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AI’s Hidden Workforce Needs Recognition — And Higher Wages

There is a hidden — and largely underpaid — labor force driving a lot of AI innovation. Thousands of workers are being used by tech companies to label data to improve AI algorithms or transcribe audio to help voice recognition learn human speech better. Saiph Savage of West Virginia University spoke to BRINK about her research on what she calls AI’s invisible workforce.

Saiph Savage, Director of the HCI Lab at West Virginia University

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Nick Sprague, Co-owner of Orreco

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Alexander Chernev, Professor of Marketing at The Kellogg School of Management

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Rob Bailey, Director at Marsh McLennan Advantage, and Dr. Daniel Quiggin, Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House discuss the climate change strategies that government officials and institutions are focusing on, as well as the long-term trends and opportunities to build net-zero futures in the lead up to COP26.

Rob Bailey, Director of Climate Resilience at Marsh McLennan Advantage

Dr. Daniel Quiggin, Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House

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The Unwritten Rules for Getting Promoted Often Leave Out Women

Terry Stone, Managing Partner at Oliver Wyman

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Will the Summer Olympics Be a Boon or Bust for Mass Gatherings?

John Letzing, Digital Editor of Strategic Intelligence at World Economic Forum

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The Productivity Puzzle of Working Remotely

Emma Harrington, PhD Candidate in Harvard University’s Department of Economics

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Blair Chalmers, Director of Marsh McLennan Advantage

Lawrence Slade, CEO of the Global Infrastructure Investor Association

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How Can Companies Create a Sense of Purpose?

Of course, many companies talk about this idea of purpose, which is great, but then you have to follow through, right? You have to make purpose the cornerstone of your strategy, and you have to have everyone at the company feel that their own purpose in life connects with the mission of the company. And it takes a lot of work to get to that point.

Hubert Joly, Former CEO of Best Buy

There are lots of problems for which there is no business case, but in cases where there is a business case, purpose is the secret weapon, the rocket fuel that helps firms change.

Rebecca Henderson, John and Natty McArthur University Professor at Harvard University

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Hubert Joly, Former CEO of Best Buy

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An Altamar podcast with

Ricardo Ávila, Former Editor-in-Chief of Portafolio

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