Business in Action, 9th Ed.
Appendix C: Information Technology
"A listener wonders how to manage her frustration after being laid off twice.
"Only time will tell.
Abby Wolfe tells the story of Erin McKean (photo, left) who went from lexicographer to start-up founder.
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"Do you hate your voice?
"As a research scientist at Google, Margaret Mitchell helps develop computers that can communicate about what they see and understand.
"Amazon Go is being called the grocery store of the future, where lines and cashiers don't exist.
"The real strength of Artificial Intelligence lies in its ability process large and complex amounts of data far more effectively than humans.
"When you talk to an AI chatbot, who do you think writes those professional, peppy responses?
"How smart can our machines make us?
"Although artificial intelligence has become commonplace — most smartphones contain some version of AI, such as speech recognition — the public still has a poor understanding of the technology.
"Here’s a New Year’s resolution for 2018: de-clutter your digital history.
"Educator and entrepreneur Sebastian Thrun [photo, left] wants us to use AI to free humanity of repetitive work and unleash our creativity.
"Over the coming year, what will be the most important developments in disruptive technology?
"Data can be complicated, how you use it doesn't have to be.
"Being a good listener is one of the most important skills you can master if you want to advance your career and build meaningful relationships.
"A position could be an opinion, an idea, or a plan.
"Although the term may still conjure up sci-fi images of robots gone rogue, AI, as it is often called for short, is actually far less terrifying.
"We all have to negotiate in life, whether it’s asking for a bigger raise, nailing down details of a contract or even getting your kids to do their homework.
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"This is a preview of a research report from BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service.
"AI technologies today range from simple to extraordinarily complicated.
"As technological planets align, artificial intelligence flourishes.