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A 2023 Gartner survey found that 4 out of 5 corporate strategists said AI would be critical to their success, but only 1 in 5 used AI in their day-to-day work.
“According to a Gartner survey, for instance, 4 out of 5 corporate strategists say AI will be critical to their success in the near future, but only 1 out of 5 said they actually use AI in their day-to-day work.”
Nest lets users choose between a learning algorithm and a manual mode for its thermostat.
“Nest, the the thermostat company, lets you use sort of a learning algorithm, or you can just switch to manual mode.”
Kurt Nikisch says iRobot programmed its Roomba vacuum to move in predictable paths rather than possibly better unpredictable ones, to give users a sense of control.
“iRobot actually programmed it to move in predictable paths rather than unpredictable ones that might have been better, but just to to give more of a sense that it was under control”
Some estimates cited by host Kurt Nickisch put the failure rate of AI projects at around 80%, double that of corporate IT projects a decade earlier.
“some estimates find that around 80% of AI projects fail, which is double the rate of corporate IT projects from a decade ago.”
Host Kurt Nikish notes the early ChatGPT productivity studies are preliminary and not yet peer-reviewed.
“These are preliminary studies, they are not peer-reviewed yet, but what kind of applications are being opened up specifically in this moment”
Host Kurt Nikish says businesses and individuals began widely discussing ChatGPT's potential to change work in late 2022.
“Late in 2022 is when businesses of all sides and individuals started talking about how this easily accessible type of AI really was poised to change work as we knew it, really this time.”