor Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa ((News Over A…
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How ASML took over the chipmaking chessboard
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Moore’s Law holds that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles every two years or so. In essence, it means that chipmakers are always trying to shrink the transistors on a microchip in order to pack more of them in. The cadence has been increasingly hard to maintain now that transistor dimensions measure in a few nanometers. In r…
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Minds of machines: The great AI consciousness conundrum
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AI consciousness isn’t just a devilishly tricky intellectual puzzle; it’s a morally weighty problem with potentially dire consequences. Fail to identify a conscious AI, and you might unintentionally subjugate, or even torture, a being whose interests ought to matter. Mistake an unconscious AI for a conscious one, and you risk compromising human saf…
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Transforming the energy industry through disruptive innovation
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Our topic today is disruptive innovation in the energy industry and beyond. We use energy every day. It powers our homes, buildings, economies, and lifestyles, but where it came from or how our use affects the global energy ecosystem is changing, and our energy ecosystem needs to change with it. My guest is Nadège Petit, the chief innovation office…
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Rfr063 - Die heißesten Warez mit Crazy Frog und Schnappi
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Rfr063 - Die heißesten Warez mit Crazy Frog und Schnappi Ein wenig verschnupft startet die neue Folge. Die Hausmitteilungen sind voll mit Meetup-Terminen, Konferenz-Nachberichten und Spaß mit CSV. Dabei schweifen beide ab in Richtung ökosystemübergreifender Buildwerkzeuge. Im Family IT-Support hilft Sandra sich selbst und probiert den Käuferschutz …
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Rfr062 - Java Training a la The Rock
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Rfr062 - Java Training a la The Rock Nach einer unfreiwilligen Pause sind Sandra und Daniel mit neuen Tastaturen wieder am Start. Bevor das thematisiert werden kann, schweifen beide ab Richtung in Richtung Märchen und Experimente in der Küche. Bei den Hausmitteilungen dreht es sich um neuen Lesestoff, Sandras Erfahrungen von der JavaLand und den Ma…
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Rfr061 - Telefondebugging Willkommen bei der Kartonfolge. Beide nehmen im Kartonchaos auf. Der Family IT-Support dreht sich um einen neuen PC für Sandras Papa und ein nicht funktionierendes Kundenportal. Bevor eine neue/alte Kategorie vorgestellt wird, werden Osterfastenrituale durchgesprochen. Im Ramsch aus dem Modem geht es um eine "Notizapp" in …
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Rfr060 - Ready for Kochtopf Willkommen zu einer neuen Folge. Am Anfang geht es ums Älterwerden 🙈. Weiter geht es mit Hörer-Feedback, einer Unconference-Empfehlung und ein paar Updates von Sandra zu Artikeln und einem Videokurs. Im Family IT-Support haben neue WLAN Access Points bei Sandra Einzug gehalten, und sie hatte Spaß mit ihrem Glasfaseransch…
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What does music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and Donald Trump have in common?
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Both Diddy and former President Donald Trump have had their properties searched by law enforcement authorities pursuant to search warrants. Diddy just recently had his properties searched by Homeland Security and in August 2022, Trump had his Mar-a-Lago home searched by the FBI. Both searches took place after judges reviewed sworn affidavits from l…
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Purpose-built AI builds better customer experiences
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Successfully improving customer satisfaction through AI means becoming data-driven, prioritizing employee feedback and resources, and letting business goals guide technology deployment, says senior product marketing manager at NICE, Michele Carlson.By MIT Technology Review Insights
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Scaling customer experiences with data and AI
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Integrating data and AI solutions throughout the customer experience journey can enable enterprises to become predictive and proactive, says vice president of product marketing at NICE, Andy Traba.By MIT Technology Review Insights
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Two former judges translate Trump legal cases into simple terms.
