Techno-politics

The excitement around AI, and its ability to impact almost every function across the enterprise, is forcing a lot of CEOs to consider revising their corporate governance structures. As you can imagine, the org charts vary dramatically ranging from centralized hierarchical oversight to decentralized distributed innovation. The emergence of the Chief AI Officer (CAIO), AI task forces, divisional ownership by business unit leaders, and SVP-level committees are all common approaches. Here's what we've been seeing. Continue Reading →

I am thrilled to announce our first AI for Brand Marketers Summit powered by Brand Innovators & Shelly Palmer, hosted by Paramount Global (June 4-6 in NYC). Continue Reading →

Over the past 14 months, I’ve done dozens of leadership level-set workshops focused on how to integrate and leverage AI across the enterprise. While generative AI is getting most of the attention, it is not an isolated technology. To get the most out of AI-enabled platforms, your business must be culturally and technologically ready to put it to work. One of the most common questions I hear from senior business leaders is, “How can we measure our AI readiness?” Continue Reading →

A coalition of 20 tech companies has signed an agreement to combat election-related deepfakes ahead of the 2024 elections. Continue Reading →

As generative AI is being slowly woven into the fabric of our daily lives, its misuse in the political arena has raised significant concerns, particularly as we approach the November elections. To some, recent AI-powered incidents signal an urgent need for legislative action. Continue Reading →

Yesterday's Senate hearing on child safety in social media saw CEOs from TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Meta (Facebook's parent company), Discord, and Snapchat face questions from lawmakers. The hearing focused on the impact of social media on children's safety and the bipartisan effort to more effectively regulate these platforms. Continue Reading →

The Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has informed OpenAI that it suspects ChatGPT of violating European Union privacy laws. Continue Reading →

ElevenLabs, an AI startup specializing in voice replication technology, has banned a user account responsible for creating an audio deepfake of President Biden. The deepfake featured a message urging people not to vote in the New Hampshire primary. Continue Reading →

You know who really hates AI? The middle management mafia. When you teach a member of your corporate deep state to do a job in 30 minutes that used to take three hours, you know what they want to do at minute 31? Grab a coffee. When you ask them what they did with the 2.5 hours of time that AI created for the company, the stock answer will be something like, "Well… you know that generative AI hallucinates. We were checking the output for accuracy." So much for the ROI on your $30-per-seat investment in Copilot. But there is hope for the "this meeting should have been an email" crowd. Let's explore. Continue Reading →

CES 2024 was like stepping into a sci-fi movie. Only the popcorn was real, and the special effects were available for pre-order. I walked all 2 million square feet of exhibit space (several times) using one essential filter: “Technology is meaningless unless it changes the way we behave.” While it’s true that AI was the overarching theme of this year’s show – that’s like saying integrated circuits, or data, or electricity were the theme of the show. AI is table stakes now. It’s incorporated everywhere it’s needed (like all of the other enabling technologies), so there’s no need to call it out. That said, there were a few standouts in Las Vegas last week. Here’s a short list of my favorites. Continue Reading →