Robots, AI and ‘smart tourism’ will change how we travel

Mengni Fu checks in to her hotel room using her mobile phone from the backseat of a taxi. When she arrives at the hotel, she drops her luggage to one of the porter robots who delivers it to her room. She unlocks her room with a digital key on her mobile phone. Then she sits […]

How To Explain AI Agents To Your Relatives

It’s family holiday time. You know the chaos: 47 unread group text messages about the menu. Your sister can’t agree on the date. Someone’s flight got cancelled. Uncle Mike just announced he’s a vegetarian (as of Tuesday). Your spouse is asking if the neighbors are invited and do we have enough chairs. Somehow, you survived […]

‘They learn how to kill’

Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt spoke at the Sifted Summit on Wednesday 8, October. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google‘s former CEO Eric Schmidt has issued a stark reminder about the dangers of AI and how susceptible it is to being hacked. Schmidt, who served as Google’s chief executive from 2001 to 2011, warned […]

How To Build Your Own Generative AI Toolkit To Stay Ahead At Work

How To Build Your Own Generative AI Toolkit To Stay Ahead At Work getty If you are waiting for your company to adopt AI, you are missing out on a personal opportunity to get ahead in your career. With generative AI you can build your own workflow, automate routine tasks, or create more compelling content. […]

How I’d use AI to do my job better, if I were a student today

If Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang were a student again, he’d take advantage of generative AI to have a successful career. “The first thing I would do is to learn AI,” Huang said in a January episode of the “Huge Conversations” show with Cleo Abram, mentioning tools like ChatGPT, Gemini Pro and Grok.  “Learning how to […]

How to use AI to start a business

If you’re thinking of starting a new business and need advice on what to do, your first move should be turning to an artificial intelligence chatbot tool, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude. That’s according to Steve Blank, who has written four books on the subject of entrepreneurship. He helped build eight different tech startups, […]

Investment fraud is on the rise. Here’s how to protect yourself

South_agency | E+ | Getty Images Consumers lost $5.7 billion to investment scams in 2024 — more than in any other type of fraud and up 24% from 2023, according to new data from the Federal Trade Commission. Investment scams generally involve claims that a consumer will get big returns by investing in a hot […]

How To Gain Vital Skills In Conversational Icebreakers Via Nimble Use Of Generative AI

Getting your icebreakers up-to-speed via the behind-the-scenes use of generative AI. getty In today’s column, I explore the use of generative AI and large language models (LLMs) for those who need some upbeat insights about starting conversations. The use of icebreakers is a common social mechanism that can be used with people that you’ve newly […]