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TV News & Videos

December 24, 2024

Olaf discussed AI investments and workforce impacts with CBS

As major companies invest heavily in Artificial Intelligence, Anne Makovec and Olaf Groth explores its impact on the U.S. job market. She examines how this cutting-edge technology is shaping our daily lives and raises questions about its potential threat to human jobs.

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Insights from Dr. Olaf Groth: AI and Election Cybersecurity Concerns

August 13, 2024

Insights from Dr. Olaf Groth: AI and Election Cybersecurity Concerns

CBS News Bay Area anchor Elizabeth Cook interviews UC Berkeley Haas School of Business professor Olaf Groth, PhD, on how AI might influence election security, raising concerns about potential cyber threats.

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Olaf Groth and Bhaskar Chakravorti on 'The Great Remobilization'

August 9, 2024

Olaf Groth and Bhaskar Chakravorti on 'The Great Remobilization'

Grateful to Tufts University’s Bhaskar Chakravorti for an insightful conversation on "The Great Remobilization," co-authored with Mark Esposito and Terence Tse. As global business and geopolitics evolve, innovative leadership is crucial for creating sustainable, equitable growth.

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How will Harris and Vance do with the Silicon Valley’s tech scene

July 26, 2024

How will Harris and Vance do with the Silicon Valley’s tech scene

CBS News Bay Area anchor Elizabeth Cook asks UC Berkeley Haas School of Business professor Olaf Groth, PhD, which candidate will get support from Silicon Valley, amid Vice President Kamala Harris has announced her bid for the White House and has appeared to fend off any challengers for the Democratic nomination.

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Articles & Press Releases

April 9, 2024

Cambrian Futures Receives Fifth Data-Privacy Patent, Announces Distinguished Board of Advisers

Cambrian Futures & Labs received its fifth U.S. patent for a data privacy platform designed to control and monetize data access transparently. Amidst rising data privacy concerns and legislation interest, this innovation aims to balance data utilization for growth with ensuring creators' data ownership and privacy. Additionally, Cambrian announced a distinguished Board of Advisers to guide its strategy in the emerging-tech economy.

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September 19, 2018

Explainability of AI output: Revisiting our understanding of morality

DARPA researchers want to know how and why machine learning algorithms get it wrongCertainly, there are some very detrimental consequences of inexplicability. What is the morality of in/transparency? In which domains do we need public or multi-stakeholder transparency to mitigate errors, biases, abuse or manipulation, etc.? Conversely, are there areas where it's justifiable that explanatory functions should be in the hands of only one party? - Public health decisions for which mass panics are a risk, individual or group identity issues where psychological tensions could arise, competitive decisions in corporate strategy, national security or intel analysis, crime investigations, international trade negotiations, dating / trading / shopping agents, personal bouncer bots, etc? Are the rules for the AI-age different than in pre-AI era, because it penetrates our lives more deeply, pervasively, and with more 2nd and 3rd order unintended consequences? Check the full article here.

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September 19, 2018

A Magna Carta for inclusivity and fairness in the global AI Economy

Machine meritocracy is here. Will we survive as we are or is there a need for a new Magna Carta? Article by Olaf Groth, Mark Nitzberg and Mark Esposito

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Ein Sieg der Hollywood-Gewerkschaften hilft uns allen

Wenn unsere Daten tatsächlich das Lebenselixier der digitalen Wirtschaft sind und wir mehr davon an allen möglichen Orten haben wollen, um unser Leben reicher, sicherer und bequemer zu machen, brauchen wir diese speziellen globalen digitalen Eigentumsrechte.

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