Weaponized trade polices leading to a fragmented world
The World Economic Forum feels that deepening geopolitical tensions are leading to more assertive industrial policies and a dramatic reduction in cooperation We have entered a new world order. Two major geopolitical and economic blocs – one Western-led and one led by China and Russia – are firming up and are increasingly in competition with […]
A Remarkable Step Towards AGI
Human intelligence encompasses a wide range of cognitive abilities and skills, extending beyond specific domains or tasks. The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has long aimed to create systems that exhibit such broad intelligence.While recent AI successes have been focused on specific tasks, OpenAI’s new language model GPT-4 shows promising signs of complex and elusive broader intelligence.
The Power of Universal Business Components
In the rapidly evolving business landscape, the concept of Universal Business Components (UBCs) is transforming the way businesses strategize and operate. UBCs, as espoused by tech savant Daniel Miessler, refers to a collection of abstracted business functions that cut across industry boundaries.
Navigating the Global Investment Landscape
The FDI Confidence Index, published by global management consulting firm AT Kearney, offers valuable insights into the outlook for international investment. By surveying senior executives from the world’s leading corporations, this index gauges their perspective on the investment landscape, emerging markets, and investment priorities. The report unravels the intricacies of global investment environment – revealing key trends, emerging markets, and strategies for investors in the post-pandemic world.
The Emergence of AI-First Era – Part II
The world has entered the AI-First Era with the advancement of Generative AI tools. For the first time, AI can create. We are in the early innings of the next generational shift with the launch of exciting tools based on creative capabilities of AI, and funds pouring in. Yet numerous challenges still need to be addressed.
US-China Trade War Enters New Phase
As the world tries to re-globalize, reduce their supply-chain dependencies on any single country, create resilience from geopolitical shocks, and de-risk their markets, a new trade war is breaking out between China and the United States, which together account for over one-third of the global economy.
The AI Chatbot Report Card
AI chatbots – the confluence of artificial intelligence and chat programs – are revolutionary. They use machine learning algorithms to mimic human-like conversation, bridging the gap between human users and digital interfaces. They understand inputs, process them using natural language processing capabilities, and generate appropriate responses. But their vision for the future may be short-sighted.
Governments rush to regulate AI
With artificial intelligence being in widespread use, the concern for how AI makes decisions have increased. Governments are worried about its risks and are grappling with controlling its ability to do harm– before it actually does so.As AI regulations kick in, industry fears it’ll hurt innovation. But everyone has an interest in AI research being conducted carefully, with proper oversight and transparency.
Keeping Capital Responsive
Effectively allocating capital is a crucial determinant of long-term success. Many firms struggle to optimally distribute funding across strategic priorities because they rely too heavily on subjective or only-partially objective rankings to inform capital allocation decisions. Discover how businesses can effectively optimise their capital allocation strategy by using three essential principles to drive growth, minimise risk, and improve shareholder value
A search engine war is on
According to the latest set of data from Statista, Google enjoys an 84% market share in the desktop search engine race and 95% in the mobile market. Bing puts up an admirable fight with a nearly 9% market share in the PC space, but it doesn’t even break past the 1% market share mark on mobile.A search engine war is on. Google may have taken a couple of false steps on the way to get here but what comes next is almost guaranteed to be a search game changer.