Maria Santacaterina and Medlir discuss the impact of generative AI on businesses. They ask the question whether the massive financial investment in generative AI will pay off for these businesses. Is the promise of AI, hype or real?

Links:

• https://www.santacaterinaconsulting.com/
• https://www.amazon.com/Adaptive-Resilience-Maria-Santacaterina/dp/1119898188
• https://www-businessinsider-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.businessinsider.com/ai-return-investment-disappointing-goldman-sachs-report-2024-6?amp
• https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/pages/gen-ai-too-much-spend-too-little-benefit.html

Tags: Generative AI, investment, AI hype, BigTech, future of work

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In July 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Defense unveiled its first basic policy document on the use of artificial intelligence and a comprehensive strategy to enhance Japan’s cyber defense capabilities. In this episode Dr. Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi of the University of Tokyo, joins us to talk about how AI fits into Japan’s military strategy.

Links:

• https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/02/japan/sdf-cybersecurity/#:~:text=In%20the%20new%20policy%2C%20the,and%20in%20unmanned%20military%20assets.
• https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240705_05/
• (In Japanese) https://www.mod.go.jp/j/press/news/2024/07/02a.html

#Japan #militaryAI #artificialintelligence

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Medlir sits down with Dr. Paige Arthur, Director of Global Programming at Columbia Global, and co-author of AI for Peace (with Branka Panic), to discuss how recent AI innovations can contribute to conflict prevention and peace. They also explore the opportunities and challenges that technologies pose for human rights and curbing hate speech.

Links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/paige-arthur-6269001b/
• https://www.aiforpeace.org/
• https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/9781003359982/ai-peace-branka-panic-paige-arthur
• https://www.usip.org/publications/2023/12/role-ai-peacebuilding
• https://www.sipri.org/research/armament-and-disarmament/emerging-military-and-security-technologies/responsible-innovation-ai-peace-and-security
• https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/20231208-messaggio-57giornatamondiale-pace2024.html

#AI, #Human_Rights, #Peace, #Misinformation, #Hate_Speech

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