AI Leadership: Empowering Humanity Through Transformative Tech
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Resources & Recommendations
Books
- "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie - This book is mentioned for its advice on reaching out to people for help and building connections, which is relevant for networking in the AI space.
- "The Atomic Human" by Neil Lawrence - This book explores the core essence of humanity when stripped of tasks that machines can perform, focusing on traits like love, hate, connection, and empathy as central to human experience in the age of AI.
People Mentioned
- Neil Lawrence (DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at Cambridge) - Author of "The Atomic Human," mentioned for his perspective on the impact of AI on human identity.
Organizations & Institutions
- University of Bristol - Zara Nanu is a Professor in Practice at its Business School.
- Lloyds Banking Group - Ranil Boteju is the Chief Data and Analytics Officer, leading the bank's AI transformation.
- Gap Square - A company co-founded by Zara Nanu that used AI to address the gender pay gap, later sold to Relx.
- Workview - Zara Nanu's current company, which uses AI to democratize data about pay, work, and skills.
- Relx (FTSE 100) - The company that acquired Gap Square.
- World Economic Forum - Referenced for its statistic on the time predicted to close the global gender pay gap.
- DeepMind - Mentioned in conjunction with Neil Lawrence's professorship.
- Microsoft - Cited as a provider of online learning resources for AI.
- Google - Cited as a provider of free online courses and certifications for AI, and for its AI tool, Gemini.
- Stanford Digital Economy Lab - Recommended as a valuable hub for information on the future of work and the impact of AI.
Tools & Software
- ChatGPT - An open-source tool recommended for practicing prompt engineering.
- Grok - An open-source tool recommended for practicing prompt engineering.
- Perplexity - An open-source tool recommended for practicing prompt engineering.
- Gemini - An AI tool developed by Google, recommended for practicing prompt engineering.
Courses & Educational Resources
- Google's Free Online Courses - Mentioned as a resource for building skills around generative AI, starting with less technical content and gradually building up.
- Stanford Online Courses - Used by Lloyds Banking Group's graduate program for deep subjects like reinforcement learning and neural networks.
- Google Certifications - Offered as an additional learning opportunity for graduates in AI.