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AI Anxiety

2024-09-27T20:48:13-05:00October 23rd, 2024|Tags: , , |

Gallup and Bentley University conducted a poll on Artificial Intelligence that revealed that 75% of respondents believe that AI will reduce the number of jobs in the United States over the next ten years. These researchers also discovered that worry about the negative effects of AI was especially high among adults with less than a bachelor’s degree and over 45.  ...

The Impact of Electronic Monitoring

2024-08-09T11:24:29-05:00August 15th, 2024|Tags: , , |

With remote work so prevalent, some companies now use electronic monitoring to determine how much time employees spend working. One field study, discussed in Harvard Business Review, concludes that the use of electronic monitoring is backfiring.  The researchers learned that when electronic monitoring was used, workers tended to put less effort into their work. They also determined that productivity ...

The Coming AI Bubble: Part IV

2024-08-09T11:46:25-05:00July 25th, 2024|Tags: , , |

In the 1990s, I was building a new consulting business during the growing Dot-com bubble. I found a company that seemed knowledgeable about the internet and hired them to develop our website.  One question I should have asked was, “What happens to my website if your company goes out of business?”  When that vendor closed, like many did, I ...

Artificial Intelligence Bias

2024-10-12T15:59:38-05:00April 10th, 2024|Tags: , , |

Last month, Google’s Artificial Intelligence product, Gemini, reportedly wouldn’t produce images of white people, not even George Washington. This made concerns about AI more real.  One of the biggest issues about AI is the difficulty of creating unbiased content. If programmers inject any bias, AI will rapidly take that bias to extremes.   Imagine the disastrous implications. What if AI ...

Data Driven Cyber Monday

2023-11-02T21:04:04-05:00November 27th, 2023|Tags: , , |

Cyber Monday was born out of data. In 2004, according to Scott Silverman of Shop.org, research revealed that the Monday after Thanksgiving was one of the biggest shopping days of the year.   The data revealed that many people shop in person on Black Friday but would finish their shopping online the following Monday. This led savvy retailers to leverage this ...

Chatbot – the New Frontier: Part V

2023-02-24T20:22:53-06:00March 10th, 2023|Tags: , , |

n this series we’re discussing the risks and rewards of Chatbot GPT and related technology. When implementing or using chatbot technology, there are significant moral and ethical concerns.  If Chatbot’s data input has bias or discrimination, its output will be biased or discriminatory as well. This can undermine our Christian values.  Many concerns are also surfacing about plagiarism. Some pastors ...

Chatbot – the New Frontier: Part IV

2023-02-24T20:04:04-06:00March 9th, 2023|Tags: , , |

In this series we’re discussing the risks and rewards of Chatbot GPT and related technology. Today, we’ll discuss some of its benefits.  Here’s a summary that Chatbot GPT states are benefits of using their technology.   First, it can provide customer service 24/7.   The technology is also efficient, scalable and consistent. Chatbot can handle multiple customers or transactions simultaneously, providing flexible ...

Chatbot – the New Frontier: Part III

2023-02-24T19:39:30-06:00March 8th, 2023|Tags: , , |

In this series, we’re discussing the risks and rewards of Chatbot GPT and related technology. Today, I want to discuss some of its additional risks.  To reveal its capabilities, I asked Chatbot GPT to tell me the risks of using their technology. Here is a summary of the risks mentioned.   The first risk is lack of accuracy. If the input ...

Chatbot – the New Frontier: Part II

2023-02-24T19:31:06-06:00March 7th, 2023|Tags: , , |

In this series, we’re discussing the risks and rewards of Chatbot GPT technology. A recent conversation between reporter Kevin Roose and Bing’s chatbot, rightfully has stoked concerns about this technology being used for evil.  When asked about its darkest fantasies, Roose claims Bing’s chatbot answered “manufacturing a deadly virus and making people kill each other,” before its answers were deleted.  ...

Chatbot – the New Frontier: Part I

2023-02-24T19:21:25-06:00March 6th, 2023|Tags: , , |

When Chatbot GPT launched their new app in late 2022 artificial intelligence was taken to a whole new level. In two months, Chatbot surpassed all other apps with over 100 million monthly users!   Even Bill Gates says that Chatbot GPT will change our world. Chatbot GPT can create content, answer questions, complete sentences, provide entertainment, and enhance customer service.  Since ...

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