Technology/Science
Climate Change, Pollution Push Oceans to Tipping Point, UN Report Says
A new United Nations assessment of ocean health documents a "deepening crisis" as climate change, pollution, overfishing, and biodiversity loss threaten marine ecosystems crucial to human survival. ...
AI Saves Time, But Most Companies Waste the Gain, Study Shows
Employees across industries continue to adopt AI tools at a rapid rate, yet the technology's impact on productivity and efficiency is uneven and muddled, according to a new study. Some 74% of ...
Your Next Job Interview Could Be With an AI Bot
Have you applied for a new job? If you've been shortlisted, get ready to be interviewed by artificial intelligence. Deluged by a flood of AI-generated job applications from easy-apply job boards, ...
AI Savings Misses ‘Should Be Making Executives Uncomfortable,’ Bain Says
Cost savings from automation are broadly falling short of projections, according to a new Bain & Co. global survey of large companies. The missed targets "should be making executives ...
AI Poised to Tilt Job Market Leverage Toward Older Workers
When it comes to job cuts, older workers are often disproportionately affected. But a new survey of chief executive officers suggests this won't be a given as companies adopt artificial ...
OpenAI’s Altman Says AI Unlikely to Lead to ‘Jobs Apocalypse’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at a conference in May said the rapid development and adoption of AI would not lead to a global "jobs apocalypse" and the technology had not claimed as many white-collar jobs as ...
For Carriers, AI Can Now Mean Hyper-Personalized Customer Service, Leaders Say
The future of property/casualty insurance is here and it looks a lot like … a devoted personal assistant for the policyholder, one that moves at lightning speed and never complains or takes a day ...
FLASH Weather AI Launches Hail Prediction Model
FLASH Weather AI has launched a new high-resolution hail prediction model that can give almost an hour of warning before a storm. FLASH's 1-Hour Hail Swath Prediction Model is a deep-learning system ...