Alex Fink

Dec 3, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Lauri Goldkind |Alex Fink |Joy Ming

Advanced search Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance Latest Articles Submit an article Journal homepage Full Article Figures & data References Citations Metrics Reprints & Permissions Read this article /doi/full/10.1080/23303131.2024.2427459?needAccess=true ABSTRACT Human service organizations (HS) are important for serving historically underserved communities, faces challenges adopting digital technologies. The emergence of generative AI (GenAI), such as OpenAI’s...

Aug 5, 2024 | unite.ai | Alex Fink

It is popular among journalists these days to warn that AI might have catastrophic effects on humanity. These concerns are overblown with regards to humanity as a whole. But they are actually quite prescient with regards to journalists themselves. To understand why, let’s take a closer look at the sub-disciplines that we collectively call AI. AI is the widest umbrella term, but we can generally break it down into rule-based systems and machine-learning systems.

Jul 18, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Alex Fink

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Jul 18, 2024 | knowtechie.com | Alex Fink

Many of us have to write as part of our work life. Some people like writing. But what if you’re not one of them? This is where AI can come in handy. In a few short steps, you can build your own AI system to write well enough for your use case. Here’s how. You can’t build a system that writes well without defining what “well” means. In my day job, I build AI systems that evaluate the writing of news articles. Our complex system has 20+ proprietary models that took 2.5 years and 20 engineers to create.

May 16, 2024 | thetonic.ca | Alex Fink |Jamie Bussin

How to Balance Your Digital DietBy Alex Fink and Jamie BussinWe’ve all seen that ridiculous headline: ie. ‘Reverse Aging Now, In 3 Easy Steps’. Only to be shunted to a dubious website making unsubstantiated claims, touting questionable products or perhaps worse. Clickbait is an online headline that makes readers want to click on a hyperlink to a particular webpage that will undoubtedly underwhelm. The problem, according to Silicon Valley expat Alex Fink, is that clickbait works all too well.