Joe McKendrick

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Writer and Analyst at Freelance

Analyst and Contributor at Forbes

Pondering disruption, tech & otherwise, with optimism & skepticism. Contributor: Forbes, Harvard Bus Rvw, ZDNet, InfoToday, RTInsights. Temple U.; Army brat.

Articles

The Tools, Platforms, and Strategies Shaping Today's Data Stacks

1 week ago | dbta.com | Joe McKendrick

What does it take to deliver superior data services and capabilities in today’s enterprises? With the rise of AI and machine learning (ML)—and their data-heavy workloads—data managers are actively seeking greater scalability and adaptability in their environments. “Organizations are leaving behind traditional, monolithic databases and adopting AI-native or vector-search capable architectures,” said Skip Levens, product marketing manager for AI strategy at Quantum.
Can Digital Twins Replace Humans in Market Research?

1 week ago | rtinsights.com. | Joe McKendrick

Researchers are looking to use a heterogenous group of digital twins agents who replicate the various differences and nuances between actual humans. Digital twins are gaining traction with many applications, and one of the most compelling is representing humans in market research. Can such an approach work, and accurately predict what humans want?
Can Digital Twins Replace Humans in Market Research?

1 week ago | rtinsights.com | Joe McKendrick

Researchers are looking to use a heterogenous group of digital twins agents who replicate the various differences and nuances between actual humans. Digital twins are gaining traction with many applications, and one of the most compelling is representing humans in market research. Can such an approach work, and accurately predict what humans want?
8 Ways To Instill Clear-Headed Leadership With AI

1 week ago | forbes.com | Joe McKendrick

Don’t fret, and don’t fight, the artificial intelligence wave. Instead, be an educator. Get out ahead of it and make it work in a positive way for everyone around you. The good news is you don’t have to be a techie to take a leadership role with AI. That’s the word from Ab DeWeese, a venture capitalist and consultant, who explains, in his latest book, Essential AI: Your All-in-One Quickstart to Using AI in Business and the Workplace, that the rise of AI is demanding clear-headed leadership.
「もはや生成AIは代替えではない」経営者が見落としがちな活用の本質 | Forbes JAPAN 公式サイト（フォーブスジャパン）

1 week ago | forbesjapan.com | Joe McKendrick

生成AIは、人間をソフトウェアに置き換えるような従来型の自動化ではないし、そのように扱うべきではない。単にタスクを自動化する手段として位置づけるのは、時間と労力の浪費であるばかりでなく、期待の低さの現れなのだ。むしろ生成AIはそうした役割をはるかに超え、人間の仕事を置き換えるのではなく、拡張し、変革する力として捉える必要がある。しかし残念ながら経営者は生成AIやAI全般を、より低コストで業務を処理する手段と見る傾向がある。一方で、従業員は異なる変化を感じているようだ。アクセンチュアが公表した分析によると、経営者と従業員に対してAIによる変革が具体的にどのように起こるのか、またその結果がどうなるのかを尋ねると、「にらみ合いになっていることがすぐに明らかになる」とアクセンチュアのCTOであるカーティック・ナレインをはじめとする報告書の著者たちは述べている。肝心なのは、AIが仕事に与える影響を従業員自身が主導できるようにすることだ。多くの人々は、生成AIが自身の業務を支援し、拡張する役割を果たせると考えており、それは仕事の満足度やキャリア向上につながる可能性がある。...
Your data's probably not ready for AI - here's how to make it trustworthy

2 weeks ago | zdnet.com | Joe McKendrick

Trust is fragile, and that's one problem with artificial intelligence, which is only as good as the data behind it. Data integrity concerns -- which have vexed even the savviest organizations for decades -- is rearing its head again. And industry experts are sounding the alarm. Users of generative AI may be fed incomplete, duplicative, or erroneous information that comes back to bite them -- thanks to the weak or siloed data underpinning these systems.
Your data's probably not ready for AI - here's how to make it trustworthy

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Joe McKendrick

2 hours agoToday, artificial intelligence (AI) is greatly affecting enterprises and how they do business. It has helped automate tasks, optimize processes, and increase employee productivity – covering everything from content creation to research and education to writing code itself. However, as AI technology …
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2 weeks ago | latinbusinesstoday.com | Joe McKendrick

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AI Brings Manufacturing into the Real-Time Realm

2 weeks ago | rtinsights.com. | Joe McKendrick

Factory managers need reliable data to drive real-time analytics and AI-driven insights of their manufacturing operations. Manufacturing may be considered one of the final frontiers in the real-time world. These are capital and resource-intensive businesses in which even approaches such as the internet of things, just-in-time, and automated factories have a large degree of latency across product delivery flows.
AI Brings Manufacturing into the Real-Time Realm

2 weeks ago | rtinsights.com | Joe McKendrick

Factory managers need reliable data to drive real-time analytics and AI-driven insights of their manufacturing operations. Manufacturing may be considered one of the final frontiers in the real-time world. These are capital and resource-intensive businesses in which even approaches such as the internet of things, just-in-time, and automated factories have a large degree of latency across product delivery flows.