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The returns from AI projects are ‘dismal’, business leaders complain

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Companies have become more cautious about investing in artificial intelligence tools due to concerns about cost, data security and safety, according to a study conducted by Lucidworks, a provider of e-commerce search and customer service applications. “The honeymoon phase of generative AI is over,” the company said in its Generative AI Global Benchmark Study 2024, … Read more

Astronomy has a bullying and intimidation problem: ‘The results in this report are dismal’

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from high above a flat grey expanse, a single silhoutted figure stands in the center, on the bottom half of the image, dozens of other small silhouetted figures face the central one. Their shadows fall downward.

After surveying 661 employees working in astronomy and geophysics, the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has highlighted the “urgent” need to tackle bullying and harassment in the fields. In short, 44% of respondents reported suffering in the workplace during the two years prior to the survey, and 65% of those respondents said their reported concerns were … Read more