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Anthropic’s Study Does Not Measure AI’s Labor-Market Impacts
Anthropic recently published a study presented as evidence about AI’s early labor-market impacts. Yet the paper’s empirical core comes from a much narrower source than its title suggests: Claude conversations and API traffic. That makes the study much less decisive as a measure of AI’s labor-market impacts across the economy.
Hamilton Mann
Mar 231 min read
The Crucial Stake Of ID Is Bridging The Identity Divide
The importance of identity as a human right cannot be underestimated, especially when considering the broader implications for economic empowerment and social stability. In countries where a robust identity system is not in place, people often possess potential assets but lack the formal recognition needed to leverage them effectively.
Hamilton Mann
Mar 221 min read
Don’t Get Caught Up In The GenAI Hype
There has been considerable speculation recently about the potential of generative AI to significantly boost worker productivity.
However, among the challenges companies face when deploying genAI, there is one that is particularly unique to business and applies to any solution an organization might consider deploying: the realization of return on investment.
Hamilton Mann
Jul 21, 20251 min read
As Life And Modern Democracies Hang By A Click, So Does The Hypervasive AI Influence
We spend our time clicking for much of our lives. Each of these clicks, while seemingly benign, collectively feeds into a vast digital ecosystem in which our preferences and behaviors are not only recorded, but analyzed and used to influence our decisions at an unprecedented scale.
Hamilton Mann
Jun 15, 20251 min read
There Will Be No Human-Centered AI Without Humane Economics
Many economic actors around the world are seeking the next generation of new business models, focused, passionate, stubbornly determined to take advantage of digital technologies, particularly AI. The market capitalization of the top 100 global companies reached $40 trillion by the end of March 2024, marking a record level in five years. Technology giants recorded the highest growth among all companies, representing nearly one-third of this total market capitalization on thei
Hamilton Mann
Jun 15, 20251 min read
Why Digital For Good Matters
Digital for Good is about acknowledging the paradoxes posed by technology to address both its benefit and its unsustainable nature for the w
Hamilton Mann
Mar 1, 20251 min read
AI Homogenization Is Shaping The World
A phenomenon of “AI-formization” is emerging, a term I coined to describe the subtle yet profound impact that AI algorithms are having on cu
Hamilton Mann
Mar 1, 20251 min read
AI \Artificial Integrity\
The Path for the Future of AI The concept of “artificial integrity” proposes a critical framework for the future of AI. It emphasises the need to architect AI systems that not only align with but also enhance and sustain human values and societal norms. Artificial integrity goes beyond traditional AI ethics. As AI ethics is the input, artificial integrity is the outcome advocating a context-specific application of ethical principles, ensuring AI’s alignment with local norms
Hamilton Mann
Jan 27, 20241 min read
Transparency in AI at Davos
2024 AI House Davos at the World Economic Forum In recent years, there has been a significant shift in how technology influences our daily lives. The advent of social media platforms marked a notable change in our perceptions of privacy. We gradually adapted to sharing more personal information online, often overlooking potential risks. This evolution in our relationship with technology raises a question about our growing reliance on AI. As AI systems become more sophisticate
Hamilton Mann
Jan 24, 20242 min read
Trustworthy AI Is No Less Than Sustainable Development.
Beyond the challenges of safety and security posed by artificial intelligence, what environmental issues does its development raise? For Hamilton Mann, safe and trustworthy AI cannot be detached from a sustainable dimension. In this paper, the author provides an overview of the environmental issues associated with the development of AI while outlining potential regulatory pathways. The race for artificial intelligence is on, and we cannot afford to overlook its systemic impac
Hamilton Mann
Sep 1, 20236 min read
The Looming Algorithmic Divide: Navigating the Ethics of AI
In recent months, the rapid adoption of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), exemplified by OpenAI’s software ChatGPT, has propelled AI into the global spotlight. However, amidst the fascination with the new super-human capabilities offered by AI, there is an emerging “algorithmic divide” fueled by both disparities in technology access and literacy, along with cognitive biases inherent in AI models trained on available data. Bringing these challenges to the forefront
Hamilton Mann
Jun 6, 20235 min read
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