Today’s program for corporate directors (presented by the New England Chapter of National Association of Corporate Directors at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel) launched with a discussion by CEOs of a large bank, a private company, a public company and BCBS … Continue reading
Category Archives: AI
Last week the New England Chapter of National Association of Corporate Directors zoomed a lengthy panel program discussing the likely future impact on the US job markets of the emergence of pervasive AI at all levels of business operations. (Note: … Continue reading
My immediately prior post today related to whether AI has consciousness. I finished that post and logged off for lunch; I opened my cell phone to the NYTimes site for updated news, and I found a post that is directly … Continue reading
Needless to say, the number of articles in all branches of print that relate to AI is mind-boggling. Recent coverage in the NYTimes and New Yorker has been fascinating; I recommend you do a search if you have missed it. … Continue reading
This month’s issue of Directorship (the publication of National Association of Corporate Directors) discusses the necessity of having a “tenth man” in the board room when discussing complex matters with substantial risk wherein the board promptly has granted approval. Boards are admonished … Continue reading
Anthropic is in court again, sued by the music publication industry for copyright infringement by reason of the scanning of extant music to educate Claude as part of the development of generative AI. The question: is such use “fair use” … Continue reading
What should a board of directors focus upon in today’s world? Likely not a hard question but you need to think about it. The below thoughts arose in last night’s program presented by the New England Chapter of National Association … Continue reading
This post addresses remarks by Admiral Jim Stravidis to the New England Chapter of National Association of Corporate Directors. My prior post outlined the Admiral’s understanding of the world order today and its immediate geopolitical prospects. He emphasized that directors … Continue reading
This post, longer than most (apologies), reflects take-aways from a one-hour zoom program reflecting thinking at the annual January San Francisco conference on medtech held under JP Morgan auspices. That zoom was sponsored by MassBio and I am told it … Continue reading
In 2018 a Federal Circuit Court denied copyright protection to a black macaque monkey who took his own selfie, holding that the Copyright Act required the copyright applicant be a human being. I am not making this up. This year … Continue reading