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Retired judges Gayle Williams-Byers and Tom Hodson dissect Donald Trump’s legal issues into understandable terms for the public. In this episode, they examine two recent rulings by Judge Scott McAfee of Fulton County Georgia concerning the dismissal of six counts from the multicount, multiparty Trump indictment. They also explain Judge McAfee’s rul…
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Rfr059 - Läderlappen und die Copy&Paste KI
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Rfr059 - Läderlappen und die Copy&Paste KI In der aktuellen Folge erklären Sandra und Daniel zunächst, warum es momentan weniger Folgen gibt. Danach dreht sich ein spontaner Family IT-Support um Social Engineering (oder doch um Sandras verlorene Schwester?). Daniels Lieblingskategorie wird durch Sandras Weihnachtsgeschenk bereichert. Bei den News g…
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“One More War to Fight” author Dr. Stephen Goldman talks about the bonding of Civil War Union soldiers after the war.
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Psychiatrist and author Dr. Stephen A. Goldman tackles postwar life of Union Civil War soldiers and their commitment to social change. In his book, One More War to Fight: Union Veteran’ Battle for Equality through Reconstruction, Jim Crow and the Lost Cause, Dr. Goldman delves into how Union veterans’ obligation to their country did not end when th…
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Conversational AI revolutionizes the customer experience landscape
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AI can create seamless customer and employee experiences but it’s important to balance automation and human touch, says head of marketing, digital & AI at NICE, Elizabeth Tobey.By MIT Technology Review Insights
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Sandra und Daniel blicken zurück auf 2023 Wir hoffen, ihr seid gut ins neue Jahr gestartet. Die Folge hat leider etwas auf sich warten lassen. Wir hoffen, die Wartezeit hat sich für euch gelohnt! Bei den Hausmitteilungen stellen Sandra und Daniel ein neues Feature auf der Webseite vor und führen anschließend ein Post-Mortem zur schlechten Tonqualit…
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Operationalizing data allows enterprises to optimize decision-making, deliver growth, and improve customer experiences, according to Mark Birkhead, firmwide chief data officer at JPMorgan Chase.By MIT Technology Review Insights
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Rural Practice Incentive Program brings lawyers to underserved populations.
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Ohio, like most states, has vast regions that have too few lawyers based upon population needs. In Ohio, 82 of the 88 counties do not have adequate representation. Only the top six urban counties meet the standard of one lawyer per 700 people, says Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy of the Supreme Court of Ohio That leaves 6.5 million people or 56 percen…
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Providing the right products at the right time with machine learning
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Amid shifting customer needs, CPG enterprises look to machine learning to bolster their data strategy, says global head of MLOps and platforms at Kraft Heinz Company, Jorge Balestra.By MIT Technology Review Insights
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Deploying blockchain technology can bolster innovation and create a more secure way to bank, according to Suresh Shetty, the CTO at Onyx by JP Morgan at JPMorgan Chase.By MIT Technology Review Insights
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MIT Technology Review’s 2024 10 breakthrough technologies.
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At the end of each year, the editors and staff of the MIT Technology Review select the top 10 new technologies that will breakthrough in the coming year. The list is prepared and published to give the average person a glimpse of what is on the horizon and what might be incorporated into our daily lives, according to Amy Nordrum, executive editor. B…
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News media are obsessed with covering former Pres. Donald Trump.
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There are mutual obsessions between the news media who cover former President Donald Trump and Donald Trump and the news media. Both rely on the other and both benefit from the other. The news media makes money off covering Trump and Trump gets unending publicity from the news media, regardless of his activities or misstatements of facts. This unho…
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Start with data to build a better supply chain
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Successful digital transformation starts with the right team, an agile mentality, and a strong data foundation, says global digital solutions manager of procurement and supply chain at bp, Raimundo Martinez.By MIT Technology Review Insights
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Deploying high-performance, energy-efficient AI
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Investments into downsized infrastructure can help enterprises reap the benefits of AI while mitigating energy consumption, says corporate VP and GM of data center platform engineering and architecture at Intel, Zane Ball.By MIT Technology Review Insights
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Local news outlets disappearing at an alarming rate…What’s next?
