A Landmark AI Report, CAIO Baby, and Adobe's Fuzzy Ethics

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Watch : A DOVE commercial

I love this because they’ve pledged they will never use AI to represent women in campaigns.

The personal care brand, which has championed portraying “real women” of all shapes, sizes and backgrounds in its advertising, has committed to never using Gen AI technology in its portrayal of women.



In a new campaign, ‘The Dove Code’, it wants to redefine what beauty looks like in the digital age, and follows a global report. The Real State of Beauty, that found a third of women feel pressure to alter their appearance because of what they see online, even when they know it’s fake or AI generated.

Be Impressed: Sophina

This journalist made a bot that writes scripts for her.

There’s an industry emerging specifically to help no-coders like me build chatbots. I used Botstacks and the team were gracious enough to lend me some extra support after I told them what I was trying to do all by myself.

This followed similar approaches to what we at The Rundown did with Wanja. Your guide to understanding Africa. This is still in Beta and we are partnering with organizations that will make this the #1 go to place, with authentic African perspectives, ownership and data for understanding the continent for journalists coming to cover, for PR teams who need to have a better lay of the land, and for investors to Africa. Meet Wanja here, and note our data sets are limited.

Read: SuperCommunicators

Headlines: There are three types of conversations to have with people: Practical (what’s this really about?), emotional (how do we feel?) and social (who are we?). Empathy matters most. Understanding others, and validating feelings. Listening is captain obvious but we do not do it enough. (I keep working on this.) As the right questions that are open ended, and encourages stronger connections.

Chief AI Officer, CAIO Baby!

As businesses rush to integrate AI, a new executive position is emerging – the Chief AI Officer (CAIO). LinkedIn data shows that companies with a head of AI role have nearly tripled globally in the past five years. The White House recently announced that federal agencies would need CAIOs to ensure accountability, leadership, and oversight of AI technology. CAIOs are in high demand across various industries, overseeing AI deployment, improving workforce efficiency, identifying new revenue streams, and mitigating risks. Fawad Bajwa, the AI lead at Russell Reynolds Associates, told Time Magazine that recruiting for these positions is challenging due to the small talent pool. As the AI revolution accelerates, the demand for CAIOs and other AI roles is expected to soar, particularly in the media and communications space.

Leading With AI

AI is helping business leaders pioneer new frontiers. Tune into the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard Leading with AI conference on May 7 to learn how your organization can capitalize on digital transformation. Leading with AI is chaired by Harvard Business School professors Karim Lakhani, Tsedal Neeley, and Mitchell Weiss and is presented in partnership with the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard, a pioneering hub dedicated to the study of transformative technologies. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/HBS_conference