Category: GenAI
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We need to pay attention: AI warning from an Anthropic leader
THIS ARTICLE draws attention to significant warnings issued this week about AI’s power. Evan Hubinger, who is Anthropic’s Alignment Science Lead, wrote, “… we really do earnestly believe AI could…
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Add your voice to my 2026 survey on GenAI in your career
THIS ARTICLE invites you to take a couple of minutes to add your voice to my 2026 survey on AI and your career. In the survey below, you’ll see I’ve…
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AI guardrails and governance, anyone?
THIS ARTICLE breaks down what we know about recent AI “sandbox breaches”, and why we should be advocating for AI governance/legislation in our respective countries. Closer to home, we should…
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34% of people report hiding their AI use from employers
THIS ARTICLE delves into and looks beyond a national survey’s findings that 34% of employees report hiding AI usage from employers. Wait until you see which employee group is more…
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Role-specific ChatGPT Prompt Packs/hacks to explore
THIS ARTICLE is about hacks for GenAI users. OpenAI Academy has created “Prompt Packs” designed for specific roles in your organisation – executives, managers, HR, IT, marketing and more. There’s…
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Is AI putting words in your mouth and deliverables? – a new survey
We – and GenAI – have come a very long way in 32 months. This article includes reporting on my past surveys about AI in the assistant career, a caution…
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Mid-’25 reality check amid AI CEO’s warning about white collar careers
I believe this article is among the more important pieces I’ve written for assistants since I began publishing Exceptional EA in July 2013. I strongly encourage you to invest 10…
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DeepSeek: “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire”
I’ve been keeping an eye on and writing about DeepSeek since its January 20/25 disruptive entry to our world. In today’s post, I’m sharing word of
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Governments have begun scrutinizing DeepSeek’s privacy controls
In the last week, the new Chinese AI product DeepSeek has been giving ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and other AI products one heck of a run for the money … and…
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DeepSeek: disrupting GenAI and stock markets
In the last week, the new Chinese AI product DeepSeek has been giving ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and other AI products one heck of a run for the money … and…
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Weekend Poll: Are you using AI to draft workplace communications or other deliverables?
I’ve been writing about generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) since a couple of weeks after ChatGPT’s November 2022 launch, long after I began writing about AI in the context of assistants’…
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Act quickly to nab my annual gift for the first 100: a timely Jan 8/25 webinar
As we wind down ’24 and prepare to embark on the new year, I’m continuing my tradition of offering a live early January webinar for the first 100 registrants. Our…
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AI, the evolving assistant career, and carving your own career path
Earlier this week, before departing for the US and another conference presentation, I participated in an international panel covering a range of topics associated with career paths and the ongoing…
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What’s going on with AI in your workplace? Please take a minute to add your voice
What, if any, policies or guidelines has your workplace established in regard to the use of emerging forms of artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT?
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ChatGPT, GenAI and Reputation Management
Use GenAI if it’s approved within your workplace, yet also use your noggin February 1, 2024 You likely have a lot on your plate. You of course need to be…