Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Meta will soon release artificial intelligence (AI) models capable of reasoning and planning, according to a Financial Times (FT) report. Meta has announced plans to release Llama 3 in the coming weeks, while OpenAI has revealed that its forthcoming AI model ‘GPT-5’, which will also be introduced soon, the report added. According to the FT report, Joelle Pineau, vice-president of AI research at Meta, said that the company is actively exploring the capabilities of large language models to engage in reasoning, planning, and memory functions. He said these models, whic ..read more

Much of the writing about artificial intelligence in higher education has been about the tool’s potential to enhance student learning, teaching strategies and the entire education process. Many say it might help identify and track students who would benefit from additional support and resources. However, there are significant warnings about the potential dangers of AI. Even comedian Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show” recently opined about these, warning, “So I want your assurance that AI isn’t removing the human from the loop.” He questioned the possibility that humans will lose their jobs to AI ..read more

If you are in a position of leadership, your job is unquestionably hard. You must deliver results; identify, develop, and retain talent; keep people motivated, even coach them; and manage your personal goals all while maintaining a positive reputation and coming across as authentic.  Your life plays out on the jumbotron 24/7, and your organization’s priorities feel like they change hourly, so by definition, projects are always behind. https://www.fastcompany.com/91088693/85-of-new-people-managers-receive-no-formal-training-this-is-why-you-cant-fake-it ..read more

NinjaTech AI’s CEO, Babak Pahlavan, sheds light on this burgeoning phenomenon of AI Agents. Offering a glimpse into the intricacies and implications of reshaping our daily interactions in this tech-driven world. There’s been accelerating publicity lately around “AI agents.” In November 2023, Bill Gates wrote on his blog about how AI agents will completely change how we use computers. In non-technical terms, this means that AI agents can save each user more time and more money and make them more productive by taking over entire tasks for the user rather than helping them synchronously while the ..read more

Forget artificial intelligence breaking free of human control and taking over the world. A far more pressing concern is how today’s generative AI tools will transform the labor market. Some experts envisage a world of increased productivity and job satisfaction; others, a landscape of mass unemployment and social upheaval. Someone with a bird's-eye view of the situation is Mary Daly, CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, part of the national system responsible for setting monetary policy, maintaining a stable financial system, and ensuring maximal employment. Daly, a labor market e ..read more

Fewer people are earning degrees for the second year in a row, but certificates are having a moment, according to a new report.  The latest “Undergraduate Degree Earners” report, released Thursday, showed that almost 100,000 fewer people earned bachelor’s and associate degrees or certificates during the 2022–23 academic year, a 2.8 percent decrease. The number of certificate earners, meanwhile, is higher than it’s been in a decade, the report found. Students who earned these kinds of credentials increased by about 4 percent. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/academics/2024/04 ..read more

Any update on this technology has to carry the caveat that it is changing day by day and that research and development is, in most cases, months ahead of what is available to the general public. We are now in a period of highly competitive one-upmanship in the features, speed, security, and reliability of GenAI products. As the top dozen or so competitors seek to build consumer and corporate markets, we will see usage expand. Currently, business and industry has effectively applied the technology to marketing, accounting, industry research, product development, trend analysis, report writing ..read more

It looks like Google is going all in on AI agents the latest Google Cloud next keynote presentation which covers some of the new product developments across Google had one major theme and that is AI agents. AI agents for customer service. AI agents for helping your employees get more stuff done for marketing, for driving, for analyzing vast quantities of data, for creating content, and podcasts and videos. AI agents for cyber security, for coding, for deploying new e-commerce Pages. AI agents for everything. https://youtu.be/-fW0v2aHoeQ?feature=shared ..read more

Microsoft, Google, IBM, Intel, SAP and Cisco plan to collectively train nearly 100 million technology workers over the next ten years to mitigate AI’s disruption to the workforce, the companies said Friday in an announcement. The group, which includes Accenture, Eightfold and Indeed, plans to evaluate the impact of AI on 56 information and communication technology job roles and provide training recommendations. The findings, which will be released in a report, intend to offer practical insights for employers. The efforts are part of a Cisco-led consortium focused on assessing AI’s impact on te ..read more

OpenAI's GPT-4 is currently the best generative AI tool on the market, but that doesn't mean we're not looking to the future. With OpenAI CEO Sam Altman regularly dropping hints about GPT-5, it seems likely we'll see a new, upgraded AI model before long. [skipping to wish #3] So, if GPT-5 ships with GPT Agents, you could ask it to "build a portfolio website for Maxwell Timothy" rather than just "write me a code for the homepage." GPT-5 would then theoretically be able to self-prompt by invoking expert AI agents to handle the various subtasks needed to build a website. It might invoke one GPT t ..read more