Being an academic is a vocation. We are not in it for the money (hopefully), but mostly (hopefully) for the impact that we can make on our students’ and colleagues’ lives, as well as to contribute to the process of healthy law and policy-making. It is a job with lots of responsibility, joys, surprises and … Read more
While genAI has been a hot topic for the past couple of years, organizations have largely focused on experimentation. In 2025, that’s going to change. It’s the year organizations will move their AI initiatives into production and aim to achieve a return on investment (ROI). But first, they’ll need to overcome challenges around scale, governance, … Read more
McKinsey estimates that AI—and generative AI in particular—could contribute up to $340 billion annually to the global banking sector, accounting for approximately 4.7% of total industry revenues. This includes leveraging AI to significantly enhance financial planning and analysis (FP&A) processes by automating routine tasks such as accounts payable, journal entries, data gathering, and reporting. Early … Read more
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is a category of AI capable of producing new content, including audio, code, images, text, and videos. Unlike traditional AI systems, which are task-specific, GenAI can create original content semi-autonomously through user inputs and prompts. While GenAI’s creative capabilities are becoming integrated into everyday applications, they also present significant risks. Fraudsters … Read more
By Bryan Kirschner, Vice President, Strategy at DataStax Data scientists have long struggled with silos and cycle time. That’s partly because of an underlying structural tension between the traditional data science mission of turning “data into insights” versus the on-the-ground game of turning “context into action.” The latter is something business teams and managers strive … Read more