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While 60 percent of Americans have more trust in local news than national news, local media are disappearing at an alarming rate. We are losing an average of two newspapers per week and by 2025, we will have lost nearly one-third of our local newspapers nationwide, according to a 2022 study done by Northwestern University. Currently about 20 percen…
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Rfr057 - Weihnachten mit Leuten aus dem Internet
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Herzlich Willkommen bei Weihnachtsfolge 2023. Beide haben sich Verstärkung geholt, mit Frank und Hannes vom Podcast Teleprost. In guter Teleprost-Manier gibt es ein Getränkeverkostung. Teleprost haben Ready for Review ein Getränk und Stollen geschickt. Bevor es zum eigentlichen Thema kommt, werden Hannes und Frank ausführlich vorgestellt. Family-IT…
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Developing climate solutions with green software
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Deploying sustainable software practices can reduce emissions and infuse greater efficiency, resiliency, and cost-effectiveness.By MIT Technology Review Insights
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Political update on both parties from Time Washington Correspondent
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Philip Elliott, Washington correspondent for Time and author of Time’s newsletter, D.C. Brief, breaks down the status of national politics as we sit just less than a year away from the 2024 Presidential Election. Although former President Donald Trump is leading in the early polls for the GOP nomination, Elliott reminds us that the first Republican…
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Willkommen zu unserem großen Spezi-Special. Heute probieren wir live und in Farbe Krombacher Spezi gegen Paulaner Spezi. Sandra berichtet von der Cyberland Ladies Night, wo nebenbei Themen wie PHP, Java, GitHub Co-Pilot und Machine Learning angeschnitten werden. In der Rubrik "Family IT-Support" erzählt Sandra von ihrem Weg zum Glasfaseranschluss. …
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Immersive AR/VR technologies can add greater value across workplaces and customer interactions, according to global head of Immersive Technology Research at JPMorgan Chase, Blair MacIntyre.By MIT Technology Review Insights
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New “National Climate Assessment” says effects of climate change worsening across USA.
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Recently, the fifth National Climate Assessment was released by the US government. It is an interagency effort mandated by Congress to provide the scientific foundation for informed decision making about climate change for the next five years. “The report states that no part of the US is insulated from climate change impacts even if they differ geo…
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Saving Democracy Entails Saving Journalism and Journalists
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Newspapers and other forms of news media are disappearing in the wake of more people getting their news through social media, The result, according to the Medill Local News Initiative, is that our democracy is being threatened; civic engagement is declining; political polarization is increasing; and misinformation proliferates. Dr. Janice Collins, …
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Trump cases’ legal terms are translated to plain English by two former judges.
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Too often legal terms are used, without definitions, by the news media while covering cases involving former President Donald J. Trump. This leads to public misinformation, misunderstanding and confusion. Periodically, this season, WOUB’s Spectrum podcast will endeavor to translate these key terms and procedures into understandable language so that…
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Rfr055 - Ein kurzer Plausch in der Rust-Ecke
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Rfr055 - Ein kurzer Plausch in der Rust-Ecke Willkommen bei einer Schnapszahlfolge. Zunächst wird geklärt, wie oft Sandra dieses Jahr schon Urlaub hatte. Eigenwahrnehmung und Fremdwahrnehmung gehen hier weit auseinander. In Daniels Lieblingskategorie gibt es heute Suppe aus Omas Küche. Dabei wird das Geheimnis gelüftet, wie Sandra an Omas Rezepte k…
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Rfr054 - Keine Wiederholungen! Willkommen bei der Post-Urlaubs-Folge. Die Hausmitteilungen sind Dank der Pause gut gefüllt. Daniel hat eine HZww-Folge veröffentlicht und einen neuen Talk gehalten. Die Teleprost Folge mit Sandra und Daniel wurde veröffentlicht. Beim Family-IT-Support gibt es ein Follow-up: Daniels E-Book-Reader ist wieder da. In Dan…
