Lucas Mearian
Senior Reporter at Computerworld
A senior reporter for Computerworld magazine. I cover Artificial Intelligence, and Workplace Issues. I also love woodworking and travel.
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1 week ago |
computerworld.com | Lucas Mearian
As generative AI (genAI) tools grow in adoption and sophistication, Fortune 500 companies are finding they can rely more on data to drive decisions and improve operations. For more than two years, Discover Financial Services — one of those Fortune 500 companies — has explored how it can use genAI to improve quality and create efficiencies.
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2 weeks ago |
computerworld.com | Lucas Mearian
Developers could share or rent their AI tools, and users can access decentralized AI without relying on Big Tech companies. Think of it like an “App Store” for AI but Web3-native, peer-to-peer, and without intermediaries. Blockchain also brings auditability to black-box models, especially important in fields like healthcare, finance, or law. A user could verify if an AI made a loan decision fairly, because all steps are traceable on a public ledger.
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2 weeks ago |
computerworld.com | Lucas Mearian
The American workforce is undergoing a shift, with major companies like Amazon, Apple, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Tesla enforcing return-to-office (RTO) mandates, leading to fewer remote work opportunities for employees. Despite the back to workplace push, a survey of 1,000 US workers in January found strong resistance to full-time office returns.
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2 weeks ago |
computerworld.com | Lucas Mearian
The tech market lost 29,000 jobs in March, even as the unemployment rate for tech-related jobs slipped 0.1% to 3.1%, according to an analysis of US Labor Department data released today.
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3 weeks ago |
computerworld.com | Lucas Mearian
Generative AI (genAI) is quickly transforming healthcare, according to a survey by consultancy McKinsey & Co. released today. The survey of 150 healthcare industry organizations found 85% are exploring or had already adopted genAI. The organizations, which included insurers, health systems, and health services and technology (HST) groups, found that 40% or more from each group had already implemented genAI. Not surprisingly, HST organizations have the highest rate of genAI implementations at 57%.
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AI-infused software is increasingly being used to track and evaluate employees, doing everything from red flagging policy violations and wasting time to discovering bad attitudes. And yes, it can decide if you should be laid off. https://t.co/NLiUc1BLYt
Even as more companies are requiring employees to return to physical offices at least some days a week, remote monitoring of employees has increased 30%, according to new data. https://t.co/jDzsnRE3lB
Even as more companies are requiring employees to return to physical offices at least some days a week, remote monitoring of employees has increased 30%, according to new data. https://t.co/jDzsnRDvw3