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Is AI ruining music?
What makes music “real” — is it the instruments, the voice, the creator’s intention or something else entirely? Dustin Ballard, the creative force behind the viral channel “There I Ruined It,” explores the weird, wonderful and sometimes unsettling ways AI is reshaping music. With fiddle solos and AI-powered mashups of your… Read more -
How diversity makes teams more innovative
Are diverse companies really more innovative? Rocío Lorenzo and her team surveyed 171 companies to find out — and the answer was a clear yes. In a talk that will help you build a better, more robust company, Lorenzo dives into the data and explains how your company can start producing fresher,…
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Let’s get real about free speech
In his TED Talk “Let’s Get Real About Free Speech,” Greg Lukianoff warns against the growing trend of “mob censorship,” where groups attempt to silence viewpoints they dislike instead of engaging with them through dialogue. Using a recent incident at UC Berkeley—where students forcibly shut down a…
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The GenAI Blind Spot Leaders Have Now
In this short video, MIT Sloan CIO Symposium speakers and CIO leadership award finalists share advice on generative AI issues to prioritize.
Given the rapid pace at which generative AI continues to advance, it’s natural to worry about the completeness of your implementation plans. To help leaders understand…
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The inside story of ChatGPT’s astonishing potential
In a talk from the cutting edge of technology, OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman explores the underlying design principles of ChatGPT and demos some mind-blowing, unreleased plug-ins for the chatbot that sent shockwaves across the world. After the talk, head of TED Chris Anderson joins Brockman…
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Recapping Work/24: The Human Factor
The on-demand video of MIT SMR’s Work/24 virtual symposium looks at how to empower an AI-fueled workforce and harness the power of people and technology — together.
Technology is given undue agency — it shifts, it disrupts, it eliminates. At Work/24: The Human Factor, a virtual summit held May 2, 2024, MIT…
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How to turn a group of strangers into a team
Business school professor Amy Edmondson studies “teaming,” where people come together quickly (and often temporarily) to solve new, urgent or unusual problems. Recalling stories of teamwork on the fly, such as the incredible rescue of 33 miners trapped half a mile underground in Chile in 2010,…
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Ask Sanyin: How to Approach Layoffs With Compassion
In this short video, leaders can learn how to handle the difficult task of layoffs with humanity and compassion.
Layoffs, especially ones involving large numbers of employees, are extremely difficult for both the staff members losing their jobs and the teams they’re leaving behind. How a leader…
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I’ll probably lose my job to AI. Here’s why that’s OK
Artificial intelligence could cost many of us our careers — but that doesn’t mean we should stop its development, says journalist Megan J. McArdle. As she watches AI encroach on her own craft, she shares a fresh take on the 19th-century Luddites, who tried to destroy machines that would… Read more -
Sprinting to Cut Carbon: Lessons From the Paris Olympics
In this short video, the 2024 Paris Olympics’ sustainability director offers business leaders advice on making dramatic cuts to carbon emissions.
Sustainability efforts, including carbon reduction, are a priority for many organizations. However, many leaders struggle to scale this work.…
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