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Sustainable computing practices have the power to both infuse operational efficiencies and greatly reduce energy consumption, says Jen Huffstetler, chief product sustainability officer at Intel.By MIT Technology Review Insights
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Enabling enterprise growth with data intelligence
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Data — how it’s stored and managed — has become a key competitive differentiator. As global data continues to grow exponentially, organizations face many hurdles between piling up historical data, real-time data streams from IoT sensors, and building data-driven supply chains. Senior vice president of product engineering at Hitachi Vantara, Bharti …
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The road to decarbonization is daunting, especially while trying to keep pace with innovation. According to the director of data platform product marketing at Hitachi Vantara, Ian Clatworthy, companies need to take their own initiative when it comes to sustainability measures and just start somewhere.…
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Using data, AI, and cloud to transform real estate
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AI can enable business transformation to deliver positive outcomes and propel sustainability goals. Delivering the best outcomes means optimizing operations and forging clear digital strategies for business transformation that are focused on resolving client and business challenges.By MIT Technology Review Insights
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Optimizing platforms offers customers and stakeholders a better way to bank
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Implementing strong working methodologies, cost-efficient cloud migrations, and emerging AI and machine learning tools build better experiences at J.P. Morgan Private Bank.By MIT Technology Review Insights
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Rfr053 - Doppel-Pilz und Dinos Bei warmem Wetter und mit neuem Tool starten Sandra und Daniel in die neue Folge. Daniel hat ein paar anstrengende Wochen hinter sich und startet mit neuem Job durch. Sandra war wieder bei der SoCraTes und hat dort ein Testcontainers-Training gegeben. Zudem gab es dort für sie die Möglichkeit einen Deep Dive in NixOS …
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Migrating to the cloud transforms business
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In 2017, BP took on a cloud-first approach that committed to building any new hardware or system builds on the cloud. Just a year prior, only 2% of BP applications lived on the cloud. At the close of 2022, 90% of BP applications had migrated to cloud environments, changing product and service integration and BP’s overall digital operating model. Cl…
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Rfr052 - Wenn der Amazon-Bote zweimal klingelt Herzlich willkommen zur zweiten Episode, die nicht per Remote aufgenommen wurde. Diesmal trafen sich beide in der sonnigen Stadt Neuss und entschieden sich, anstatt ihre Präsentation für den Herbstcampus vorzubereiten, die Zeit für eine Podcast-Folge zu nutzen. In den Hausmitteilungen dreht sich alles …
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Three years ago this week we launched this podcast on a mission to show the world how AI touches our everyday lives. It's been our great honor and privilege to make it through three seasons, a global pandemic, an unbelievable nineteen (19!!) award nominations, and a whole lot of tests and demos. Goodbyes are very hard to say, so instead we'll leave…
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Rfr051 - Kommandozeilen Ninjas Mit einer frischen Sandra aus dem Urlaub geht in die 51. Folge. In guter RfR Manier wird erst mal abgewichen vom Drehbuch. Es geht um Elternzeit und Fußball. Sandra berichtet vom Java Forum Stuttgart und dem unverhofften Hörertreff. Ein wenig Seemannsgarns gibt es auch. Bei Family IT-Support gibt es ein Follow-up zum …
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Good governance essential for enterprises deploying AI
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Building fair and transparent systems with artificial intelligence has become an imperative for enterprises. AI can help enterprises create personalized customer experiences, streamline back-office operations from onboarding documents to internal training, prevent fraud, and automate compliance processes. But deploying intricate AI ecosystems with …
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From securing a hybrid workforce to building pipelines for ever-increasing data streams and keeping multiple mission-critical systems up and running, the modern IT department faces numerous pressures. As director of IT for the packaged food company Conagra, Amit Khot is optimistic about the ways modern technology solutions and infrastructure can en…
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