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ChatGPT not ready for the responsibility of research analyst

I had high hopes that a silver-bullet technology like ChatGPT would solve all the inherent challenges I’ve faced over a long career in market research. Our work is a labor of love—often tedious and time-consuming, as we peel back layers…
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Tech desperately wants AI for its ‘next big thing’

AI is a bit of a mess right now: “The race to lead AI has become a desperate hunt for the digital data needed to advance the technology. To obtain that data, tech companies including OpenAI, Google, and Meta have cut corners, ignored corporate…

Am I Built for the Future?

Here's the thing: I'm a Gen X guy, smack dab in the digital evolution crossroads, with a suitcase full of gadgets that have turned into nothing more than high-tech doorstops. My journey began with the unforgettable screech of dial-up internet,…
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Social media is getting better for corporations

Social media isn’t as social as it used to be. As I write, CEOs of major social sites are testifying before Congress about their seeming unwillingness to make their platforms less addictive and toxic for minors and why their algorithms favor…
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The Digital Renaissance: Technology’s Role in Elevating Customer Experience

In the modern business landscape, where differentiation is paramount, companies are in relentless pursuit of an elusive edge. Enter technology. A tool, once seen merely as a facilitator, has now emerged as a game-changer in sculpting unparalleled…
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Ways to safely use ChatGPT

The title of this blog was chosen intentionally. With any new technology, we must proceed mindfully and avoid dangerous situations. In the case of using ChatGPT, my feeling is that companies dealing with sensitive client information must be…
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Will tech be forced to pay its fair share?

Two separate actions—one a US lawsuit and the other a Canadian law—begin to inject some sanity into issues of ownership, copyright, and technology’s relationship with each. Canada’s Online News Act, effective at the end of this year,…
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The AI threat is news again

AI is having another moment. Every few years it grabs the attention and dominates the headlines. Most major newspapers have a weekly take on it. More than ever, companies tout the most rudimentary machine learning as AI to veil themselves in…
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Let Technology Get Back Again

If I were alive in the early 20th century, I would have had the opportunity to witness firsthand some of the transformative technologies that impacted our world then. And to watch the complaints and the praise by the masses. Let’s attempt…