sgEngage

JUNE 3, 2024

The CEO of the language learning app Duolingo, Luis von Ahn, shared in a podcast interview that the company did not renew some contracts with hourly employees because the contractors were asked to do very rote language tasks that computers were just as good at. In this instance, AI did take over the contractors’ work. It’s possible.

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Candid

AUGUST 10, 2023

Rather than getting swept away by the allure of generative AI and casting about for some possible application (like a hammer looking for a nail), we should start instead by deeply understanding the problem we aim to solve from the perspectives of those directly impacted. But training and running large language models is expensive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2018

With over 100,000 bots created on the Facebook Messenger platform and the rise of AI and conversational user interfaces (think SIRI), Gartner analysts predict by 2020 the average person will have more conversations with bots than their spouse. Artificial intelligence has become the new customer service department.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

The impact of burnout is particularly significant for nonprofit organizations. Operate More Efficiently Gartner projects that 70% of organizations will implement structured automation by 2025. Job cuts across all industries have increased 396% compared to the first quarter of 2022. Automation can improve accuracy and standardization.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Gartner predicts that by 2026, developers outside formal IT departments will account for at least 80% of those using low-code development tools. There are now even natural language prompts powered by AI. Essentially, it makes coding less about code and more about programming logic with drag-and-drop features.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2011

Last week, Gartner “the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company” issued a press release around the results of a worldwide survey of CIO’s in the commercial sector. Author: Tad Druart. The survey identified cloud computing as the top technology priority for CIOs in 2011.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Automations are becoming so essential, in fact, Gartner estimates that by 2025, 70% of new applications developed by enterprises will be based on low-code or no-code tools (in 2020, it was less than 25%). You don’t need to know a single programming language. Choose projects that will have the greatest impact on your organization.

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