Hessie Jones

1 week ago | forbes.com | Hessie Jones

According the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, as of the second quarter of 2024, the top 10% of households controlled 67% of total wealth, averaging $6.9 million per household. In stark contrast, the bottom 50% held only 2.5% of the nation's wealth, with an average of $51,000 per household. Joseph Stiglitz is renowned economist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001.

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Hessie Jones

Ben Zhao, Inventor of Nightshade and Glaze, Says Data Poisoning Is One RemedyOn March 25, 2025, Open AI launched a controversial image-generation feature, GPT-4o, which allows users to transform various visuals—ranging from personal selfies to iconic movie scenes—into images resembling the distinctive style of Studio Ghibli, the renowned Japanese animation studio founded in 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Hessie Jones

As artificial intelligence reshapes many industries, the legal field faces its own crossroads. Over the past few years, a growing number of legal professionals have embraced AI tools to boost efficiency and reduce costs. According to recent figures, nearly 73% of legal experts now plan to incorporate AI into their daily operations.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Hessie Jones

Note: I started this article at the end of 2024. It provided a backdrop of a transitional political landscape in Canada that will create a wider disparity as AI advances. Since the emergence of the new U.S. Republican Administration, the world has been thrown into chaos. In Canada, the sweeping implications at home are already being felt. Canada stands at a critical juncture in artificial intelligence.

2 months ago | forbes.com | Hessie Jones

Meta’s recent decision to end its third-party fact-checking program has reignited fears about misinformation’s growing influence. The move reflects a broader trend among social media giants: stepping away from content moderation in favor of engagement-driven algorithms. As these companies strip away safeguards, journalism faces an existential crisis—one where facts struggle to compete with viral falsehoods.